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     Grateful Dead - Black Peter (2020 Remaster) [Official Audio]

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   How many times did the Grateful Dead play Black Peter?

   • It was something of a staple for the Grateful Dead, being played live almost 350 times. Black Peter is a character from Dutch folklore who travels with St. Nicholas. Peter is generally said to be black because he is a moor from Spain. Modern portrayals of Black Peter are generally white people with blackface wearing Renaissance clothing.

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   Was Black Peter a 'brisk' song?

   • In his book of annotated lyrics, Box of Rain, Hunter has a note for this song. It says that he wrote "Black Peter" to be "brisk" like the 1961 Doug Kershaw song " Louisiana Man ," but Garcia slowed it down and made it more mournful.

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   How many references does Black Peter have?

   • The name Black Peter has five (yes, five) possible references. The first possibility is the one that came closest to Workingman's Dead album on which this song appeared in 1970. In 1964, Czech director Milos Forman put out a film named Black Peter, which won the top prize at that year's Locarno International Film Festival.

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   When was Black Peter made?

   • In 1964, Czech director Milos Forman put out a film named Black Peter, which won the top prize at that year's Locarno International Film Festival. The film is essentially about a young man's troubled relationship with his father and about his awkward attempts to get on as an adult.

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   Black Peter. Lyrics By: Robert Hunter. Music By: Jerry Garcia. All of my friends come to see me last night. I was laying in my bed and dying. Annie Beauneu from Saint Angel (note 1) Say "the weather down here so fine".

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   Black Peter by the Grateful Dead from their 1969 studio album, Workingman's Dead.

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   Learn about the possible sources and meanings of the song title Black Peter, written by Robert Hunter and performed by Jerry Garcia. The song is about a dying man who regrets his life and doubts its significance.

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   When we were looking for a Grateful Dead ... "Along with High Time, Black Peter was one of the slower-tempoed, more beautiful songs on 1970's Workingman's Dead.

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   Black Peter Lyrics: All of my friends come to see me last night / I was laying in my bed and dying / Annie Beauneau from Saint Angel / Say "The weather down here, so fine" / Just then, the wind...

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   The Workingman's Dead 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition is out now. Shop the Workingman's Dead store on dead.net below or click here https://lnk.to/WD50"This w...

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