They Collaborated With Bob Dylan?!

They Collaborated With Bob Dylan?!

What modern rock group recorded 3 tracks for their 1988 double LP / film project at the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis? Here’s a hint. One of the songs recorded there was co-written with Bob Dylan, and another featured The Memphis Horns. The answer is… U2. The Rattle & Hum movie & soundtrack project from 1988 featured the band recording in the same hallowed halls once roamed by Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. They actually worked on 5 tracks. U2 recorded "Angel of Harlem", "Love Rescue Me" and "When Love Comes to Town" which all appeared on Rattle & Hum. They also worked on an unreleased version of "She's a Mystery to Me" and Woody Guthrie's "Jesus Christ". “When Love Comes to Town" was a hit duet with bluesman BB King. The track featuring the Memphis Horns was “Angel of Harlem”, and the track co-written with Bob Dylan? “Love Rescue Me”. 

 


 

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