Grateful Dead

Viola Lee BluesShe Belongs To Me Morning Dew Big RR Blues Me and My Uncle Sing Me Back Home He Was A Friend Of Mine The Same Thing Lindy (Harry had a dream about a submarine now...I asked her for a piece of banana, she said let me play blues on your pianah) Smokestack Lightning

...read the ‘Outsiders’ or watch the movie! Greasers all the way, stay golden! ;)“Do it for Johnny ! “ https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=y4J_WeVT0HE

Best Covers (tie):Viola Lee Blues Morning Dew Not Fade Away Lovelight Best Traditional: I Know You Rider Best under-realized high potential: Werewolves of London

As you can see I did revise to a Top 10. Hope nobody minds but I did include traditional songs. I should have been more specific and stated non-GD written material/songs. Sorry 'bout that.

What are your 10 favorite cover songs by the GD? You can name just the song or a specific show/performance. Mine are below: 1. He Was A Friend Of Mine 2. Smokestack Lightnin' 3. Mama Tried (I love BW's cowboy covers) 4. Morning Dew 5. Cold Rain And Snow 6. Viola Lee Blues 7. Dark Hollow 8. Jack-A-Roe 9. The Race Is On 10. I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water* *'Muddy Water' was only performed once at the 12/5/71 Felt Forum show. Why it was dropped from the set list is beyond me. Judging from the crowd's reaction it was a keeper IMHO. Your Top 10?

Omitting "traditional" songs (Rider, Samson, CR&S, etc)... 1. Morning Dew. More so than any other song in the Dead's repertoire, they made this one their own. 10/19/73, 10/18/74, 5/8/77, 5/22/77? Take your pick. 2. Not Fade Away- Indespensible. I prefer the 1971-1973 medleys with GDTRFB, but the jammed out ones from circa '77 are great too. After they started the call and response, it became less interesting, if more interactive. 3. Sing Me Back Home- 8/27/72's version is sublime beauty. If this was the only version they every played it would still be on the list. 4. It's All Over Now, Baby Blue. This rarity had Jerry sing his heart out. One of the few songs that got better as his voice declined. 5. Turn On Your Lovelight- post-Pig, there's nothing of interest for me, but it's hard to imagine '69-'72 without this as a closer. Sure, some could go on for too long (12/20/69) but when everything clicked (2/13/70, 4/27/71, 8/6/71, 4/26/72, 5/24/72) 6. Death Don't Have No Mercy- 2/28/69 and 3/2/69 are favorites, but don't overlook 2/22/69 or the revivals from '89. Chills you like a gust of wind from a grave. 7. Dark Hollow- the only UNDERplayed Bobby Cowboy tune. 8. Good Lovin' - it became overplayed by Bobby after it's heyday in 1971 with Pigpen, but 5/2/70's version alone puts it on the list. 9. Viola Lee Blues- without it, maybe they never move beyond a garage band? 10. Big River. I have no interest in the versions after 1974, but those from Fall '73 are tight and ripping.

I bought most of these from eBay three or so years ago, not trying to profit , just want to get my money back. Looking to get $600 if anyone is interested in getting all nine of the pure Jerrys in very good condition. I live in Central Ma. If any new englanders wanted them we could do it in person. Pm if interested. Peace

My Favourite covers with Pigpen 1 BIG BOSS MAN 2 HARD TO HANDLE 3 IT HURTS ME TOO 4 NEXT TIME YOU SEE ME 5 SMOKESTACK LIGHTNING It's time we had another box of bacon.......

I love a few of these releases, but the Series pales in comparison to the epic PureJerry shows from about a decade ago. That's the problem with picking second, I suppose. Pure Jerry 4 (Garcia Saunders Band) might be the best non-GD show of all-time featuring Jerry. Pure Jerry 6 is my favorite Garcia Band show ever, and Pure Jerry 9 is a wonderful complilation from that same period. Good luck finding any of these for under 100 bucks (or under 200 for PJ9). Concerning Garcia Live, I think my favorites are 1, 4, 7, 8, and 9. Volume 8 is an especially hot '91 show.

Deal from the 11/17 show. Jerry's guitar intro sounds so crunchy and "distorted" in a good way.