Artist Lounge: Jerry Garcia Band
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On September 1,1990 at the Shoreline Amphitheater the Jerry Garcia Band performed a particularly poignant kind of magic.A Grateful Dead show was originally scheduled for that date but was canceled due to the untimely death of the Dead's brilliant passionate keyboard player,Brent Mydland in late July. Rather than cancel the gig,the Jerry Garcia Band stepped in to deliver one of their most heartfelt performances.
Stop That Train
I know he wasn't big on The Dead but ... MORE-
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...in Hartford, CT on this date in 1991... One of the great benefits of the post-coma life of Jerry was his renewed commitment to the Garcia Band. In addition to the legendary run on Broadway and the recurring shows at the Warfield, JGB embarked on several full-scale tours which hit the East Coast, notably in '89, '91 and '93...and there was the great live album from 1991... The track below was one of my favorite additions to the band's repertoire. Fun, bouncy track wi... MORE
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...at Great Woods Performing Arts Center in Mansfield, MA on this date in 1989... As promised earlier in the week I'm serving up a track from the 1989 JGB East Coast run...Clarence Clemons was a special guest at this show (and a few others on the tour)... There are so many great jams that could be highlighted but this is one of my favorite Jerry songs. Even though it had been around for 13 years by 1989 I always thought it never sounded better than with the late-era Ga... MORE
