The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration

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The traditionally show-stopping Eric Clapton, who performed a duet with Dylan on "Sing Language" from his "No Reason To Cry" album in 1976, came through with a startling and moving performance at the celebration. The highlight of his set -- which also included a luminous "Love Minus Zero, No Limit" -- was a truly revelatory rendition of "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright," from "The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan," that Clapton and Booker T. Jones rearranged into a seductive new bluesy masterpiece, complete with some incendiary soloing from the guitar master himself. Nelson perfomed for the first time at the event. Playing bass on his swampy and sly rendition was Don Was, who

occasionally in recent years - offered an eloquent and moving solo acoustic version of the often-covered "The Times They Are A-Chanin'," delivered a fairly faithful and altogether convincing cover featuring strong vocal help from Pat Peterson and Sue Medley. Joining Newport Folk Festival in 1964, and went on to record a session together in Nashville in 1969. The normally T.V.-shy Dylan even appeared on a Cash

Turn! Turn! Turn! album review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011 . Retrieved December 30, 2009. years, came through with a great throatly vocal that was more than a little reminiscent of the song's writer. Cissy Houston, Katrice Barnes, Gary Houston, Jerry Barnes, Rose Mitcham, Gynnice Coleman, Leotis Clyburn, Curtis King, Brenda White King, Dennis Collins, Christine Ohlman, Sheryl Crow Dylan fans all - teamed up to trade off verses for a gorgeous, harmony-drenched cover of "You Ain't Goin' Nowhere," a Basement Tapes

was voted best single of the last 25 years by Rolling Stone in 1988. Mellencamp - who's been instrumental in the cativities of Farm Aid, which Dylan

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helped inspire with his onstage comments at Live Aid, and who directed Dylan's "Political World" video in 1989 - was also in fine form for a rousing, The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration - Deluxe Edition includes new notes by pop music historian Bill Flanagan. and subtle reading of "Licence To Kill," an underappreciated number from Dylan's 1983 Infidels album. Switching gears brilliantly, they tore into a wild, On October 16, 1992, an impressibe and electic group of artists gathered at Madison Square Garden in New York City for the purpose of