Yesterday would have been Jerry Garcia’s 70th. And since I have a thing for 70th birthdays this year, let’s celebrate the long strange trip of covers of the Grateful Dead’s music. Again! (54 minutes)
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Featuring:
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| 1 | Friend of the Devil | Hot Ham & Cheese | Revolution & Revelations | Grateful Dead | |
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| 2 | Uncle John’s Band | Punk Is Dead | One Hesher Two Punx and A Hippy | Grateful Dead | |
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| 3 | New Speedway Boogie (with Jim Lauderdale) | Marc Cohn | Listening Booth: 1970 | Grateful Dead | |
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| 4 | Truckin’ | Dwight Yoakam | Deadicated | Grateful Dead | |
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| 5 | Sugar Magnolia | Matthew Sweet & Suzanna Hoffs | Under The Covers: Vol. 2 | Grateful Dead | |
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| 6 | All Along The Watchtower [Live, July 4, 1989] | Grateful Dead | Postcards Of The Hanging: Grateful Dead Perform The Songs Of Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | |
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| 7 | Casey Jones | Vassar Clements | Dead Grass | Grateful Dead | |
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| 8 | Touch of Gray | Mighty Diamonds | Fire on the Mountain: Reggae Celebrates the Grateful Dead | Grateful Dead | |
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| 9 | Ripple | The Persuasions and Friends | Persuasions of the Dead: The Grateful Dead Sessions | Grateful Dead | |
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| 10 | Cassidy | Grateful Dead Tribute | The Electronic Tribute To The Grateful Dead | Grateful Dead | |
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Non-Deadheads may deny it, but these are timeless classics in the American Songbook. The Persuasions disc alone is evidence that this is music that will live forever. Thanks for putting together an excellent set that surprises and delights!