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    The Dead Covers Project

    What a wonderful month it's been, sharing our love of the Grateful Dead through song and video! We applaud all the hard work and effort that you, the fans, put into the DEAD COVERS PROJECT, and we hope you'll continue to watch and support all the amazing participant videos on YouTube until we fire up the DEAD COVERS PROJECT again next February.

    Throughout the month of April, we'll be shining our lovelight on a handful of artists that really made the grade. You'll get to know each of these five artists and find out just what made them connect with the Dead in our exclusive DEAD COVERS PROJECT profiles, but for now we'd simply like to congratulate the following participants (in no particular order)...

    Now Playing In The Band...

    The project may be over for 2012, but you can continue to check out some of the "Top Rated" videos that were submitted and "Like" them here.

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    Semper Fire
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    Good fun time
    I had a great time, and I think most everybody else had a great time. Unfortunately the world is round and there are all types. So I guess there are whiners too. It seems like comparing apples to oranges to make a contest out of music. But if that is what some will want go ahead and give it to them. What is important is that now we know there are great bands out there still playing Dead. And now we know where they are etc.. We also know that there are tons of Deadheads out there playing amateur versions of Dead tunes. We also know there are tons of Regular folks out there who are also playing dead tunes........ And hopefully the Dead know that we love them and will never give up.... And whenever some of them want to retire the music wont stop. It will be okay.
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    Harp-Unstrung
    12 years 8 months ago
    Questions going further...
    But seriously.. I think many of us would like to hear an admission from the powers that be that the "contest" as it were (yes, there were prizes.. being among the ten featured / recognition IS a HUGE prize) is NOT based purely on talent and musical ability and interpretations of the Dead tunes, but more on how many "Likes" the band can get on Youtube. So, if one band had a techie in the group, or a huge supply of devotees that could spend 4th dimensional resources campaiging to harvest Likes into the multi thousands, that band would be more likely to achieve the pinnacle of recognition. ...whether or not there was another band that had a version of the same song that blew it away (vocally, instrumentally, etc) but had few Likes, perhaps owing to having started out late in the game, or being technologically challenged, yet managing to post by the deadline, thinking some panel of human judges would be viewing all the ones that were shared (at least on Dead.net's BB bulletin board with a link to the song on their YouTube channel). The reason I feel it is important to be answered (not just for myself but for all the participants) is that going forward, what can we expect for next year? Obviously all of us who entered will be keeping our entries up on YouTube. So for next year, do we simply resubmit them through this portal, on this BB, to say "hey, check out this one!", or must we record new ones, and if we are using existing ones from this year, how will the # of accumulated Likes figure in at that point? From what I've read both on the BB and on various participating artists' YouTube pages and comments, is that many of us jumped through hoops to get submissions up by he deadline, but it amounted to naught, and not due to lack of talent either. When the contest was announced, the challenge was "Do you have what it takes to cover the Dead", and not "do you have what it takes to make your video go viral and have more people "Like" it. Important concerns, IMHO. That having been said, I was extremely impressed with some of the top featured choices. My favorites were Brandon McCoy, Aaron Gibson, Jugtown Pirates, & Packy Lundholm, not necessarily in that order, and would like to congratulate them (as well as the others) for achieving this distinction. I'm also curious as to what extent if any, the members of the Dead and their repsoective offshoot groups see or have any input into what songs "made the grade" (ie the featured list). Thanks in advance for your response. - Mark The Harper
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What a wonderful month it's been, sharing our love of the Grateful Dead through song and video! We applaud all the hard work and effort that you, the fans, put into the DEAD COVERS PROJECT, and we hope you'll continue to watch and support all the amazing participant videos on YouTube until we fire up the DEAD COVERS PROJECT again next February.

Throughout the month of April, we'll be shining our lovelight on a handful of artists that really made the grade. You'll get to know each of these five artists and find out just what made them connect with the Dead in our exclusive DEAD COVERS PROJECT profiles, but for now we'd simply like to congratulate the following participants (in no particular order)...

Now Playing In The Band...

The project may be over for 2012, but you can continue to check out some of the "Top Rated" videos that were submitted and "Like" them here.

