tavis: bob dylan says it is good. that is about all you need, really. then burt bacharach, lamont dozier says it is. i will let you decide that for yourself. in just a moment, a special performance from nikki jean. thank you for coming. >> it was a pleasure. tavis: from her debut cd "pennies in a jar," here is nikki jean. enjoy. good night from los angeles and keep the faith. ♪ ♪ >> ♪ the sun will rise through the tears in my eyes those rainbows will only be like a prison to me through the white light, through the prison i am free i am with you i am who i want to be what you do for me is why i am giving you my love nothing but the best for you i am giving you my love nothing less, my soul is true when i lay me down to sleep, i pray my love, tell me what you are going to do for get the penny, feed the fountain of dimes. imagine you were here i will cry when you say goodbye. make it real don't you know it makes me feel that is why i am giving you my love nothing but the best for you that is why i'm giving you my love nothing less, you know it's true when

i grew up taking everything from bob dylan, curtis mayfield, the beatles, smokey robinson.ike alma mater was the streets of san francisco. i would dare to go to school. where i really hung out was at the fillmore. that was my university, checking out be the king, and james brown, a cream. finding out how they were able to penetrate people's hearts. with their music. once you do that, something happens to their eyes. they become brighter. they start crying, they do not know why. they start dancing. it is like when a woman gives birth. =mmfirst, she cries and then she laughs. later on, she dances. and that, to me, is the beauty of what san francisco is about. >> one final question, and we are going to link it to your music today. such a rich legacy that you are giving us. you mentioned to me that you are working on a new album. could you share what is coming up? >> i love to dream when i am awake. kand so i had this dream of working with india arie and yo- yo ma to do the george harrison saw; and "-- song. this is the definitive way to do this. we are all in it together, we d

bob dylan is in there for anybody who likes bob dylan. bob dylan has a really kind of freakish evangelical. as some may know. it happens during this period of time. i think bob jonas the pop-culture equivalent of jerry falwell during 1979. there's woody allen who rent in and out of the narrative, john wayne dies and jimmy carter tried to say that john wayne with their favorite here in ronald reagan's right and jimmy carter was wrong is what is known as the disco demolition rally, where tons is don't kids run onto the baseball field in the middle of a doubleheader and start tearing up the turkey might in the place on fire. this is just fantastic stuff. bill clinton makes an appearance at jimmy carter summit and gives advice to the president. blondie turns disco during this period of time. and best of all, i won't talk about specifics on this. there is what is known as the killer rabbit incident, which is one of the best incidence in american history correlates at the period of time and dealing with here. my intention is to tell a story tha

. >>> on this day in 1965, bob dylan shocked audiences at the newport folk festival performing his first electric set. all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight, watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. the latest on the tragic death of singer amy winehouse and whether it could have been prevented. and 007 actor daniel craig talks about his new role in "cowboys and aliens" and what to expect in the next james bond film. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm amara sohn. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

also to paraphrase bob dylan you don't need a weather man to know it's hot out there. so hot, we're going to ask is overpopulation partly responsible for global warming? and caddy sacked. few people closer than a golfer and his caddy, tiger woods' firing of his caddy of 13 years is beginning to look like an ugly divorce. the caddy has said five words that must terrify tiger and thrill his critics. those words, when i wrote a book. >>> finally, let me finish with the end of your neighborhood and mine. >>> we start with senator ben harden today. tell us the latest on the deal. >> it's good to be with you. we've got to pass the debt ceiling by august 2nd. really it's the republicans in the house that are holding this up. the president's trying to come together with an agreement. the bottom line is we've got to increase the debt ceiling. we can't jeopardize the credit of america. we need a credible plan, a balanced plan, a comprehensive plan to get the deficit under control, it needs to include revenues. >> it clear to you that the difficulty is on the gop side of the aisl

idea of keeping the prohibitions in place for whatever reasons that they want to deny the future bob dylans or tracy chapmans to come in their cafes or restaurants to play on the cheap, i don't know. but in this particular case, allowing that entree seems to create some concern so i'm hoping that the test is that this initial step of our legislation works and works quite well and that i think it may be due time people will see the benefit of that by the word of mouth stream to business to business that will signal to those in the forbidden corridors that they, too, may want to join. commissioner dooley: and i want to point out the public safety benefits in having a lively and engaged street scape in our commercial district and the benefits of having young people engaged in art and performance with all their neighborhoods. most of our neighborhoods are mixed neighborhoods with young, middle-aged and elderly people all with all kinds of skills that should be offered in our cafes and bars and restaurants and art spaces so thank you very, very much. >> my pleasure, but you're right, initially t

