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Grateful Dead

Dark Star

Songwriters: Garcia, Jerome J; Hart, Mickey; Hunter, Robert C; Kreutzmann, Bill; Lesh, Philip; Mackernan, Ronald; Pigott, Johanna; Weir, Robert Hall

Dark Star Stories: Veneta ‘72
3 months ago

For this edition of “Dark Star Stories” we’re going to take a look at one of the best-known renditions of Dark Star - the August 27th, 1972 “Field Trip” performance at the Renaissance Fair Grounds in Veneta, Oregon.As you probably all well know, the show was a benefit for Chuck and Sue Kesey’s Springfield Creamery. The Pranksters were present, Ken Babbs did the infamous opening introdu

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The Dead play a monster set for Obama! Change Rocks!
about 1 year ago

The DeadChange Rocks: A Concert to Benefit Obama for AmericaOctober 13th, 2008Bryce Jordan CenterPennsylvania State UniversityState College, PA Barack Obama Recorded SpeechTruckin' ->U.S. BluesHelp On The Way -> Slipknot! ->Franklin's TowerPlaying In The Band ->Dark StarSt. Stephen ->Unbroken Chain ->The Other One ->Throwin' Stones ->Jam ->Playing In The Band (reprise)Phil's Donor RapBob's Hun...

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Grateful Dead Gear: The Band's Instruments, Sound Systems, and Recording Sessions from 1965 to 1995
over 3 years ago
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At first glance I thought "oh, yet another Grateful Dead book, another somebody looking to cash in for retirement ", but on further examination I realized the author is Blair Jackson author of "Garcia : An American Life",(a great read), as well as a lot of other very enjoyable books.Description from Amazon"From the “acid tests” of the '60s to the famous “wall of sound” in the ’70s and u

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Why did it take me so long...
over 2 years ago

to buy a Grateful Dead album(s)?

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Psychedelic Rock Wars #9
over 2 years ago

How could I forget San Francisco. How could I forget the Dead. I didn't. The song that could possibly be the very reason the Dead sometimes did 20+ minute jams. So take a listen, or get up, stretch your feet, go to the bathroom. If your a dead head, you love it, if your not, it is probably the prime example of why you don't like the Dead. I like the Dead, and even though this performance w...

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