Jack White Takes Bob Dylan Further Into Uncharted Territory

Jack White Takes Bob Dylan Further Into Uncharted Territory

What special hold does Jack White have over Bob Dylan? The other night the White Stripes frontman got Dylan to play his Blood on the Tracks gem “Meet Me In The Morning” for the first time ever live, at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. And last night, White joined Dylan onstage for the big man’s first ever live performance of “Outlaw Blues,” from Bringing it All Back Home; White also got Dylan to play “One More Cup of Coffee” (one our personal faves, from Desire) for the first time since 1993.

Excellent, everything is going according to plan. Now the real question is: Will Jack accompany Bob to Pittsburgh? Seeing Elvis Costello, Bob Dylan, and Jack White all in one night– now that would be something!

Also, I think there’s some torch passing going on here from Woody Guthrie to Bob Dylan to Mr. White. Jack White has taken roots music to new heights without being confined by expectations or genre, not unlike Bob Dylan or Woody. Maybe Jack will make his way onto a new Traveling Wilburys album? Maybe someone will drop a million dollars off on my doorstep too…

EDIT: A YouTube video is available, but be warned: the quality is not great.