Today in Grateful Dead History

August 9 2009

When the last rose of summer pricks my finger

And the hot sun chills me to the bone
When I can’t hear the song for the singer
And I can’t tell my pillow from a stone

I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And sing me a song of my own
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And sing me a song of my own

When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain
And the stars start to splatter in the sky
When the moon splits the southwest horizon
With the scream of an eagle on the fly

I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And listen to the ripples as they moan
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And sing me a song of my own

Black muddy river
Roll on forever
I don’t care how deep or wide
If you got another side
Roll muddy river
Roll muddy river
Black muddy river roll

When it seems like the night will last forever
And there’s nothing left to do but count the years
When the strings of my heart start to sever
And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears

I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And dream me a dream of my own
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
And sing me a song of my own
And sing me a song of my own

RIP Jer….

March 12 2009

Today in Grateful Dead History – 03/12

03-12-66 Danish Center, Los Angeles, Ca. (Sat)
Listen or Download it at Archive.org
Viola Lee Blues, One Kind Favor, I Know You Rider, You See A Broken Heart, It’s A Sin, BIODTL, Heads Up Jam, Next Time, Death Don’t, Midnight Hour
Pico Acid Test – list may belong to another night

03-12-67 Whiskey-A-Go-Go, San Francisco, Ca. (Sun)

03-12-69 Fillmore West, San Francisco, Ca.
San Francisco State Strike Committee benefit

03-12-81 Boston Garden, Boston, Ma. (Thu)
Listen or Download it at Archive.org
1: Jack Straw, Tennessee Jed, Mama Tried> Mexicali, Bird Song> C. C. Rider, Althea, Let It Grow> Franklin’s
2: Terrapin> Playin> He’s Gone> Drumz> NFA> Black Peter> Around> Johnny B. Goode
E: U. S. Blues

03-12-85 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, Ca. (Tue)
Listen or Download it at Archive.org
1: Iko Iko, Rooster*, Dupree’s, Me & My Uncle> Big River, West L. A., L. L. Rain> Don’t Ease
2: Touch, Playin> Drumz> He’s Gone> Throwing Stones> NFA*> Lovelight
E: U. S. Blues
*with Matt Kelly Rex Foundation benefit

03-12-92 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. (Thu)
Listen or Download it at Archive.org
1: Greatest> Bertha, Walking Blues, Stagger Lee, BIODTL, Tom Thumb Blues, Tennessee Jed> Promised
2: Saint> Ship Of Fools, Corinna> Playin Reprise> Drumz> Other One> Stella Blue> Sugar Magnolia
E: Baby Blue

March 9 2009

Today in Grateful Dead History – 03/09

03-09-81 Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. (Mon)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Stranger, Althea> C. C. Rider, Ramble On> El Paso, Deep Elem, BIODTL, Bird Song, Minglewood
2: China Cat> I Know You Rider> Samson, Ship Of Fools, Estimated> Uncle John> Drumz> Other One> Stella Blue> Good Lovin E: U. S. Blues

“Wheel” tease before “Good Lovin”

03-09-85 Berkeley Community Theatre, Berkeley, Ca. (Sat)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Bertha> Saturday Night> Sugaree, All Over Now, Row Jimmy, Let It Grow
2: China Cat> Cumberland> Miracle> Eyes> Drumz*> Other One*> Wheel> Sugar Magnolia E: Baby Blue
*with Merl SaundersRex Foundation benefit – “Twilight Zone Theme” during “Drumz”

03-09-92 Capital Centre, Landover, Md. (Mon)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Jack Straw> West L. A., Me & My Uncle> Big River, Row Jimmy, Cassidy> Deal
2: Victim> Iko Iko> Corinna> Dark Star> Drumz> Miracle> Morning Dew E: Satisfaction
“Dark Star” is first verse only – “Shenandoah” theme during “Space” – last “Satisfaction”: 07-07-86 [406]

03-09-93 Rosemont Horizon, Rosemont, Il. (Tue)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: H. C. Sunshine, Wang Dang Doodle, Loose Lucy, Me & My Uncle> Mexicali, Broken Arrow, Row Jimmy, Eternity, Liberty
2: China Cat> I Know You Rider, Victim> Ship Of Fools, Playin> Drumz> Last Time> Black Peter> Sugar Magnolia E: Heaven’s Door

