Showtime Unveils Four Music Videos From 'Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued' Documentary

The Basement Tapes, Revisited.

SHOWTIME premiered four official music videos for the songs "Kansas City," "Down On The Bottom," "Diamond Ring" and "Hidee Hidee Ho #16" from the original documentary "LOST SONGS: THE BASEMENT TAPES CONTINUED" on YOUTUBE today. 

The documentary will debut on SHOWTIME FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21st at 9p (ET/PT). Produced and directed by SAM JONES, "LOST SONGS: THE BASEMENT TAPES CONTINUED" chronicles the recording of new music from long-lost lyrics penned by BOB DYLAN in the summer of 1967.

"LOST SONGS: THE BASEMENT TAPES CONTINUED" provides an exclusive and intimate look at five of today's most acclaimed artists - ELVIS COSTELLO, CAROLINA CHOCOLATE DROPS' RHIANNON GIDDENS, DAWES' TAYLOR GOLDSMITH, MY MORNING JACKET's JIM JAMES and MARCUS MUMFORD -- as they create music  along with acclaimed OSCAR-winning producer T BONE BURNETT for the two dozen recently discovered DYLAN lyrics. The documentary coincides with the release of the BURNETT-produced studio album "Lost On the River: The New Basement Tapes" on ELECTROMAGNETIC RECORDINGS/HARVEST RECORDS next TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10th. 

The music video premieres include:
* "Kansas City" (MARCUS MUMFORD, lead vocals and TAYLOR GOLDSMITH)
* "Down On The Bottom" (Written by DYLAN and JIM JAMES, with lead vocals by JAMES)
* "Diamond Ring" (Written by DYLAN and TAYLOR GOLDSMITH, with lead vocals by GOLDSMITH)
* "Hidee Hidee Ho #16" (Written by DYLAN, RHIANNON GIDDENS and ELVIS COSTELLO, with lead vocals by GIDDENS)

A rare look inside the creative process of recording an album and the discovery of long-lost DYLAN lyrics, "LOST SONGS: THE BASEMENT TAPES CONTINUED" captures this musical collaboration between these musicians and 13-time GRAMMY winner BURNETT, as they record these newly completed compositions in HOLLYWOOD's famed CAPITOL STUDIOS. JONES, who directs the film, weaves these studio sessions into a broader narrative that incorporates the stories behind the original "Basement Tapes," expounding on their cultural significance and charting their enduring influence.

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