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Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: cozmik_cowboy on April 18, 2019, 09:12:07 AM
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On April 18, 1970, the Grateful Dead did one 80-minute set as opening act for Mickey Hart & His Heartbeats and Bobby Ace & His Cards From The Bottom Of The Deck (Charlie Musselwhite and NRPS were also on the bill).
Alas, no recording is in circulation, or I would link it.
Does anyone know the line-ups for the Heartbeats and/or the Cards?
Peter
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Today is also the anniversary of the 1906 SF earthquake...
Below is a link to a blog post about the April 17-20 run of Heartbeats/Bobby Ace/New Riders/Musselwhite shows.
http://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2013/11/april-17-19-1970-family-dog-on-great.html
Apparently there is a tape of 4/18 in Mountain Girl's possession. It was released on vinyl for Record Store Day in 2013 and I believe also as a limited edition CD through dead.net. A few of the tracks are available on youtube.
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And the 37th anniversary of Phil's earthquake jam at the Hartford Civic Center. It left a lasting impression on my 18-yr old brain.
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Thanks, Stephen; you're a saint........
Peter
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And the 37th anniversary of Phil's earthquake jam at the Hartford Civic Center. It left a lasting impression on my 18-yr old brain.
I missed that by one night!
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By the way, that’s an adorable corgi! :)
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Once again, I'm fascinated by the almost parallel musical tangent I have lived that ultimately landed me here. I learned "California Earthquake" from the Seldom Scene, who no doubt got it from John Hartford... it's no accident the music of the Grateful Dead comes so naturally when I hear it now. There is a very direct bridge between them. I just didn't find it until recently. So many roads.
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Well, Greg, Jerry did spend a good bit of his youth playing bluegrass.
Peter
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Well, Greg, Jerry did spend a good bit of his youth playing bluegrass.
Peter
Old and in the Way was always a favorite. He was SO talented!
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Yes, he was. But O&ITW was mid-life; he was big into 'grass for several years before Mother McCree's.
Peter
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Once again, I'm fascinated by the almost parallel musical tangent I have lived that ultimately landed me here. I learned "California Earthquake" from the Seldom Scene, who no doubt got it from John Hartford... it's no accident the music of the Grateful Dead comes so naturally when I hear it now. There is a very direct bridge between them. I just didn't find it until recently. So many roads.
I think the California Earthquake in Hartford was a completely different thing, but I love the Seldom Scene! Their evening at The Sanders Theater in 1979 was a top 10 show.
https://archive.org/details/gd82-04-18.sbd.miller.18116.sbeok.shnf/gd82-04-18d3t01.shn
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Lotta' word-y coincidences in this thread. It's all connected. :)
I've linked this somewhere else here before, but here is a story about a comprehensive collection of some of Jerry's earlier music. https://bluegrasstoday.com/before-the-dead-a-preview/ That was last year, so I assume it's out by now...
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Spartan Stadium, SJSU, 40 years ago today - the first show with Brent:
https://archive.org/details/gd79-04-22.sbd.bennett.12001.sbeok.shnf
Peter (who wasn't sure whether to put this here or in "What Are You Listening To")