Here is the latest news from David Gans, producer and host of the Grateful Dead Hour.
Photos of GD acoustic set 11/17/78
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1052
Week of November 17, 2008
Part 1 27:19
Grateful Dead 6/26/76 Auditorium Theater, Chicago
CRAZY FINGERS->
STELLA BLUE
Part 2 28:06
Grateful Dead, Wake of the Flood
LET ME SING YOUR BLUES AWAY
Grateful Dead 6/26/76 Auditorium Theater, Chicago
AROUND AND AROUND->
ONE MORE SATURDAY NIGHT
~
US BLUES
Ollabelle, Before This Time
BROKEDOWN PALACE
Wake of the Flood, the Dead’s 1973 studio album, is available from the Grateful Dead online store on CD and via download in three formats.
GD on Bluegrass Signal 11/15
From Peter Thompson:
Here’s the plan for “Bluegrass Signal” on Sat., Nov. 15th, broadcast on KALW (91.7 FM, San Francisco, and www.KALW.org) from 6:30 – 8 pm (Pacific Time). In addition the show’s first hour will be repeated five times during the week of Dec. 6-12 on WAMU’s “Bluegrass Country” (www.BlueGrassCountry.org).
The show’s theme: bluegrass versions of songs (and/or arrangements) by the Grateful Dead. I’m excited about being able to debut Jesse McReynolds’ recording of “Black Muddy River,” which is on his Garcia-Hunter tribute, scheduled for a 2009 release.
It seemed logical to set up this track with OAITW and JGAB recordings of Jim & Jesse songs, so that’s how the show begins. I’m pretty sure the first three sets will go as planned, but live radio could things could change thereafter. BTW, thanks once again to David for turning me on to The Grass Is Dead, whose three albums provide the best collections of bluegrass covers of GD songs — at least until Jesse’s album is released.
Turn your radio on!
– Peter
BLUEGRASS SIGNAL: Grateful Grass – Nov. 15/08 on KALW
OLD & IN THE WAY: Hard Hearted/That High Lonesome Sound
(Acoustic Disc/73>96)
JERRY GARCIA ACOUSTIC BAND: It’s A Long Long Way (To The Top Of
the World)/Lunt-Fontanne, NYC: The Best Of The Rest – October 15-30,
1987 (www.jerrygarcia.com/04)
JERRY GARCIA ACOUSTIC BAND: Ashes Of Love/Lunt-Fontanne, NYC: The Best
Of The Rest – October 15-30, 1987 (www.jerrygarcia.com/04)
JESSE McREYNOLDS & THE VIRGINIA BOYS: Black Muddy River/Tribute to
Garcia-Hunter (forthcoming)
STEEP CANYON RANGERS: Don’t Ease Me In/Lovin’ Pretty Women (Rebel/07)
DAVID THOM BAND: Ship Of Fools/The Thief (Swollen/04)
SELDOM SCENE: I Know You Rider/Live At the Cellar Door (Rebel/75>92)
THE GRASS IS DEAD: Row Jimmy Row/The Grass Is Dead (thegrassisdead.com/00)
THE GRASS IS DEAD: Foolish Heart/20 Degrees Of Solitude
(thegrassisdead.com/04)
RICE, RICE, HILLMAN & PEDERSEN: Friend of the Devil/Rice, Rice, Hillman &
Pedersen (Rounder/99)
CACHE VALLEY DRIFTERS: Cumberland Blues/Stolen Roses: Songs Of The Grateful
Dead (Arista/00)
JONATHAN McEUEN & PHIL SALAZAR: Franklin’s Tower/A Tribute To Jerry Garcia
(Chrome/99)
BILLY & TERRY SMITH: Alabama Getaway/Long Live the Dead – A Tribute to the
Grateful Dead (K-Tel/96)
ADRIENNE YOUNG & LITTLE SADIE: Brokedown Palace/The Art of Virtue
(Addiebelle/05)
THE WAYBACKS: Dupree’s Diamond Blues/Live at MerleFest
(FestivaLink.net/4-26-07)
Gans gig (and CD) update
Hello friends!
The CD, The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best, is here, but the web page isn’t quite ready for prime time. For now, you can see the cover art, read the credits, listen to audio samples, and click to order by visiting this earlier blog post.
It’s also available at https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dgans6 and it should be in the iTunes Music Store soon, too.
I’m staying in California for the rest of the year (unless a cool New Year’s Eve gig comes up somewhere). I’ll be in the Northwest in mid-February and in Utah around the first of March. More on those gigs, and whatever else lies ahead, in a few weeks.
Here’s what I have so far for November and December. Email me for info on the house concerts, or visit the web page for more information and direct links to the hosts and venues.
Friday November 14, 8pm: Linnaea’s Cafe, San Luis Obispo CA. No cover!
Saturday, November 15, 10:30pm: with Mr Smolin at Taix, Los Angeles. No cover!
Sunday, November 16, 2pm: house concert and potluck in San Diego CA
Thursday, November 20: Rubber Souldiers, Rowan Brothers, and DG at the Ashkenaz, Berkeley CA. Here are a few selections from the show we played at MagnoliaFest in Florida on October 25, and here’s the blurb about the band on the venue’s site.
Friday, November 21: DG opens for Donna the Buffalo at the Great American Music Hall, San Francisco. DTB doesn’t come to the west coast nearly often enough, so please come hear this great band, dance your buns off, and make sure they have the inventive to return soon. https://www.donnathebuffalo.com
Saturday, November 22, 7:30-9:30pm: with Kurt Huget at the Nomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland CA
Saturday, November 29, 2-6pm: Marilyn’s on K Street, 908 K Street, Sacramento. Grateful Dead tribute with DG, Lightning Hand, East Portal Express, Ghosts of Wyoming, and Dirt Nap Band.
Friday, December 12: The Poster Room at the Fillmore in San Francisco. Ozomatli on the main stage; DG plays before the show and during the break.
Friday, December 19, 7:30pm: Words and Music: The Benefit for Michelle McFee at The Glaser Center, Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 547 Mendocino Blvd., Santa Rosa, CA. David Nelson, Pete Sears, Bill Cutler, Dave Getz, Robin Sylvester, Rubber Souldiers (Chris Rowan, Lorin Rowan, David Gans), Mark Karan, Pat Campbell, Peter Albin, Jimmy Sanchez, David Perper, and others.
Saturday, December 20, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm: Grand Lake Farmers’ Market, Oakland CA
Saturday, December 27, 7:30-9:30pm: DG solo at theNomad Cafe, 6500 Shattuck Avenue, Oakland CA
GD Hour archives on DeadNet
We’ve been a tiny bit late posting the last two weeks, but it’s still happening: programs from the GD Hour archive posted on DeadNet every Wednesday.
Today’s post is the second of two remembering the late Merl Saunders, who was a splendid interview as well as a great musician.
Just posted: Grateful Dead Hour #97, originally heard the week of July 30, 1990
Last week’s post was Grateful Dead Hour #489, originally broadcast the week of February 2, 1998
Always happy to field your requests. You can browse the GD Hour archives here, and search for specific songs or interviews or show dates here (courtesy of David Newhouse).