Thursday, January 15, 2026

Dylan Covers Bob Weir's Only a River

 Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, passed away last week at age 78.  After the group disbanded in 1995, he performed as a solo artist and with former members of the group. Only a River by Bob Weir was written in collaboration with Josh Ritter and Josh Kaufman. The song is the first single from his third solo album, Blue Mountain.

Dylan performed Only a River on April 20, 2023, in Nagoya, Japan, as part of the Rough and Rowdy Ways Tour.

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