Bob Dylan performs with Jack White

[MikeHunt]

Bob Dylan Ups His Hip Factor By Bringing Jack White On Stage

Thursday March 18, 2004 @ 03:30 PM

By: ChartAttack.com Staff

Bob Dylan

As Torontonians prepare for three Bob Dylan performances this weekend, Dylan fans in Detroit received a treat last night when the legendary singer-songwriter brought some new blood on stage. On the last night of a three-date stint at Detroit’s State Theatre, Dylan invited young Jack White to perform with him on the second encore.

But Jack wasn’t brought on to riff on a Dylan classic — rather, Dylan chose to join White in a White Stripes song. Together with Dylan’s band, the two played a version of "Ball And Biscuit," from The White Stripes’ most recent album, Elephant.

Dylan is currently in the middle of a North American tour that has him playing an average of three shows per city, often in different venues. He’ll play Toronto’s Ricoh Coliseum tomorrow (March 19) followed by a show at The Phoenix on Saturday (March 20) and the Kool Haus on Sunday (March 21). We have no clue as to whether or not Dylan will invite any Toronto hipsters to join him on stage, but if he’s looking for a local, we’d like to suggest The Deadly Snakes’ Andre Ethier. Ethier’s debut solo album, Andre Ethier With Christopher Sands Featuring Pickles And Price, due out next week, should be right up Dylan’s alley, and if any local singer-songwriter has the chops to stand up with Dylan and his bluesy band, it’s Ethier.

Either way, Toronto Dylan fans can expect a mix of songs from Dylan’s back catalogue as well as tracks from his most recent album, 2001’s Love And Theft. Highlights from recent setlists have included "It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue," "Highway 61 Revisited," "Like A Rolling Stone" and "It Ain’t Me, Babe."

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[Kooperman]

All us old people are very, very cool.....

[MikeHunt]

there is a good argument out there ...that Dylan was the original 'rapper'

jes listen to ...'subterranian homesick blues'

[DudeAsInCool]

Interesting coupling..who would have figured?