tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post4165744146529855828..comments2024-03-17T11:10:04.872-07:00Comments on Grateful Dead Guide: Early Dead CoversLight Into Asheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-25473768473644146102016-04-05T21:23:43.088-07:002016-04-05T21:23:43.088-07:00A useful compilation of Dead cover debuts from ...A useful compilation of Dead cover debuts from '66 to the end:<br />https://archive.org/details/GratefulDeadCoverSongDebuts66-95<br /><br />I've also made a much more comprehensive list of the Dead's cover songs: <br />http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-grateful-deads-cover-songs.html Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-46319784152071594982015-01-30T21:54:44.042-08:002015-01-30T21:54:44.042-08:00I found a comment in Lesh's book Searching for...I found a comment in Lesh's book Searching for the Sound about 'Turn On Your Lovelight': "a showstopper that we all jumped on when we heard James Cotton do it when he opened one of our shows at the Fillmore." (p.94) <br /><br />Phil's memory about when songs were introduced to the Dead's sets is understandably not too reliable (he misdates Caution by a year; and alsoLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-28846403833145615842014-01-20T04:24:18.721-08:002014-01-20T04:24:18.721-08:00There was a songwriting influence from the Band to...There was a songwriting influence from the Band to the Dead, for sure - you can draw a straight line from things like The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down to Brown Eyed Women, Mississippi Half-Step, etc. Not much of a shared musical connection, though - the Band were not much of a jam band! More into tight live performances... When they added horns for their December '71 live shows, the resultLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-1753449238452487212014-01-19T23:20:47.493-08:002014-01-19T23:20:47.493-08:00I might try to write something and send it your wa...I might try to write something and send it your way. I've read a lot about The Band, and written about them a little bit previously. I'm intrigued by Hunter's mention of the effect of Robertson's songs, and by the similarities in the influences, repertoire and their timelines. But then they're also polar opposites in terms of performance ethic--The Band didn't really do Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-71103177858732302942014-01-19T21:44:07.812-08:002014-01-19T21:44:07.812-08:00The recent post on "Garcia's Record Colle...The recent post on "Garcia's Record Collection" has Garcia & Hunter talking about the Band, in the 1969-70 section... Other than mentioning their shows together, Festival Express & Watkins Glen, I don't think I have that much to say on that topic. (If someone else wants to write a few words, though, feel free....)Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-26830262854422183022014-01-19T20:48:41.854-08:002014-01-19T20:48:41.854-08:00I'd always thought that the Dead's version...I'd always thought that the Dead's version of "Iko Iko" came from the Neville Brothers, but thinking about it, I don't really have a firm basis for that assumption.<br /><br />Great blog, by the way. The Dead have been on the periphery of my musical interests for a couple of decades, but just in the last month or two something clicked and I'm not only listening with Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-29582686986187579982013-11-28T14:07:59.238-08:002013-11-28T14:07:59.238-08:00A note on "Big River" - though it first ...A note on "Big River" - though it first appears in a Dead show on 12/31/71, Garcia & Weir had played it acoustic (with Garcia singing) a year earlier in the 11/21/70 Boston WBCN-FM show. One wonders if it had also been played in other lost acoustic sets that year. <br />For some reason, after its NYE '71 appearance the song then went on hiatus through most of the Europe '72 Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-81979530886287207852013-09-17T23:17:19.484-07:002013-09-17T23:17:19.484-07:00This post has also been corrected & updated, w...This post has also been corrected & updated, with original artist info added.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-85667796229634437942013-08-14T12:45:39.509-07:002013-08-14T12:45:39.509-07:00No, I never heard of the Dead playing it. It's...No, I never heard of the Dead playing it. It's quite an un-Dead-like song, so I don't think they'd even consider playing it outside of the Bromberg session.<br />The Dead were also quite familiar with several Crosby songs - from the PERRO sessions, and from the March '75 rehearsals with him - but never played those live either, for similar reasons.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-59739735422096303332013-08-14T07:04:27.081-07:002013-08-14T07:04:27.081-07:00There's one song that I've never seen list...There's one song that I've never seen listed as a Dead cover -- David Bromberg's "Sharon". Did anybody ever hear the Dead playing it? If not, why not? The Dead certainly knew the song, since five of them (Garcia, Phil, Bill, Keith & Donna) are on the studio recording of it. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-22559926612009035542012-12-09T11:21:13.103-08:002012-12-09T11:21:13.103-08:00Oops! Clean forgot about that one; thanks.
First ...Oops! Clean forgot about that one; thanks. <br />First performed 2/15/73, and played 15 times that year.Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-74445123518916359032012-12-08T21:03:44.508-08:002012-12-08T21:03:44.508-08:00What about "You aint woman enough"; Lore...What about "You aint woman enough"; Loretta Lynn cover?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-70203200388745915072010-07-23T21:12:08.224-07:002010-07-23T21:12:08.224-07:00I've commented in my "1967 Tapes" po...I've commented in my "1967 Tapes" post that the Morning Dew from 1/14/67 is not from that date, or even from '67; it seems to my ears to be late '68. <br />So our first live Morning Dew is actually 3/18/67. <br />It's just a minor point though - since they recorded it for their album in Jan '67, clearly they must have been playing it live; we just don't have the Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-32706935499761946312010-02-23T15:48:49.744-08:002010-02-23T15:48:49.744-08:00great post! I have been checking out 66-69 lately...great post! I have been checking out 66-69 lately and its great to hear how they evolve. I listened to some 90's The Same Things. No disrespect, but Pig may have been rolling in his grave during those performances. Same with 80's lovelights.Bernardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-25826062652950375692010-01-07T23:52:54.050-08:002010-01-07T23:52:54.050-08:00I found another mistake....
Big Boy Pete wasn'...I found another mistake.... <br />Big Boy Pete wasn't new in 1969, it was a revival - our first performance comes from 11/29/66. <br /><br />At some point I'll fix up this post and add the original artists who did these songs - they should be mentioned in a post like this....Light Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-508596483308849125.post-77629019039413685132009-12-12T19:37:39.179-08:002009-12-12T19:37:39.179-08:00I'd like to post a correction to Big Boss Man ...I'd like to post a correction to Big Boss Man - <br />I wrote: "after '66, was dropped until 6/27/69" - but since then, I've remembered that it was played on 9/3/67! (It was introduced as "an old song".) <br />http://www.archive.org/details/gd67-09-03.sbd.backus.17272.sbeok.shnf <br /><br />So I wanted to make this comment to show that more errors may be lurking inLight Into Asheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943335142002007213noreply@blogger.com