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Robert C. Christie Hunter (born Robert Burns; June 23, 1941 – September 23, 2019) was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator and poet, best known for his work with the Grateful Dead. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Born near San Luis Obispo, California , Hunter spent some time during his childhood in foster homes as a result of his father abandoning ...
Robert Hunter wrote the lyrics in 1970 in London on the same afternoon he wrote those to "Brokedown Palace" and "To Lay Me Down" (reputedly drinking half a bottle of retsina in the process). [3] Jerry Garcia wrote the music to accompany Hunter's lyrics, [ 3 ] and the song debuted August 18, 1970 at Fillmore West in San Francisco.
The poet and lyricist penned Dead classics including “Box of Rain,” “Ripple,” “Touch of Grey,” “Dark Star,” and more Grateful Dead Lyricist Robert Hunter Dead at 78 Skip to main ...
Robert Hunter, the man behind the poetic and mystical words for many of the Grateful Dead's finest songs, has died at age 78.
"Silvio" is a folk rock song written by Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter and released by Dylan as the seventh track (or second song on Side 2) of his 1988 album Down in the Groove. Performed alongside the Grateful Dead, the song was released as the album's only single and spent eight weeks on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, peaking at #5 on July ...
"In this time of grief please celebrate him the way you all know how, by being together and listening to the music. Let there be songs to fill the air.”
"Dire Wolf" is a ballad by the Grateful Dead, released as the third track on their 1970 album Workingman's Dead. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter after watching a film adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles. The music, containing elements of country and folk music, was composed by Jerry Garcia on the same day. The song tells the ...
Robert Hunter, the poet famous for writing many of the Grateful Dead’s best regarded songs, has died at 78.