Barry Goldberg dead: Bob Dylan's keyboardist and bandmate dies aged 83

By Michelle Marshall, Senior Showbiz Reporter

Barry Goldberg has sadly died at the age of 83 (Image: GETTY)

Blues rock musician Barry Goldberg has died in hospice care after the keyboardist's 10-year battle with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

His wife of 53 years, Gail Goldberg, and son, Aram, were at his bedside, the musician's spokesman confirmed to Variety.

Goldberg teamed up with Dylan, with the rock legend producing his 1974 Barry Goldberg album alongside Jerry Wexler.

In 1990 Goldberg would return the favor by producing Dylan's version of Curtis Mayfield's People Get Ready, which was featured on the soundtrack for film, Flashback.

Goldberg was also a founding member of the 1960s group the Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield, Buddy Miles and Harvey Brooks.

Goldberg's self-titled first album - produced by Bob Dylan - was released in 1973 (Image: Getty)

The group provided the soundtrack for the Peter Fonda cult film “The Trip” as well as releasing the album “A Long Time Comin'” in 1968.

Tributes have poured in for the beloved musician on social media.

One X user wrote: "Barry Goldberg was a great pianist, a brilliant songwriter and a lifetime friend. We played together in Chicago in 1965 as the Goldberg-Miller Blues Band and he was an important part of the blues revival in Chicago in the mid '60s. R.I.P Barry, yours was a great musical journey."

Another tweeted: "RIP Barry Goldberg, the blues rock legend whose iconic career spanned decades. From Paul Butterfield to Bob Dylan to The Electric Flag, and hits for Gladys Knight & Rod Stewart, his music crossed generations."

Blues rock musician Goldberg died in hospice care (Image: Getty)

A third wrote: "Godspeed, Barry Goldberg."

Goldberg was a notable part of the '60s American music scene as a member of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band famously supporting Dylan on the keyboard when the folk legend debuted his new electric sound at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival.

The performance - which was controversial at the time - was recreated in the 2024 biopic about Dylan's life, "A Complete Unknown," and saw actor Justin Levine portray Goldberg.

Dylan was famously booed for swapping his acoustic guitar for an electric one and playing alongside an electric band, which included Goldberg.

He performed "Like A Rolling Stone" for the first time live and it's now considered one of the greatest songs of all time.