March 8 2009

Today in Grateful Dead History – 03/08

03-08-70 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, Ca. (Sun)
Listen to it at Archive.org
Cold Rain And Snow, Yellow Dog Story, China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider > High Time, Dire Wolf, Hard To Handle, Monkey and The Engineer, I’ve Been Around This World, Me And My Uncle, Black Peter, Katie Mae > Impromptu Blues, Not Fade Away > Turn On Your Lovelight

03-08-92 Capital Centre, Landover, Md. (Sun)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: LTGTR, Touch, Minglewood, Ramble On, B. T. Wind, Loose Lucy, Desolation Row, Big RxR Blues, Music
2: Samson, Way To Go, Foolish Heart> L. L. Rain, Wave To The Wind> Drumz> Watchtower> So Many Roads> Throwing Stones> NFA E: Mighty Quinn

March 7 2009

Today in Grateful Dead History – 03/07

03-07-68 San Quentin State Prison, San Quentin, Ca. (Thu)
The Grateful Dead played a free afternoon concert on the lawn outside the prison

03-07-70 Star Theatre, Phoenix, Az. (Sat)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Cold Rain And Snow, China Cat Sunflower, I Know You Rider, High Time, Dire Wolf, Hard To Handle, Been All Around This World,
Me And My Uncle
2: Black Peter, Katie Mae, Wake Me Shake Me, Not Fade Away, Turn On Your Love Light

03-07-81 Cole Field House, University of Maryland, College Park, Md. (Sat)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Alabama> Greatest, Dire Wolf, Me & My Uncle> Big River, Candyman> C. C. Rider, Jack A Roe, Passenger, Bird Song> L. L. Rain> Deal
2: Iko Iko> Sailor> Saint> Jam> Drumz> Truckin> Black Peter> Around> Johnny B. Goode E: Saturday Night
“Uncle John” tease after “Saint”

March 6 2009

Today in Grateful Dead History – 03/06

03-06-81 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Fri)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Jack Straw, Peggy-O, Cassidy, TLEO> El Paso, Row Jimmy> Rooster, B. E. Women, Let It Grow> Deal
2: Samson, Roses, Estimated> Franklin’s> Drumz> Other One> Stella Blue> Sugar Magnolia E: Don’t Ease

03-06-92 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Va. (Fri)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Stranger, FOTD, Mexicali> Maggie’s Farm, Stagger Lee, Picasso Moon> Bird Song
2: New Speedway> Truckin> Crazy Fingers> Corinna> Drumz> Last Time> Wharf Rat> Sugar Magnolia E: The Weight
various tuning jams before “Stranger” including “The Entertainer” and “Happy Birthday”

03-06-94 Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Az. (Sun)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Help> Slipknot> Franklin’s, Spoonful> Jack A Roe, Masterpiece, B. E. Women, Let It Grow
2: Easy Answers, Lazy River Road, Playin> Eyes> Drumz> Wheel> Last Time> Attics> Good Lovin E: Liberty

March 5 2009

Today in Grateful Dead History – 03/05

03-05-71 Oakland Auditorium Arena, Oakland, Ca. (Fri)
Lovelight
Black Panther benefit – with Huey Newton, Kathleen Cleaver

03-05-72 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, Ca. (Sun)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Bertha, B. T. Wind, Mr. Charlie, Sugaree, Greatest, Next Time, Tennessee Jed, Jack Straw, China Cat> I Know You Rider, Mexicali, You Win Again, El Paso, Casey Jones
2: Good Lovin, NFA> GDTRFB> NFA E: Saturday Night
first “B. T. Wind” – American Indian Benefit – billing: GD; NRPS; Yogi Phlegm

03-05-81 Stanley Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Thu)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Alabama> Greatest, FOTD, C. C. Rider, Althea, Mama Tried> Mexicali, To Lay Me Down> Minglewood, Tennessee Jed> Music
2: Jam> Passenger*> Scarlet> Fire, Playin> Drumz> NFA> Wharf Rat> Around> Johnny B. Goode E: U. S. Blues
*without Jerry

03-05-92 Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, Va. (Thu)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Help> Slipknot> Franklin’s> Same Thing, Jack A Roe, Tom Thumb Blues, Let It Grow
2: Eyes> Way To Go, Estimated> He’s Gone> Drumz> Wheel> Miracle> So Many Roads> Good Lovin E: U. S. Blues

03-05-94 Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Az. (Sat)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Stranger, Stagger Lee, El Paso@, Loose Lucy, Broken Arrow, Eternity, Bertha
2: China Cat> I Know You Rider, Way To Go, Saint> He’s Gone> Drumz> Watchtower> Stella Blue> Saturday Night E: IFTL

