Week of November 8, 2010
Part 1 37:38
Grateful Dead 12/4/71 Felt Forum, New York City
ME AND BOBBY MCGEE
COMES A TIME
EL PASO
SMOKESTACK LIGHTNIN’
CUMBERLAND BLUES
ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT
Part 2 18:47
7 Walkers
CHINGO!
Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Legacy
JAILER JAILER
Grateful Dead 12/4/71 Felt Forum, New York City
JOHNNY B. GOODE
This week we hear the end of set 1 and the encore of 12/4/71, the opener of a 4-day run at the Felt Forum in New York City. Set 2 fills the whole of next week’s program without the encore, so I had to toss “Johnny B. Goode” into this week’s show.
The 12/5 show was broadcast live on the radio and made it into the collections of many an early-’70s Deadhead. It was also pressed into vinyl by bootleggers – which is how I happened to get hold of it in the early days of my own Deadheaddom out in California, before I found out about tapes and trading.
The new CD by 7 Walkers is really, really great! Papa Mali is the front man, Bill Kreutzmann is the drummer, and Robert Hunter wrote the lyrics to most of the songs. Killer grooves, dark and swampy songs, and brilliant production touches by multi-instrumentalist Matt Hubbard.
The Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band is classic in feel but it’s got that special Peter Rowan spirituality that sets it apart from the more traditional sound. I hope “Jailer Jailer” inspires you to listen to more from Legacy and other Peter Rowan CDs.
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:
Response Records, presenting the debut, self-titled CD from 7 Walkers, featuring Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann, guitarist/vocalist Papa Mali, New Orleans bassist George Porter Jr. and multi-instrumentalist Matt Hubbard. The new release features a guest appearance from Willie Nelson and original songs co-written with longtime Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. It’s available now on CD and limited edition 180-gram vinyl. More information is available at www.7Walkers.com.
Grateful Dead Productions, announcing Road Trips volume 4 number 1, two complete shows recorded in May of 1969 at the Big Rock Pow Wow in Florida, beautifully recorded by the legendary Owsley Stanley. These are rare recordings from a peak year in the band’s history. Information, listening party, message board and more at dead.net – where you’ll also find “30 days of Dead,” a new music download every day throughout the month of November.