now you are a man, bob dylan wrote a song about you.ndela has written a forward to your book. i remember he loves boxing. >> he was a boxer himself. >> then he talks about someone like him in jail and has come out of it. here's nelson mandela, bob dylan, even tony bennett. >> muhammad ali. >> they have known you. you say for your epitaph, he was just enough to have the courage to stand stand up to his convics no matter what problem his action may have caused. he was just enough to escape the universal prison of sleep to remain the humanity in living hell. he was just enough. >> just enough. why when people hear this, just enough, i'm sure they are thinking just enough to get off? escape, survive, why not to make something bolder? >> universally, we are all just enough. we are all unierer sally just enough. we are born with everything that we need to wake up and become conscious. that is just enough. >> you can watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. we asked what are you reading this summer? here's what you had to say. >> go

you're a man bob dylan wrote a song about you.ndela loves boxing talking to me how he loves boxing. >> he was a boxer himself. >> talks about someone like him who was in jail and has come out of it. so here's, nelson mandela, bob dylan, even, tony bennett, you say, big supporter. muhammad ali. >> muhammad ali. these people have known you. now it comes time to speak about yourself and your ephithet should be just enough to have courage to stand up for his convictions no matter what problems his actions may have caused him. just enough to perform a miracle to wake up to the escape the unreversal prison of sleep to escape humanity in living hell. he was just enough, just enough. >> just enough. >> so when people hear this just enough, i'm sure they're going to be thinking to themselves, well, just enough to get off or just enough to get escape or survive? why not to making is bolder? >> universally we are all just enough. that's what that means. we're all universally just enough. we are born with everything that we need to wake up an

which bob dylan and i did. did jesus get betrayed.. it's really the first time that i've seen the love triangle absolutely tackled broadside. >> you've created these amazing musicals. in '76, i think it launched. even now people are doing new versions of them that can dazzle you. >> it depends on the quality of the actors and performers. this one happens to be very well acted. "superstar," nobody was interested in doing it in the theater when we started. so we did it as a record. all we did was "joseph and the technicolor dream coat." everyone thought we should do moses. so we did another one. we thought we looked at that. one time "jesus christ superstar" was going to be ♪ samuel samuel this is the first book of samuel ♪ >> that true? >> yes. >> one song was "kansas morning." ♪ i long for kansas morning her dreadful line. ♪ i see you now ♪ you're flying high ♪ kansas on my brain ♪ i'm trapped in maine i mean, really. >> i know it's a bit like asking which is your favorite child. which of all the musicals is your personal favorite of

. ♪ how many roads must a man walk down ♪ >> from bob dylan to eric clapton to leon russell to georget to do. >> i don't think anyone in the world had ever done anything on that scale before. but he brought together musicians and he used music for good. ♪ >> reporter: that day, almost 40 years ago, harrison and his friends helped put bangladesh on the map. and they gave musicians a new way to give back. >> the template was set by bangladesh. it becomes sort of the emotional backdrop, i think, for live aid and all of the other concerts that have come over the ensuing decades. ♪ >> reporter: in 1985, nearly 2 billion people across 150 nations watched live aid, a televised dual-city concert held in london and philadelphia. ♪ >> reporter: later that year came farm aid. >> a family farmer needs your help more than ever. >> reporter: the brainchild of willie nelson. it was such a success, that nelson's hosted one almost every year since, raising millions of dollars and continuing a tren. whenever there's a national or international crisis, musicians unite. >> there are people who live in pl

now, you're a man -- bob dylan wrote a song about you. nelson mandela has written a forward to this book and spoken about you, i know nelson mandela loves boxing. i remember him talking to me about how he loves boxing. any talks about someone like him who was in jail and has come out. so here's nelson mandela, rob devlin, even tony bennett you say. a big supporter. muhammad ali. the people of all know you. and now it comes time for you to speak about yourself and you say for epitaph, it should be, he was just enough to have the courage to stand up for his convictions, no matter what problems, his actions may have cost him. he was just enough to perform a miracle to wake up to escape the universal prison, to regain his humanity in living hell. he was just enough, just enough. so, when people hear this, just enough, i'm sure they will be thinking to themselves, well, just enough to get off? or just enough to escape or survive? wynette to make something bold or?

tour, his first -- >> jimmy: which dylan? bob? >> yeah. bob. >> jimmy: the good one. >> mr. e a clip here from the movie. we might need you to set it up. >> okay. there's been an alien invasion of our town. i'm a big cattle baron in town, the richest man in town, biggest hat. [ laughter ] and they have kidnapped some of our relatives and got away. this is immediately following the attack on our town. >> jimmy: here we go. the movie is called "cowboys and aliens." it opens tomorrow. >> i don't know what it is but it's bleeding. >> same direction the machines went with our kin. goi not going to be able to track it in the dark. >> round up the horses, get some supplies. we'll set off first light. >> you. you're going with us. i need that weapon. it's the only thing that counts. i figure you owe me. >> i don't see it that way. >> jimmy: there you go. harrison ford in "cowboys and aliens." it opens friday. thank you for being here. >> pleasure. >> jimmy: lady gaga when we come back. we'll be right back. it was created with the power of verizon 4g lte. introducing the lightning-fas

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