David Gans

“If I Had Known”

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If I Had Known by Greg Brown, from a compilation titled If I Had Known – Essential Recordings, 1980-1996 I first heard the song last summer, playing on the PA before my performance at Neverdun Farm in Maine. I bought it right away. It came up in my shuffle-stream yesterday while I was driving through … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1248

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Week of August 20, 2012 Part 1 21:29 Grateful Dead, Dave’s Picks vol. 3 (10/21/71) TRUCKIN’ BIG RAILROAD BLUES Grateful Dead, History of the Grateful Dead, vol. 1 (Bear’s Choice) KATIE MAE Part 2 34:16 Grateful Dead 3/16/90 Capital Center, Landover MD SCARLET BEGONIAS-> ESTIMATED PROPHET Grateful Dead (aka Skull and Roses) NOT FADE AWAY-> … Read more

Dead to the World 8/15/12

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Hell in a Bucket Sugaree Walkin’ Blues Candyman When I Paint My Masterpiece Bird Song – Grateful Dead 9/18/87 Madison Square Garden, New York City Deal-> Tangled Up in Blue – Jerry Garcia Band 6/1/81 The Stone, SF Jerry Garcia (guitar and vocals), John Kahn (bass), Melvin Seals (organ), Daoud Shaw (drums), Jimmy Warren (electric … Read more

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1247

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Week of August 13, 2012 Part 1 29:59 Grateful Dead 4/17/71 Dillon Gym, Princeton NJ GOOD LOVIN’ Part 2 26:04 Interview: Bill Payne Little Feat, Rooster Rag RAG TOP DOWN Interview: Bill Payne Little Feat, Rooster Rag ROOSTER RAG Interview: Bill Payne Little Feat 8/7/09 Billings MT TENNESSEE JED The new CD by Little Feat, … Read more

Dead to the World 8/8/12

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Hard to Handle – History of the Grateful Dead, vol 1 (Bear’s Choice) Bear’s Choice has just been released on audiophile vinyl by Audio Fidelity, which has also released several other Grateful Dead titles. Phone interview with archivist/producer David Lemieux Loser – Grateful Dead, Spring 1990 (3/24/90) Interview with Rosie McGee, author of Dancing with … Read more