"A Highway of Diamonds": Bob Dylan in October of 1962 Hard Rain & Slow Trains: Bob Dylan & Fellow Travelers

Because of the Cuban Missile Crisis, it is a fraught month, but the day before the Crisis begins — although the Crisis was not made public for another week — Dylan performs the first of what could legitimately join his (considerably long) list of "greatest concerts." Certainly, his Gaslight performance after hours with the closed sign on the door reveals Dylan in a character and mood he would not often sustain for an entire concert again. At the end of the month, he is back in the studio perf...