50+ Music4d ago
"Uncle John's Band" is a song by the #GratefulDead that first appeared in their concert setlists in late 1969. The band recorded it for their 1970 album #WorkingmansDead. Written by guitarist #JerryGarcia and lyricist #RobertHunter, "Uncle John's Band" presents the Dead in an acoustic and musically concise mode, with #closeHarmony singing. The song is one of the band's best known, and is included on the #RockAndRollHallOfFames500SongsThatShapedRockAndRoll.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx6IlOdae_A
Uncle John's Band (2001 Remaster)

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50+ MusicMar 20
"Touch of Grey" is a 1987 single by the #GratefulDead, and is from the album #InTheDark. The music was composed by #JerryGarcia, and the lyrics were written by #RobertHunter. The song was released as the first single from In the Dark and became the band's only top 10 hit on #Billboard Hot 100. Peaking at No. 9, it also reached No. 1 on the #MainstreamRockTracks chart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEKmbDbFMI8
Touch of Grey

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Ted Tocks CoversFeb 1

Ted Tocks Covers

Bertha

Originally posted on January 31, 2025

Looking back on a special night for Mickey, Bill and Bobby.

“Dressed myself in green
I went down to the sea
Try to see what’s going down
Try to read between the lines”

#gratefuldead #roberthunter #Bertha #darkstarorchestra #deadandcompany #LosLobos #theterrapinfamilyband

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Bertha – A song about the life cycle. It begins at birth and music is the thread that ties it all together. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #GratefulDead #RobertHunter #Bertha

Later this evening the three surviving members of the Grateful Dead are going to be honoured as the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year. For his role in spearheading several philanthropic endeavors,…

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Andrew ShieldsJan 15
“The Captain”, my 1995 eulogy for Jerry Garcia, now for “the joker”, Bob Weir. #111Words #HumanShields #TheCaptain #Songs #MySongs #JerryGarcia #RobertHunter #PhilLesh #MickeyHart #BillKreutzmann #Pigpen #BrentMydland #BobWeir #Eulogy https://111-words.ghost.io/the-captain-my-1995-eulogy-for-jerry-garcia-now-for-the-joker-bob-weir/
“The Captain”, my 1995 eulogy for Jerry Garcia, now for “the joker”, Bob Weir

In the week after Jerry Garcia died on 9 August 1995, I wrote a song as a eulogy for him, "The Captain". This morning I pulled it out and ran through it with special attention to the vocals (in connection with my singing lessons). The "captain" in the song is

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Show threadacffh morstDec 22
@LiveMusicArchiveUpdates this is delightful! #GratefulDead family material #LiveRecording #LiveMusic #LiveConcert #RobertHunter #SingerSongwriter very early #TouchOfGrey
50+ MusicDec 15
"Uncle John's Band" is a song by the #GratefulDead that first appeared in their concert setlists in late 1969. The band recorded it for their 1970 album #WorkingmansDead. Written by guitarist #JerryGarcia and lyricist #RobertHunter, "Uncle John's Band" presents the Dead in an acoustic and musically concise mode, with #closeHarmony singing. The song is one of the band's best known, and is included on the #RockAndRollHallOfFames500SongsThatShapedRockAndRoll.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2zItg1sBJg
Grateful Dead - Uncle John's Band (2020 Remaster) [Official Audio]

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wolf of the wispDec 12
#WritersCoffeeClub 12. December: a writer whose [life] _work_ inspires you? (question amended)
- Robert Hunter, lyricist, poet #RobertHunter
- Hunter Thompson, Gonzo journalist #HunterSThompson
- Little Will Shakespeare, playwright (allegedly) #Shakespeare
katch wreckNov 7

the Hunter/Garcia song "Mission in the Rain" is not a particularly difficult tune to play, from a technical standpoint... but neither is it easy, and it _does_ have an interesting form!

since i've never seen a very detailed 1-page chart for this one, i made my own :)

#JerryGarcia #RobertHunter #music

Aaro KoskinenNov 6

"Down In The Groove" by #BobDylan. One of the lowest-rated Dylan albums. Not so bad after all. Getting older one starts to dig everything about the 1980s...

There's "Death Is Not The End" later covered by #NIckCave. Also two #RobertHunter collaborations with #Dead members contributing on backing vocals.

#Music #RecordCollecting #FolkRock #CD

Ted Tocks CoversOct 26

Ted Tocks Covers - Year 8 - Day 86

Box of Rain

Remembering Phil Lesh!

“And it’s just a box of rain
I don’t know who put it there
Believe it if you need it
Or leave it if you dare
And it’s just a box of rain
Or a ribbon for your hair
Such a long long time to be gone
And a short time to be there”

#GratefulDead #phillesh #roberthunter #jerrygarcia

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2025/10/25/box-of-rain-such-a-long-time-to-be-gone-and-a-short-time-to-be-there-musicislife-tedtockscovers-gratefuldead-phillesh-robert-hunter/

Box of Rain – Such a Long Time to be Gone and a Short Time to be There. #MusicisLife #TedTocksCovers #GratefulDead #PhilLesh #Robert Hunter #

On the property where Phil Lesh resided with his wife, Jill, there stood a tree. It was an old oak; estimated to be over 200 years old. The Lesh family referred to it as ‘Grandfather Oak’. Jill Les…

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