A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
Playlist, program notes, and discussion of the Grateful Dead Hour.
This post contains some language cribbed from an earlier post on this blog, but there’s some new information, too. It was sent out to the press along with a digital sampler of the Winterland 1973 boxed set. Dear music lovers: My friends at Rhino asked me for some notes on the new boxed set Winterland … Read more
This is the kind of email we love to get: Hi David, Hey, WAER is ready to have GDH return to our lineup!!! Our listeners have spoken and we want to add the show back. It will air Saturdays at 3 PM and I would like to start April 19th…. Of several changes that we … Read more
Grabbed this from a post on DeadNet: Tonight’s the night (4/2/2008)! WNCW‘s “Jar of Jam” fundraiser hits the airwaves tonight starting at 9PM Eastern (8 Central, 7 Mountain, 6 Pacific). David Gans’ Grateful Dead Hour is followed by WNCW’s own Dead Air (10PM – 2AM Eastern) and Cousin IT’s Boot Shoppe. Please call (800) 245-8870 … Read more
Rod Moseanko wrote to me: Chris Gaffney, lead singer and co-founder of The Hacienda Brothers has just been diagnosed with cancer. Although I was never able to get you to a live show with me, I will maintain to the end of my days that they are as hot as anyone I have ever seen … Read more
DGQ Originally uploaded by dgans David Grisman Quintet at the Suwannee SpringFest. Lots more photos here.
Week of March 31, 2008 Part 1 32:58 Grateful Dead, Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings BLACK THROATED WIND Interview: Bill Cutler Kingfish HOME TO DIXIE Interview: Bill Cutler Bill Cutler, Crossing the Line ROCKINGHAM MILL Interview: Bill Cutler Bill Cutler, Crossing the Line RIDIN’ HIGH Part 2 23:57 Interview: Bill Cutler Bill Cutler, Crossing the … Read more
Week of March 24, 2008 Part 1 30:53 Grateful Dead 2/19/73 International Amphitheater, Chicago IL EYES OF THE WORLD-> CHINA DOLL Part 2 25:32 Grateful Dead 2/19/73 International Amphitheater, Chicago IL SUGAR MAGNOLIA CASEY JONES Jerry Garcia & David Grisman, Been All Around This World BLUE YODEL #9 Jerry Garcia & David Grisman, Not for … Read more
Week of March 17, 2008 Part 1 9:04 Donna Jean and the Tricksters A PRISONER SAYS HIS PIECE Part 2 46:51 Grateful Dead 2/19/73 International Amphitheater, Chicago IL HE’S GONE-> TRUCKIN’-> THE OTHER ONE Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from: Heart of Gold Records and Dig Music, presenting the debut self-titled … Read more
Martin Fierro Originally uploaded by dgans Today we lost Martin Fierro, a crazy sweet man and a hell of a fine saxophone player.
Week of March 10, 2008 Part 1 27:32 Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol 1 no 2 – October ’77 HELP ON THE WAY-> SLIPKNOT!-> FRANKLIN’S TOWER Part 2 28:33 Grateful Dead, Road Trips vol 1 no 2 – October ’77 TERRAPIN STATION-> BLACK PETER Weird that this turned out to be an all-Jerry GD Hour, … Read more