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
Iko Iko>The Other One>Black Peter
Hint:
An unusual trio of songs, as were so many of the Dead's live performance sequences
day17_OJMIOlFSyUWnMFg_iko_other.mp3
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657 comments

  • TheDoctor
    1 week 2 days ago
    Nothing like a good cry to start the day

    The emotion was so strong with So Many Roads that tears were just pouring down my face. Thank You Jerry, miss you. As always many Thanks to David Lemieux and company, my favorite time of the year. Peace

  • FredHead-NY
    1 week 2 days ago
    RE: So far so good

    Boom, looks like 7 for 7 now. Two hours of "grate" downloads already, folks. Shine your shoes, light your fuse.

  • driftin and dreamin
    1 week 2 days ago
    Cheers

    Sphere shows were off the chain last summer, fingers crossed for a Dead 60 residency back in lost wages.

  • smallz
    1 week 2 days ago
    "Go ahead!" - Jerry

    Thank jah for 30 days of dead! And a big thanks to Dave Lemieux and Co. every year! There are exactly 4 possibilities today. Got the 3rd try to sync up pretty nicely to today's selection. So Many Roads is my favorite latter day dead tune. Have a grateful day, fellow heads!

  • LeeBob802
    1 week 2 days ago
    @WackaloonQ

    Thumbs up, Like, Heart, Grateful.

Yesterday's answer...
Albany, NY, Knickerbocker Arena
The Wheel debuted live in 1976, although it had appeared on Jerry's 1972 solo debut album. I Need Miracle appeared in 1978 and was included on Shakedown Street, and Standing On The Moon made its first appearnce in February 1989 and was recorded for the Dead's final studio album later that year
Yesterday's Winner...
BirthaLove

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