A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
David Gans The New York Times reports that Carol Brightman has died. Here is an interview I did with her in December 1998, following the publication of Sweet Chaos: The Grateful Dead’s American Adventure. Ken Nordine (RIP) was kind enough to allow us to use his studio in Chicago for the interview. CAROL BRIGHTMAN interview with David … Read more
A note about the 9/2/85 show that is currently airing on the GD Hour: Many of the recordings from that era are plagued with “bass farts” – little pops that happened when Phil hit a volume peak. I used NoNoise™’s manual declicking scheme to remove a few hundred of them from the recording – and … Read more
Week of November 11, 2019 Part 1 24:59 Grateful Dead 9/2/85 Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City MINGLEWOOD RAMBLE ON ROSE HELL IN A BUCKET Robert Hunter, Tales of the Great Rum Runners (Ryko) DRY DUSTY ROAD Part 2 30:03 Grateful Dead 9/2/85 Zoo Amphitheatre, Oklahoma City CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER-> I KNOW YOU RIDER-> MAN SMART, WOMAN … Read more
Here is a permanent link to the audio recording of Stu Steinhardt‘s memorial. Great thanks to Richard Selleseth for making this happen. https://archive.org/details/dgans2019-10-26.flac16 (Here’s a link to my eulogy, with photos.)
Week of November 4, 2019 Part 1 37:14 Grateful Dead 9/2/85 Zoo Amphitheater, Oklahoma City BERTHA-> GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD WEST LA FADEAWAY MAMA TRIED-> ME AND MY UNCLE STAGGER LEE-> IKO IKO Part 2 18:06 Grateful Dead, Ready or Not (Rhino) LAZY RIVER ROAD Grateful Dead, Saint of Circumstance (Rhino) SHIP OF FOOLS This … Read more
Pittsburgh PA: WYEP moves the GD Hour up an hour on Sunday nights: effective immediately, we’re on at 11pm. Enjoy! Complete GD Hour station list.
Everybody should have a friend who brings pie. Stuart Steinhardt (1949-2019) was that friend. He loved to bake, and he was wise enough not to consume his entire output – so he SHARED. He’d post a photo on FB and offer it up on a first-come, first-slice basis. I’d get on my bike and ride … Read more
Week of October 28, 2019 Part 1 43:30 Grateful Dead 11/2/79 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale NY DRUMS-> SPACE-> NOT FADE AWAY-> STELLA BLUE-> SUGAR MAGNOLIA Part 2 11:34 Grateful Dead 11/2/79 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale NY CASEY JONES Robert Hunter, Tales of the Great Rum Runners (Round Records) RUM RUNNERS Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes … Read more
New to the Grateful Dead Hour network: KIYU-FM 88.1 FM Galena, Alaska First Saturday of each month, 5-6pm, starting November 2! Complete station list is here.
Week of October 21, 2019 Part 1 40:15 Grateful Dead 11/2/79 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale NY I NEED A MIRACLE-> BERTHA-> LOST SAILOR-> SAINT OF CIRCUMSTANCE Part 2 15:20 Interview: Robert Hunter and David Gans 11/15/77 Writing as a band Grateful Dead, American Beauty (Rhino) TRUCKIN’ Jerry Garcia, Garcia (Round) DEAL Robert Hunter, Tales of the … Read more