KPFA Special Broadcast, for May 23, 2012 - 8:00pm
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Bob Dylan's 71st Birthday Special and celebration of the life of The Band's Levon HelmDerk and Larry host their annual Bob Dylan Birthday Special (his 71st on May 24), and celebrate the life of his longtime friend Levon Helm (who died April 19) and Helm's group the Band. Favorites and rarities abound in this special edition of "Sing Out" and "Dead to the World."
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Playlist for this Program:
| Artist | Song | Album | Label |
| Show Start | Talk | ||
| Derk and Larry Host | 4-hour BOB DYLAN 71st Birthday special | with a tribute to Levon Helm and the Band | |
| Dylan/Band | When I Paint My Masterpiece | Rock of Ages | Capitol |
| Bob Dylan | You're No Good | Bob Dylan | Columbia |
| Bob Dylan | When the Ship Comes In | The Times They Are A-Changin' | Columbia |
| Bob Dylan | My Wife's Home Town | Together Through Life | Columbia |
| Bob Dylan/Hawks | Like a Rolling Stone | Bootleg 4: Live 1966 | Columbia |
| Talk | Talk | Talk | Talk |
| The Band (Levon Helm: vocal) | Up on Cripple Creek | The Last Waltz | Warner Bros./Rhino |
| Bob Dylan | Gotta Serve Somebody (1987) | Classics Live | Columbia |
| Paula West | Maggie's Farm | (unreleased) | n.a. |
| Bryan Ferry | Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues | Dylanesque | Virgin |
| Talk | Talk | Talk | Talk |
| The Band | The Weight | Woodstock (box) | Atlantic |
| Talk | Talk | Talk | Talk |
| Bob Dylan | I Want You | Blonde on Blonde | Columbia |
| Byrds | Chimes of Freedom (live 1969) | The Byrds Play Dylan | Columbia |
| Jimmy LaFave | Love Minus Zero/No Limit | Live at Freight and Salvage 5-20-11 | n.a. |
| Grateful Dead w/Butch Trucks & Dickey Betts | It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry (1973) | Postcards of the Hanging | Grateful Dead/Arista |
| Talk | Talk | Talk | Talk |
| Bob Dylan | Ring them Bells (live 1993) | Bootleg 8: Tell Tale Signs | Columbia |
