Billy Cross was a member of Dylan’s band from late 1977 to the spring of 1979 and took part in recording Dylan’s live LP Bob Dylan at Budokan in 1978 and the studio LP Street-Legal. He was also a member of the New York based trio Topaz that released one LP in the USA in 1977.
Billy – they say that Pat Garrett’s got your number …
Bob Dylan with Billy Cross – 1978 Earls Court, London
Photograph © Keith Baugh

Yesterday I’d an opportunity to talk to Billy Cross who lives and works here in Copenhagen. For people who don’t know Billy Cross: Billy Cross was the lead guitarist on Dylan’s world tour back in 1978 and appears on At Budokan and Street Legal.
Well, I told Billy about Dylan’s performing in Prague and the strange that Dylan not was playing guitar at all. Hearing that the first remarks from Billy Cross was: … What did he do with his hands.!
In Billy Cross’s opinion Dylan is the best singer at all. Nice to hear that from a man who have played together with so many great singers.
Billy Cross was very interested to see how much Dylan change the setlist during the evenings and I promised to send him these lists. But I’m still missing the setlist from:
Bielefeld 16th March – Lille 22th March and Paris 24th March.
Any help out there? ….. Frank Justesen

