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<p>Bob Dylan and The Band perform at The Hollywood Sportatorium in Pembroke Pines, Florida on 19 January 1974</p>

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Bob Dylan was washed up – then one electrifying tour saved his career

Bob Dylan was teetering on Insignificance when he finally returned to the road in 1974 with The Band, who were in the throes of their own turmoil at the time. That tour saved both their careers, writes Stevie Chick, and cemented the Tambourine Man’s place in music history

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<p>David Gilmour in a portrait taken for his new album ‘Luck and Strange’ </p>

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