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Shows I’ll Never Forget: Jerry Garcia Band, September 17, 1976

At Walsh Auditorium, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ: The category is Shows I’ll Never Forget, and certain shows have a radioactive half-life, so what’s 37 years among friends? You May Also Like: Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band, September 22, 2018: Shows I’ll Never Forget

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‘Gov’t Mule hopefully will continue’: Warren Haynes looks past tenures with Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead alumni bands

Despite having been a member of the Allman Brothers Band since 1989 and, more recently, part of a Grateful Dead-related tour, Warren Haynes says Gov’t Mule remains a priority. You May Also Like: No related posts.

Grateful Dead - View from the Vault II: RFK Stadium, June 14, 1991 (2013)

Grateful Dead – View from the Vault II: RFK Stadium, June 14, 1991 (2013)

This lo-fi ’90s-era Grateful Dead concert holds lasting significance since it documents their intriguing collaboration with Bruce Hornsby.

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The Friday Morning Listen: Grateful Dead – Blues For Allah (1975)

Yesterday I was sitting in my office when a co-worker rounded the corner and tapped me on the shoulder. As I pulled my earbuds out of their receptacles he said, “Iron Maiden?!!” You May Also Like: Flotsam and Jetsam, “Iron Maiden” from Flotsam and Jetsam (2016): One Track Mind IronRead More

Almost Hits: The Grateful Dead, "Truckin" (1970)

Almost Hits: The Grateful Dead, “Truckin” (1970)

In the early 1970s, a band taking their act to the road had a much more romantic feel to it. For most rock and roll bands, there wasn’t a bubble protecting them from the rest of the world. You May Also Like: Grateful Dead’s ‘Long Strange Trip’ Film Reminds MeRead More

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The Friday Morning Listen: The Grateful Dead – Fox Theatre, 11/30/80, 2nd Set (1980)

Thanksgiving rolls around every year and I mostly remain silent on the “Happy Thanksgiving” front. It’s not that I have nothing to be thankful for You May Also Like: Grateful Dead’s ‘Long Strange Trip’ Film Reminds Me Why I’ll Always Be a Deadhead

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Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders – Keystone Companions: Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings (2012)

Jerry Garcia taught Saunders how to loosen up. Merl Saunders taught Garcia how to play the old standards. It was a match made in heaven.

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Jefferson Starship – Tales from the Mothership (2012)

A star-stuffed stop by Jefferson Starship at the Roswell UFO Festival offers new insight into the legends of Jefferson Airplane, the Dead and CSN, as well — along with a powerful reminder of that era’s deep sense of musical community. You May Also Like: No related posts.

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Desert Island Discs: Live Album Edition

Only perhaps on this site could we query folks for Desert Island Live Discs, and find a six-way tie among the responses between the Who, Bill Evans, Little Feat, Kiss, Warren Zevon and the Talking Heads. The Who and Evans, officially, edged into a shared top spot — since bothRead More

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Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh Lights up Midnight Ramble

Phil Lesh, the legendary bassist with the Grateful Dead, opened an emotional Saturday night performance at the late Levon Helm’s studio with “Cumberland Blues.”