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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1223

Week of February 27, 2012 Part 1 26:35 Grateful Dead 11/7/69 Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco DARK STAR-> UNCLE JOHN’S BAND-> DARK STAR Part 2 29:05 David Nelson Band 2/17/12 142 Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley CA GONE HOME BEAT IT ON DOWN THE LINE Bob Weir, Heaven Help the Fool HEAVEN HELP THE FOOL Grateful Dead, Dick’s Picks vol. 5 (12/26/79) UNCLE JOHN’S BAND Continuing with the complete recording of 11/7/69, and a tribute to Grateful Dead manager and friend Jon McIntire, who died on February 16. Biographer Dennis McNally offered a beautiful obituary on DeadNet.
Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from the Wanee Music Festival, April 19-21 at the Spirit of the Suwanee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida. Two nights of the Allman Brothers Band and Furthur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, plus Bruce Hornsby, Mickey Hart Band, Gov’t Mule, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Buddy Guy, Electric Hot Tuna, Leftover Salmon, North Mississippi Allstars, Trigger Hippy (featuring Joan Osborne and Jackie Greene), plus dozens of additional artists. Tickets are available now at livenation.com or waneefestival.com. Special thanks to Rockmitzvah
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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1222

Week of February 20, 2012

Part 1 32:22
Grateful Dead 11/7/69 Fillmore West, San Francisco
NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME
HIGH TIME
GOOD LOVIN’
CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER->
I KNOW YOU RIDER

Part 2 21:43
Grateful Dead rehearsal 5/29/76
PLAYING IN THE BAND
Sycamore Slough String Band (unreleased)
NEW SPEEDWAY BOOGIE

The 1976 rehearsal of “Playing in the Band” was interesting to me because Jerry Garcia seemed to be taking an entirely different approach to his parts in the head of the song. I don’t know if he was in the process of recalling his canonical parts (the band was preparing to return to live performance after a 20-month hiatus) or just experimenting with some new ideas.

Sycamore Slough String Band is a new quartet I started with mandolinist David Thom, “Fiddle Dave” Muhlethaler, and bassist Roger Sideman. We posted a video clip from our first rehearsal: New Speedway Boogie is entered in the Dead Covers Project, and the feedback has been good!

BTW, there are tons of really fun clips in the Dead Covers Project – browse a bit and be sure to hit “like” on the ones you dig the most.

Special thanks to Rockmitzvah

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