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Career retrospective featuring 60 songs, being 22 previously unreleased including duets with Bob Dylan, Mickey Hart, Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir, Kris Kristofferson, Donovan, Judy Collins & Mimi Fariña, Rob Gibson, Eric Von Schmidt, Jeffrey Shurtleff and Odetta.
- “He’s Gone,” ‘Europe ’72’ (1972) Like everyone in the Dead organization in 1970, Garcia was shocked when t heir manager, Lenny Hart — who also happened to be Mickey’s father — absconded with more than $150,000 of the band’s earnings.
- “New Speedway Boogie,” ‘Workingman’s Dead’ (1970) The disastrously violent Altamont Speedway Free Festival of December 1969 deeply affected the Dead, who helped organize the event but ended up not taking the stage after the chaos turned decidedly ugly.
- “Doin’ That Rag,” ‘Aoxomoxoa’ (1969) On which Garcia reinvents the past: When he was in the pre-Dead jug band Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions, Garcia played the Memphis Jug Band’s 1928 “Lindberg Hop (Overseas Stomp),” whose central chord progression he mutated into this woozy tribute to the ragtime sound (with free-associative lyrics by Hunter).
- “Might as Well,” ‘Reflections’ (1976) This jaunty Garcia solo track immortalizes the Dead’s time on the Festival Express tour, the legendary rail trek through Canada during which they shared stages, alcohol and train cars with Janis Joplin, the Band, Delaney and Bonnie, and others.
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- Comes A Time
- Might as Well
- They Love Each Other
- Loser
- Rubin and Cherise
- Run For The Roses
- Deal
- Bird Song
- The Wheel
- # 1- Sugaree
From the end of 1974 to late 1975, the Grateful Dead took a well-earned break from their non-stop touring schedule. Rather than do the sensible thing and put his feet up for a while, Garcia hit the studio to record his third solo album. Like his previous non-Dead recordings, Reflections features a blend of cover tunes and originals, with Dead lyris...
If “Comes a Time” is a stunning finish to Reflections, “Might as Well” is an equally sensational opening. The first track to Garcia’s third solo outing takes a nostalgic look back at the Dead’s time on the Festival Express Tour, that infamous rail trip that took some of the most prominent artists of the ’60s on a raucous, whisky-fueled journey acro...
When it came time to record Reflections, Garcia had the chance to recruit some new faces. He didn’t, preferring to stick to what he knew by enlisting members of the Jerry Garcia Band for half the album, and the Dead for the rest. On “They Love Each Other,” the Dead are out in force, delivering one of the slickest, sweetest performances of their car...
It was a Dead concert staple before Garcia cut “Loser” for his eponymous 1972 solo debut. Left to his own devices, Garcia transformed it into something far more melancholy than the band had ever managed on stage. A tale of a deadbeat gambler who’s just “10 gold dollars” away from desperation, it’s a vocal and musical triumph, with Garcia supplying ...
Recorded for the 1978 album Cats Under the Stars, “Rubin and Cherise” took Hunter and Garcia three long years to write. Was it worth the effort? Hell yes. Inspired by the film ” Black Orpheus,” this bittersweet tale of a New Orleans love triangle ranks as one of the pair’s most poignant and affecting collaborations. Who else but Hunter would think ...
The 1980s weren’t a good time for Jerry Garcia. His addictions had grown to epic proportions, leading to conflicts with the band and increasingly shambolic live performances. It didn’t stop him from making some incredible music, though. On the titular track to the 1982 album Run For the Roses, he proved he could still deliver a sweet melody when th...
Hunter could never resist a tale about a no-good card play. Jerry Garcia, however, could, and he initially met “Deal” with some reluctance- although in fairness, it was very early in the morning when Hunter burst into his apartment with it and he was reading the paper at the time. After a lot of convincing, he agreed to put the paper down and add t...
Following the tragic death of Janis Joplinat the age of just 27 years old, Garcia and Hunter paid tribute to their friend with the magnificent “Bird Song.” A sumptuous, wonderfully tender number that drips with emotion without ever crossing the line into sentimentality, it’s one of the highlights of Garcia’s first solo album.
Some songs take weeks, months, or even years to get right. Some take minutes. The deliciously hooky “The Wheel” is a prime example of the second kind. In the middle of recording his first solo album, Garcia started bashing away at the piano. Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann joined in, and they managed to concoct a rip-roaring piece of classic rock betw...
Finally, we come to “Sugaree,” the highlight of Garcia’s debut album and, all these years later, still his finest piece of work. On the surface, it’s a sunny ode to a dancing hippie chick. But this is a song written by Robert Hunter – surface readings don’t cut it. Dig beneath the laid-back, breezy chug and you’ll find a song dripping with menace. ...
- Janey Roberts
Apr 25, 2024 · GarciaLive Volume 21 is missing the show’s opening “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)”, so archivists tacked a version of the Marvin Gaye classic from 2/15/76 onto the end of the album along...
Details. This special 2-CD collection salutes one of the most legendary figures in American music, beloved Grateful Dead lead guitarist, vocalist and eternal goodwill ambassador Jerry Garcia. Outside the realm of the Dead, Jerry pursued a broad array of folk, bluegrass, blues, and roots rock side projects that fully enriched his storied career.
