Week of January 1-7, 2024
Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where we head into 2024 with Grateful Dead music from 1969, 1986, and 1990
Our first stop this week is in Modesto, CA, on 3/28/69, where we have this classic Live/Dead sequence featuring Dark Star > St. Stephen> The Eleven> Death Don't Have No Mercy> Turn On Your Love Light.
Next is the entire first set from 3/30/86 in Providence, where we have Hell In A Bucket ; Sugaree ; El Paso ; Cumberland Blues ; Tons Of Steel ; C C Rider ; Dupree's Diamond Blues ; Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues ; Deal, with songs sung be each of the band’s four singers.
Lastly this week is a piece of music that needs no introduction, the second set opener with Branford from Nassau on 3/29/90: Eyes Of The World>Estimated Prophe>Dark Star>Drums.
Be sure to join us here next week for more music from the vault.
David Lemieux
Tasty nug!