Bob Dylan Performs 'Basement Tapes' Deep Cut Live for First Time in 59 Years
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Andy Greene
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Summary
Bob Dylan surprised fans at his 2026 summer tour opener in Troutdale, Oregon, by performing "Baby, Won't You Be My Baby" — a deep cut from the legendary Basement Tapes sessions recorded with the Band in 1967. The song had never been played live before and was only known to bootleg collectors until its official release on The Bootleg Series Vol. 11 in 2014.
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he broke out the Basement Tapes extreme deep cut 'Baby, Won't You Be My Baby' for the first time since recording the original with the Band in the basement of Big Pink back in 1967
'Baby, Won't You Be My Baby' wasn't included on the official release of The Basement Tapes in 1975, and was only known to bootleg collectors until 2014
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