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What a wonderful month it's been, sharing our love of the Grateful Dead through song and video! We applaud all the hard work and effort that you, the fans, put into the DEAD COVERS PROJECT, and we hope you'll continue to watch and support all the amazing participant videos on YouTube until we fire up the DEAD COVERS PROJECT again next February.

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Submitted by Alpine7784 on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 09:48

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I'm a late-comer to this contest, but I just posted a video of my band RailRider doing Cumberland Blues from our farewell performance in Windsor, CT on March 26,2011. View it here: http://youtu.be/bmZmRG-8S7E If you like it, please vote! Thanks. :)
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Submitted by bluedaniel714 on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 13:02

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j4SfqeOqe0 Here is a unique, fun, heartwarming, warm and fuzzy video of a tried and true group of talented and lovely friends and lovers doing a cover of Crazy Fingers as our submission to The Grateful Dead Covers Project. You gotta watch this – you may just watch it again and again and your smile will get bigger and bigger. Lots of love and effort went into this and it was so much fun to create – I hope everyone has friends like this, to have evenings like this with, to celebrate what the Grateful Dead means to them. Thanks for the project idea – we had a grate time.
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Submitted by star69bandnyc on Tue, 01/31/2012 - 09:52

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Hey fellow deadheads! Here's a Star '69 playlist of Dead covers for your consideration..enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3CDBDCB4452A0FE9&feature=view_all And our Halloween performance of Dancin...in the streets: Star '69 is a NYC area Grateful Dead tribute band. Find out where we're gonna be on the Star '69 facebook page :)
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Submitted by free idea on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 17:16

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I bleebedyblopped with a cellphone and a guitar today. Not sure if that's how you're supposed to play the guitar. 'Hell in a Bucket' 'Walkin' Blues' 'The Days Between' posted by mysteriongalaxy enjoy
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Submitted by stealyourboognish on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 05:58

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This is my bluegrass version of Stella Blue. Hope you enjoy...
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Submitted by Canyon Critter on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 02:00

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Wow, you all have made me so proud to be called a "deadhead". I really have enjoyed all that you put forth. I'm leaning toward the Ukelie SmokaPocaHontaus so far, but remember folks....I ain't put out ours yet. Kudos for all the talented Dead.Netters who have put out the good vibe and showcased their talent so far (wasn't that a GD Video on VHS?) (~);-) There's plenty more to come, including the showcase of a special video made by yours truly, but rock on, and keep em coming. Hope the embedding directions I posted earlier on this thread helped you all. Never forget two things. #1 We are Family! #2 Well.... ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ Love Is Real! Not Fade Away! All people interested in Dead "Cover" bands around the country of America go here.......Who knows, maybe you'll make a killer video and rock the Dead.Net? Just sayin' All inquiries go to this email and write me: canyoncritter@southerntwirl.com Or as always you could PM me here on dead.net. ~Critter Love you folks!
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Submitted by deadheadland on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 10:20

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can't wait to see whatcha got! and... will you be at P&F in Broomfield? Hope to C YA THERE! happycat!
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Submitted by zerosea06 on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 12:26

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Fire on mountain>darkstar renditionlil rendition of my own. hope you enjoy
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Submitted by scott1129 on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:44

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They're playing tonight in Long Beach, CAThis ain't no one off, either, I've seen her do this song many times and am blown away every time. plus she does great on Tumblin' Dice and White Rabbit, but Cubensis is on for the rest of the catalog, look up Alligator or Viola Lee or Run For The Roses or Shakedown Street or Cream Puff War or Candyman (w/pedal steel), or Estimated Prophet or Lazy Lightning/Supplication or Dark Star and Cubensis will get your feet movin', so truck on down and boogie your bones til the cows come (home) and we'll be there , too
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Submitted by dsw1958 on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 21:46

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This was a duplicate post so I decided to edit one and just say I really like this contest and all the talent out there.
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Submitted by dsw1958 on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 21:50

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Thanks for posting this. I really like Dead On The Tracks cover of Scarlet Begonias.
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Submitted by Brosen1 on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 08:08

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How do I know which were the "official" videos that were posted for Feb 1 and 2?
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Submitted by shaddley on Sat, 02/04/2012 - 09:51

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DeadEye (Austin TX Grateful Dead Tribute) with Papa Mali! Performing Bob Dylan's Just like Tom Thumb's Blues
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Submitted by mona on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 11:06

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It's already popular with me!!