A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE California Symphony to rock with West Coast premiere of the Dead Symphony Grateful Dead tribute to include exhibit of Herb Greene photography and appearances by composer Lee Johnson, official biographer Dennis McNally and David Gans of the nationally-syndicated radio show, The Grateful Dead Hour. The West Coast premiere of Lee Johnson’s “Dead … Read more
Associated Press story in today’s San Francisco Chronicle: Honoring the Dead – with a symphony Excerpt: ….”Dead Symphony” is more than just pop songs arranged for an orchestra – it’s an honest-to-goodness, 12-movement symphony by a respected classical composer that twists the Dead songs it’s inspired by in adventurous directions. The symphony had a gestation … Read more
Week of July 7, 2008 Part 1 34:10 Grateful Dead 2/26/77 Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino CA MAMA TRIED DEAL PLAYING IN THE BAND-> THE WHEEL-> PLAYING IN THE BAND Part 2 21:15 Lee Johnson, Dead Symphony no. 6: An Orchestral Tribute to the Music of the Grateful Dead BLUES FOR ALLAH IF I HAD THE … Read more
In Baltimore, on Jerry’s birthday. More on Lee Johnson’s orchestral adaptation of GD themes here. And here’s a review of the CD from an earlier blog post.