March 4 2009

Today in Grateful Dead History – 03/04

03-04-94 Desert Sky Pavilion, Phoenix, Az. (Fri)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Half Step, Rooster, Ramble On, Me & My Uncle@> Big River@, Bird Song> Promised
2: Iko Iko, L. L. Rain@, Crazy Fingers> Estimated> Drumz> Miracle> Black Peter> Throwing Stones E: U. S. Blues

March 3 2009

Today in Grateful Dead History – 03/03

03-03-66 A. I. A. A. Hall, Los Angeles, Ca. (Thu)
with the film Psychedelic Experience

03-03-67 Winterland Arena, San Francisco, Ca. (Fri)
first Dead Winterland show – “The First Annual Love Circus” – also: Love; Moby Grape; The Loading Zone; Blue Crumb Truck Factory

03-03-68 Haight Street, San Francisco, Ca. (Sun)
Listen to it at Archive.org
Viola Lee Blues, Smokestack, Lovelight, Hurts Me Too, Dancin
list incomplete – batteries were running down, so the taper only recorded certain songs – afternoon concert

03-03-71 Fillmore West, San Francisco, Ca. (Wed)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Casey Jones, Hard To Handle, Playin, Loser, Bobby McGee, Next Time, BIODTL, Bertha
2: Me & My Uncle, Truckin> Drums> Other One> Wharf Rat, Sugar Magnolia, King Bee, Greatest> Johnny B. Goode E: Good Lovin
Airwaves benefit – also: Shades Of Joy (with Mart?n Fierro); Gestalt Fool Theatre Family – New Generation Singers; American Indian Dancers

03-03-81 Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, Oh. (Tue)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Stranger, Peggy-O, Me & My Uncle> Big River, Bird Song> L. L. Rain, Big RxR Blues> Rooster> Deal
2: China Cat> I Know You Rider> Samson, He’s Gone> Drumz> Sailor> Saint> Black Peter> Good Lovin E: Casey Jones

03-03-87 Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, Ca. (Tue)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Mighty Quinn, Greatest, Loser, Minglewood, Tons Of Steel, Cassidy, Half Step> Promised
2: Drums> Iko Iko*, Saint, Terrapin> Drumz> Gimme Some Lovin> Wharf Rat> Throwing Stones> Touch E: Brokedown
*with members of the Dirty Dozen Brass BandMardi Gras – Dirty Dozen Brass Band opened

03-03-92 The Omni, Atlanta, Ga. (Tue)
Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Bucket, Sugaree, Walking Blues, Candyman, Queen Jane, Tennessee Jed, Corinna
2: Iko Iko, Playin> Uncle John> Wave To The Wind> Drumz> China Doll> Throwing Stones> Lovelight E: Brokedown

March 2 2009

Today in Grateful Dead History – 03/02

03-02-68 1300 Boulevard Way, Walnut Creek, Ca.
also: Looking Glass

03-02-69 Fillmore West, San Francisco, Ca. Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Doin That Rag, Dark Star> St. Stephen> The Eleven> Lovelight
2: Cryptical> Drums> Other One> Cryptical> Death Don’t> Caution> Feedback> We Bid You Goodnight
Death Don’t, Feedback and We Bid You Goodnight appear on Live Dead – billing: GD; Pentangle; Sir Douglas Quintet

03-02-81 Cleveland Music Hall, Cleveland, Oh. Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Shakedown> Minglewood, Dire Wolf> Cassidy, Althea> El Paso, Jack A Roe, Lazy Lightning> Supplication, Don’t Ease> Promised
2: Ramble On, Playin> China Doll> Drumz> Playin> Wheel> Around> Johnny B. Goode E: U. S. Blues

03-02-87 Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, Ca.Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Jack Straw, Althea, C. C. Rider, Bird Song, BIODTL, Ramble On, Stranger
2: China Cat> I Know You Rider> Woman Smarter, Ship Of Fools, Estimated> Eyes> Drumz> Truckin> Morning Dew E: Johnny B. Goode
Funiculi Funicula tuning before Jack Straw

03-02-92 The Omni, Atlanta, Ga. Listen to it at Archive.org
1: Cold Rain, Rooster, B. E. Women, All Over Now, Loser, Masterpiece> Deal
2: China Cat> I Know You Rider, Woman Smarter> Terrapin> Jam> Drumz> Other One> Stella Blue> Around E: Heaven’s Door
Jackhammer during Drumz