30 Days of Dead

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It's a Dead Head's most wonderful time of the year! Welcome to another 30 days of unreleased Grateful Dead tracks from the vault, one for every day of the month, selected by archivist and producer David Lemieux. The tracks are yours, 100% free gua-ran-teed, but the real fun is taking part in the challenge for the chance to win some sweet swag from the Dead.

Those of you who know what to do, feel free to skip right on ahead. For those of you who need a refresher, here's the drill:

You know your Ables from your Bakers from your C's, but can your finely tuned ears differentiate the cosmic "comeback" tour from a spacey 70s show? Each day we'll post a song from one of the Dead's coveted shows. Will it be from that magical night at Madison Square Garden in '93 or from way back when they were just starting to warm it up at Winterland? Is that Pigpen's harmonica we hear? Brent on keys? If you think you know, lob your answer in and you just might find yourself taking home our daily prize of a 2025 Grateful Dead wall calendar or the grand prize – a copy of limited, numbered, FRIEND OF THE DEVILS: APRIL '78 boxed set!

Today's Song
Casey Jones
Hint:
Debuting in 1969 and recorded in 1970, this song was in and out of the lineup over the next 20+ years, with its final live performance being in 1993
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385 comments

  • FredHead-NY
    1 week ago
    Welcome Back!

    Welcome Back, everyone! Looking forward to another fun year. Sad about Phil of course. A box of rain will ease the pain, and love will see you through.

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    TommyMcD47
    1 week ago
    Stop putting answers in comments

    Don't be a jerk please

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    paintdrinkingpete
    1 week ago
    BITRATE

    Yeah, Mac0123, I'm also seeing a bitrate of only 128kbps for the downloaded file... a bit disappointing, for MP3 should be at least 256 or around there if VBR.

  • woodro69
    1 week ago
    Didn't we just do this?

    Man, every year really is getting shorter... great to be back.

    RIP Phil Lesh - legend - you brought me much joy.

  • UK Deadhead
    1 week ago
    Grateful for the Good Stuff As Always

    Thanks to all the team that makes this possible every year.

    As a UK based Deadhead I cannot enter the comp, but that doesn't detract from enjoying the daily challenge of identifiying date and place.

    Now where did I leave my copy of Deadbase........

Yesterday's answer...
New York, NY, Felt Forum - Madison Square Garden
This duo of songs is from the final Grateful Dead performance at Madison Square Garden. After 15 years and countless great nights, the Dead opened their second set with these two beauties.
Yesterday's Winner...
Kyle
Westerville
OH

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