It was originally released on the GD's fifth studio album, "American Beauty," and was written by Phil Lesh (melody and vocal phrasing) with Robert Hunter, the band's primary lyricist, writing the lyrics. The album was released in late 1970, making that year the only one in the band's history to have two studio albums released in the same calendar year ("AB" and the earlier "Workingman's Dead"). Lesh, the band's bassist, was struggling with the fact that his father was dying of cancer at the time of the making of AB. Lesh would v… read more
It was originally released on the GD's fifth studio album, "American Beauty," and was written by Phil Lesh (melody and vocal phrasing)… read more
It was originally released on the GD's fifth studio album, "American Beauty," and was written by Phil Lesh (melody and vocal phrasing) with Robert Hunter, the band's … read more
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, gospel, and psychedelic rock; for live performances of lengthy instrumental jams; and for its devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads." "Their music," writes Lenny Kaye, "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists." These various influences were distilled into a diverse and psychedelic whole that made the Grateful Dead "the pioneeri… read more
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, … read more
