Dylan & The Dead is a souvenir of the 1987 tour by Bob Dylan backed by The Grateful Dead.
It was recorded in July 1987.
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Tag: 1980s Songwriters
Live Singer Songwriter Albums Recorded In The 1980s
When I think of a singer-songwriter, my first thoughts turn to someone strumming a guitar or playing the piano while singing songs that he or she wrote.
Of course, it isn’t quite that simple. What happens when someone else also plays or sings?
I’ve found that it’s a grey area when we start adding other people because ultimately it gets tough to distinguish singer songwriters from groups where one person tends to write and sing their songs. I’ve tried to be reasonably consistent as people move from pure singer songwriting to rock and pop groups.
I also discovered that there’s an issue of crossover between singer-songwriters and folk and country artists. To find what you’re looking for, I’ve given you various links at the bottom if you don’t find it on this page.
Live Albums By Singer Songwriters In The 1980s
Elvis Costello Heatwave Festival 1980
Donovan Rising / Atlantis / The Classics Live / 25 Years In Concert 1971 1981
Bob Dylan Real Live 1984
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan & The Dead 1987
Steve Earle Live At The BBC 1988
Melissa Etheridge Live 1988
Roy Harper In Between Every Line 1985 1986
Don Henley Don’t Look Back 1985
John Hiatt Paper Thin 1989
Bruce Hornsby The Way It Is Tour 1986-87 Live
Joe Jackson Live At The BBC 1979 to 1983
Joe Jackson Live At Rockpalast 1980 1983
Joe Jackson Live 1980 to 1986
Billy Joel Songs In The Attic 1980
Elton John Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra 1986
Nils Lofgren Moon Tears Live
Nils Lofgren Code Of The Road 1985
John Martyn Live At Leeds & More 1975 & 1980s
John Martyn BBC Live In Concert 1971 1977 1981
John Martyn BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert 1986
Joni Mitchell A Woman In The East 1983
Van Morrison Live At The Grand Opera House Belfast 1983
Laura Nyro Laura Live at the Bottom Line 1988
Graham Parker Live At Rockpalast 1978 1980
Graham Parker King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents 1983
Graham Parker Live Alone In America 1988
Graham Parker Live One The Official Vandelay Tapes 1988
Tom Petty The Live Anthology 1976 to 2007
Tom Petty Pack Up the Plantation Live 1978 to 1985
Tom Petty Live To Air 1986
Tom Petty In The Coliseum 1987
Tom Petty Transmission Impossible 1987 1989
Tom Petty Dean E Smith Activity Center University Of Carolina Sept 13 1989
Gil Scott-Heron Live At The Town And Country 1988
Bob Seger Nine Tonight 1980
Simon And Garfunkel The Concert in Central Park 1981
Bruce Springsteen Live 1975 – 85
Bruce Springsteen Nassau Coliseum Uniondale New York 1980
Bruce Springsteen Brendan Byrne Arena New Jersey 1984
Bruce Springsteen Los Angeles April 23 1988
Al Stewart Live Indian Summer 1981 aka Live At The Roxy Los Angeles
Richard Thompson More Guitar 1988
Suzanne Vega Live At The Speakeasy 1985
Tom Waits Big Time 1987
Neil Young A Treasure 1984 1985
Neil Young Cow Palace 1986
Neil Young Bluenote Cafe 1987 1988
Warren Zevon Stand In The Fire 1980
Warren Zevon Headless In Boston 1982
You can get these albums from Amazon.com – Amazon.co.uk
What Are the All Time Best Live Albums By Singer Songwriters?
I don’t have a readers poll to find the best live albums for this decade but I do have a poll to find the all time best live albums by singer-songwriters.
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John Martyn BBC Live In Concert 1971 1977 1981
BBC Live In Concert is a compilation of live recordings by John Martyn from concerts in London in 1971,1977 and 1981.
Despite the similar titles, this is not the same album or source concerts as BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert which mainly features a concert from 1986.
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Bruce Hornsby The Way It Is Tour 1986-87 Live
The Way It Is Tour 1986-87 Live is a live album by Bruce Hornsby And The Range.
It was recorded in New York City on Feb 2nd, 1987 and was a Japanese only release in 1987.
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Laura Nyro Laura Live at the Bottom Line 1988
Laura: Live at the Bottom Line is a live album by Laura Nyro.
It was recorded at The Bottom Line in New York City in the summer of 1988.
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Bruce Springsteen Los Angeles April 23 1988
Los Angeles, April 23, 1988 is an archive released live recording of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band with the Horns Of Love.
It was recorded at the Los Angeles Sports Arena during the Tunnel Of Love tour and is available from liveBruceSpringsteen.net.
This follows on from previous archive recordings from 1975, 1978, 1980 and 1984 that have been released in the same way.
After the worldwide success of Born In the USA in 1984/85, Springsteen went back into his shell with the Tunnel Of Love album and whilst it sold well, it lacked the commerciality of his earlier album.
By this stage Nils Lofgren was a member of the E Street Band after Miami Steve Van Zandt had left. His future wife and mother of three children, Patti Scialfi was also a member.
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Neil Young A Treasure 1984 1985
A Treasure is a live album by Neil Young and The International Harvesters.
It was recorded on his tour of 1984/85 and features Young in his country music phase.
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Joni Mitchell A Woman In The East 1983
A Woman In The East: The 1983 Tokyo Broadcast is a live recording by Joni Mitchell.
It was recorded at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
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Tom Petty Dean E Smith Activity Center University Of Carolina Sept 13 1989
Dean E Smith Activity Center University Of Carolina Sept 13 1989 is a live album by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
It was recorded on the Strange Behaviour tour as they promoted Petty’s solo album Full Moon Fever. This is a radio broadcast that has now been released on CD and mp3 (in the UK) on the Klondike label so it isn’t a TP approved product.
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Bruce Springsteen Brendan Byrne Arena New Jersey 1984
Brendan Byrne Arena, New Jersey 1984 is an archive released live album by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
It was recorded in East Rutherford on August 5, 1984 and is only available through live.brucespringsteen.net
By this stage, the Born In The USA album had seen him switch to performing in huge stadiums. Nils Lofgren had replaced Miami Steve Van Zandt.
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Joe Jackson Live At Rockpalast 1980 1983
Live At Rockpalast is a CD and DVD by Joe Jackson.
This collects together three live performances from Germany:
- Grugahalle in Essen, April 16th/17th 1983 (all CD 1 and track 1 CD 2)
- WDR Studio in Cologne, March 14th 1980 (CD 2 tracks 2 to 9)
- Markthalle in Hamburg, February 21st 1983 (CD 2 tracks 10 to 14)
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