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"Touch of Grey" is a 1987 single by the Grateful Dead, and is from the album In the Dark. The song is known for its refrain "I will get by / I will survive." The song is known for its refrain "I will get by / I will survive."
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Robert C. Christie Hunter (born Robert Burns; June 23, 1941 – September 23, 2019) was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator and poet, best known for his work with the Grateful Dead.
Thirty-five years later, is the Grateful Dead’s only Top 10 hit—'Touch of Grey'—the worst thing that ever happened to the band—or the song that saved it?
The music was written by Jerry Garcia, and the lyrics are by Robert Hunter.Hunter stated in a 2015 interview with Rolling Stone that "'Casey Jones' didn't start out as a song, it just suddenly popped into my mind: 'Driving that train, high on cocaine, Casey Jones, you better watch your speed.'
"Touch of Grey" peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100, the band's only top forty single; [4] it also became a frequently played music video on MTV. "Hell in a Bucket" and "Throwing Stones" (for which videos were also made) also achieved significant album-oriented rock radio airplay.
Dead Ringers: The Making of Touch of Grey is a music documentary film about the American rock group the Grateful Dead. It depicts the production of the band's first music video, for their song "Touch of Grey". Dead Ringers was directed by Justin Kreutzmann, the son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann.
Dave's Picks Volume 39 is a three-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead.It contains the complete concert recorded on April 26, 1983, at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.