18 Rare Photos From Bob Dylan's 'Rolling Thunder Revue' Tour by Ken Regan

See intimate shots of the musician by acclaimed photographer Ken Regan
By Madeline Boardman
Updated March 25, 2016 at 04:52 PM EDT

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Bob Dylan's 'Rolling Thunder Revue' Tour by Ken Regan

Credit: © Estate of Ken Regan/Ormond Yard Press

Bob Dylan hit the road on October 30, 1975, kicking off his storied Rolling Thunder Revue tour. Stopping in cities large and small from Waterbury, Conn. to New York City, the run of shows included visits from Joan Baez and Allen Ginsberg, as well as acclaimed rock photographer Ken Regan, who captured the tour with his camera. Nearly 40 years after Rolling Thunder Revue's May 1976 wrap, Rolling Thunder: Photographs by Ken Regan is available in stores, offering fans an inside peek at the famed tour. See 18 shots from the book ahead, and purchase your own limited-edition copy of Rolling Thunder: Photographs by Ken Regan here.

 

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Bob Dylan and The Band Warm Up for Rehearsal Sessions in New York in October 1975

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Bob Dylan and Bette Midler in 1975

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Bob Dylan and Patti Smith in 1975

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Bob Dylan Performing in 1975

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Bob Dylan and Allen Ginsberg Visiting Jack Kerouac's Grave in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1975

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At Mama Frasca's Dream Away Lodge, in Becket, Massachusetts in 1975

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Bob Dylan Performing in 1975

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Bob Dylan Visiting Niagara Falls in November 1975

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Bob Dylan Performing in 1975

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Bob Dylan and Joan Baez in His Dressing Room in 1975

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Bob Dylan in 1975

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Bob Dylan and Friends in 1975

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Bob Dylan at Gordon Lightfoot's House in Toronto in 1975

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Bob Dylan at Gordon Lightfoot's House in Toronto in 1975

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Bob Dylan in New Haven, Connecticut in 1975

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Bob Dylan with Muhammad Ali Backstage at Madison Square Garden on December 8, 1975

Credit: © Estate of Ken Regan/Ormond Yard Press
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Bob Dylan at Madison Square Garden on December 8, 1975

Credit: © Estate of Ken Regan/Ormond Yard Press
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