Until I checked out itunes which I only go there for the 90 second previews. Still not a bad deal considering how stellar the Dead was in the European tour. But do yourself a favor and grab the physical copy at many other places for $9.99 (hint BestB, Am**on, has em) Peace, Love, & Jerry!
Jug band music originated in Louisville, Kentucky, around 1905, but reached its fullest flowering in Memphis in the 1920s. Though there were others, two groups in particular dominated Beale Street: the Memphis Jug Band, led by Will Shade, and Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers. The former came first and was more popular at the time, but it's the Cannon/Stompers legacy that has best endured. In 1963 the Rooftop Singers, a Greenwich Village folk trio featuring Erik… more »
The Grateful Dead are a peculiar entity, and tough to think about critically because they exist almost entirely as their own subculture. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones are similarly successful, massive revenue-generating groups, but they defined culture at large. Everyone can find ways to wrap themselves in the subtext of those bands or, in the least, find songs that they admire. The Dead are a different thing; with fans of the group comes a… more »
"The Grateful Dead isn't an event, it's a process," guitarist/songwriter/vocalist Jerry Garcia once quipped of the band he cofounded and led until his 1995 death. For 30 years, the Bay Area-based group fearlessly meandered the musical - and geographical - map. Beginning in 1965 as the Warlocks, a prototypical psychedelic band playing Ken Kesey's Acid Tests, the Grateful Dead explored roots music, including blues, country and folk; toasted early rock 'n 'rollers (covering Chuck Berry… more »
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