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Playlist, program notes, and discussion of the Grateful Dead Hour.
Banana (left) and David Nelson – Papermill Creek Rounders in the KPFA performance studio 1/28/06 Very special thanks to Tony Ferro, Phil Hartman, Jon Watanabe, and Ms. M. for volunteering their time and skills to engineer the broadcast.
Shakedown Street – Grateful Dead 6/30/85 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia MD Recommended by Christian Crumlish. We considered this one for the So Many Roads boxed set – a fine jam! Man Smart, Woman Smarter (#3) – Bobby and the Midnites studio session June 1981 Comes a Time – GD 7/21/72 Paramount Theater, Seattle WA (Download … Read more
I heard Keller Williams had a new CD and I emailed a request for a copy in time for tomorrow’s marathon. The CD arrived late this afternoon, and I was surprised and delighted to see that it’s a collaboration with Larry and Jenny Keel! The disc is called Grass, and it’s a treat! Larry is … Read more
These are three of the six posters donated by The Rock Poster Society for the KPFA marathon. The posters were created to commemorate the Chet Helms Memorial Tribal Stomp in Golden Gate Park on October 30, 2005. The six artists are Gary Houston, John Van Hamersveld, Dave Hunter, Dennis Loren, Carolyn Ferris, and Nels (JAGMO) … Read more
I’ve got an unopened copy (#9442) of the Fillmore West boxed set that I’m auctioning for the KPFA marathon: link to eBay auction More info on the Marathon, which takes place Saturday 1/28 from 9am to 1am PST
Greetings, GDH listeners! This is another in our occasional series of messages listing the sponsors who have been supporting the Grateful Dead Hour in recent weeks. We hope you’ll visit their web sites and see what they have to offer. Rhino Records, presenting Jerry Garcia Plays Dylan. It’s a two-CD collection featuring Jerry with the … Read more
Week of January 23, 2006 Part 1 20:04 Grateful Dead 12/12/72 Winterland, San Francisco ME AND BOBBY McGEE TENNESSEE JED AROUND AND AROUND Part 2 36:47 Grateful Dead 12/12/72 Winterland, San Francisco PLAYING IN THE BAND HE’S GONE Buddy Miller (unreleased live performance) DEAL Buddy Miller is a great, great songwriter and performer. He’s toured … Read more
Week of January 16, 2006 or later Part 1 30:24 Grateful Dead 12/12/72 Winterland, San Francisco BEAT IT ON DOWN THE LINE BIRD SONG JACK STRAW BOX OF RAIN DON’T EASE ME IN Part 2 26:26 Interview: April Higashi, editor of Jerry Garcia: The Collected Artwork Jerry Garcia and David Grisman WHISKEY IN THE JAR … Read more
As reported earlier, the anual KPFA GD marathon is scheduled for Saturday, January 28, 9 am to 1 am PST. We’ll have a live performance from the Papermill Creek Rounders (David Nelson, Banana, and friends) in the afternoon. Bob Weir and Ratdog had to postpone their live performance due to an injury to keyboardist Jeff … Read more
Week of January 9, 2006 Part 1 20:51 Grateful Dead 2/4/70 Family Dog on the Great Highway, SF (Download vol. 8) ST. STEPHEN-> NOT FADE AWAY-> ST. STEPHEN Grateful Dead 12/31/70 Winterland, San Francisco (Download vol. 8) MONKEY AND THE ENGINEER Jimmy Cliff, The Harder They Come SITTING IN LIMBO Part 2 35:59 Grateful Dead … Read more