David Gans

DG’s musical adventures: this weekend and beyond

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Hello, friends – happy SUMMER!! I’ve got three Bay Area gigs this weekend, and I hit the road next week for my first festival of the season. The in-between gigs are still being confirmed; please see https://www.dgans.com/gigs.html for the latest. I’m in the middle of an online interview at www.well.com/inkwell – talking with Gary Burnett … Read more

Even more VW music (and interview)

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Here are a few more pieces that didn’t make it into the six hours of broadcast tribute: Vince Welnick interview w/ David Gans 6/21/96 Studio E, Sebastopol CA Friend of the Devil – Mickey Hart Band rehearsal 4/30/00 Vince Welnick and Bobby Vega interview w/ David Gans 6/21/96 Studio E, Sebastopol CA Playing in the … Read more

Dead to the World 6/21/06: for Vince Welnick 2

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Baba O’Reilly-> Tomorrow Never Knows – Grateful Dead 5/19/92 Cal Expo, Sacramento CA Playing in the Band jam-> The Same Thing – GD 12/28/91 Oakland Coliseum Arena “The Same Thing” aborted by clumsy board operator (Gans) – Sorry!! Tubular Bells – GD 9/13/93 Spectrum, Philadelphia The Days Between – GD 9/16/93 Madison Square Garden, NYC … Read more

Vince and the Persuasions

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Working on Might as Well: The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead Vince Welnick at the piano in the Bay Records studio, Oakland CA Photo op outside the studio. Left to right: Jayotis Washington, Rip Rense (executive producer), Jim Hayes, Jerry Lawson, Joe Russell, Vince Welnick, Raymond Sanders Vince Welnick and Jerry Lawson

Coming up on DTTW

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Wednesday, June 21: We’ll continue the tribute to the music of Vince Welnick that began with last week’s four-hour broadcast. I’ll be concentrating on his work with the Grateful Dead, but I also have several more highlights from his post-GD years. Wednesday, June 28: 6th ANNUAL HIGH SIERRA PREVIEW Join Tim Lynch as he spins … Read more