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Robert Hunter wrote the lyrics in 1970 in London on the same afternoon he wrote those to "Brokedown Palace" and "To Lay Me Down" (reputedly drinking half a bottle of retsina in the process). [3] Jerry Garcia wrote the music to accompany Hunter's lyrics, [ 3 ] and the song debuted August 18, 1970 at Fillmore West in San Francisco.
"Dire Wolf" is a ballad by the Grateful Dead, released as the third track on their 1970 album Workingman's Dead. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter after watching a film adaptation of The Hound of the Baskervilles. The music, containing elements of country and folk music, was composed by Jerry Garcia on the same day. The song tells the ...
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The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. [1] [2] Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, and world music with psychedelia, [3] [4] the band is famous for improvisation during their live performances, [5] [6] and for their devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads".
The Best of the Grateful Dead is an album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It is a two-CD compilation of songs recorded in the studio from throughout their career. It includes at least one track from each of their studio albums, recorded from 1967 to 1989 and arranged in chronological order. It was released by Rhino Records on March 31, 2015.
Grateful Dead Comix was a comic book title published by Kitchen Sink Press in the 1990s. The comics included lyrics from Grateful Dead songs adapted into stories, as well as material about the band itself. A total of 9 issues were published from 1991 to 1994. [1]
Dig! named it the 12th best Grateful Dead song, calling Weir's lyrics "an early example of the Dead's flair for self-mythology". [5] " The Other One" topped Far Out ' s list of the 10 best Grateful Dead songs written and sung by Weir, calling it a "legendary psychedelic tale".
"Throwing Stones" is a song by the Grateful Dead. It appears on their 1987 album In the Dark. [1] It was also released as a single, with a B-side of "When Push Comes to Shove". [2] The song is based loosely on the nursery rhyme Ring Around the Rosie. The song repeatedly mentions the line Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down!.