Elvis Costello and Lucinda Williams to recreate 'Blood on the Tracks' on stage

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Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams and other musicians will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bob Dylan's album with a concert in Tulsa.

Elvis Costello, Lucinda Williams and many other musicians will recreate Bob Dylan's 1975 masterpiece on stage, Blood on the Tracksduring a concert organized on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the album. Three of the original musicians from the album will be present. The tribute concert on January 24, entitled Shelter From the Stormis organized by the Bob Dylan Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and will take place at Cain's Ballroom in that city.

Actor Luke Wilson will host the evening, which will include a full performance of the album, as well as other selections from Dylan's catalog. Diana Krall, Amy Ray of Indigo Girls, Adam Granduciel of War on Drugs, Laura Cantrell, Martin Courtney of Real Estate, Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States, Robyn Hitchcock, Lonnie Holley, Paul Metsa, Kevin Morby, Michael Shannon with Jason Narducy, Emma Swift and Sharon Van Etten are also among the artists who will perform at this concert.

Three original musicians from the Minnesota sessions for Blood on the Tracks Joining the show: keyboardist Greg Inhofer, guitarist Kevin Odegard and bassist Billy Peterson. Odegard will perform with the same Martin acoustic guitar he used in the original sessions, an instrument that is now part of the Bob Dylan Center's permanent collection. “ Dylan was on fire”Odegard told WECB, remembering the recording of “ Idiot Wind » during these sessions. “ There was a lot of furious energy from Highway 61 in the air. »

Tickets for the anniversary concert will first be available to Bob Dylan Center members on December 12, before going on sale to the general public on December 13, on the Bob Dylan Center website.

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