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One of the greatest experiences of my life was co-producing Might as Well: The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead. The CD is currently out of print, but I’m hoping Rhino can be persuaded to reissue it soon. Sean Altman, of Rockapella fame, has posted a delightful account of his longtime friendship with Persuasions leader Jerry Lawson, … Read more

From Frank Zamacona: I wanted to let you know about Dead Ahead, the 1980 concert the Dead did at Radio CIty Music Hall which will air nationally on Public TV. What’s unique about this concert is that they started it with an acoustic set. This was the final run of shows (22) where they started … Read more

The New Riders of the Purple Sage have a new web site, thenewriders.com

October: best tour ever! My October southeast tour was a delight from start to finish (with one minor blip*).  I played my favorite festival (MagnoliaFest), broke into some new markets, made some of the best music of my career, and had the opportunity to play with many great musicians. I played live with: Caroline Aiken … Read more

VOTE!, originally uploaded by dgans. Pay attention to what’s going on in the world. Use your head. Think about what you’re being told and what you really need to know. And VOTE.

With the support of Eagle Rock Entertainment, the Grateful Dead Hour is giving away 5 copies of each of these DVDs: The Black Crowes: Freak ‘N Roll Eric Clapton: Live at Montreux 1986 Canned Heat: Live from Montreux 1973 To enter, send the Grateful Dead Hour an email with your full mailing address (and write … Read more

photo by Tim Wright. This year’s MagnoliaFest was my best one ever, and one of the highest high points for me was being invited to sing a song with Peter Rowan and Tony Rice on the mainstage Sunday (Vassar Clements Day). This is one of Tim Wright’s images from the weekend; what you don’t see … Read more

One of the highest highlights of my October tour was sitting in with Donna the Buffalo in their closing set at MagnoliaFest on Sunday 10/22. We did “Positive Friction” – give it a listen! UPDATE 11/3/06: I just replaced the audience recoridng with a soundboard recording. Photo by Paul Israel

From phillesh.net: Message from Phil on 10.26.2006 What do I have in common with Rudy Giuliani, John Kerry, Bob Dole, Joe Torre, Nelson Mandela, Sean Connery, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Emperor Akihito of Japan, General Norman Schwarzkopf, Colin Powell, Quincy Jones, Roger Moore, Sydney Poitier, and Robert De Niro? Like them, and along with thousands of … Read more