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"Althea" was a key contributing factor to the formation of Dead & Company. Guitarist John Mayer first heard the song in 2011 on Pandora and became infatuated with the Grateful Dead. While guest hosting The Late Late Show in 2015, Mayer invited former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir to appear on the show as a musical guest. The two performed ...
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.
"Dark Star" is a song released as a single by the Grateful Dead on Warner Bros. Records in 1968. It was written by lyricist Robert Hunter and composed by lead guitarist Jerry Garcia; [2] however, compositional credit is sometimes extended to include Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, and Bob Weir.
"Uncle John's Band" is a song by the Grateful Dead that first appeared in their concert setlists in late 1969. The band recorded it for their 1970 album Workingman's Dead. Written by guitarist Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter, "Uncle John's Band" presents the Dead in an acoustic and musically concise mode, with close harmony singing.
The music was composed by Jerry Garcia, and the lyrics were written by Robert Hunter. It was also released as a music video, the first one by the Grateful Dead. The song was first performed as an encore on September 15, 1982, at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, and was finally released on In the Dark in 1987.
The song became a staple of the Grateful Dead's live performances; the electric version of the song was typically featured on the band's first set. [4] [7] According to The Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs, "Dire Wolf" was played 226 times between 1969 and 1995, and was played every year, except for 1975. Sixty-three of these performances ...
One of the few Grateful Dead songs to have lyrics written by Weir, "The Faster We Go, the Rounder We Get" became one of the Dead's most-played songs (being performed a known 586 times [2]) and most popular vehicles for improvisation, with some performances reaching 30+ minutes in length.
Grateful Dead covers Song Original Artist "All Along the Watchtower" Bob Dylan "Are You Lonely for Me Baby" Freddie Scott "Around and Around" Chuck Berry "Baba O'Riley" The Who "Bad Moon Rising" Creedence Clearwater Revival "Ballad of a Thin Man" Bob Dylan "Beat It on Down the Line" Jesse Fuller "Big Boss Man" Jimmy Reed "Big Boy Pete" The Olympics