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    The Dead Covers Project 2016

    This year's submissions period has ended. Check out all the great performance with the Official 2016 DEAD COVERS PROJECT playlist.

    Whether you play just like Jerry or like to give the Grateful Dead's beloved classics a unique spin, the 2016 Dead Covers Project wants you! We're calling all musicians - near and far - to share your love for the music and magic of the Dead through video. Show off your musical chops and you just might find yourself front and center on Dead.net during the month of February! The rules are simple - all video submissions must contain a song either written by or recorded by the Dead. How that song is interpreted, however, is entirely up to you.

    Upload your video to YouTube, tag it "DeadCoversProject," and we'll make it available to view on the band's official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/gratefuldead. Can't carry a tune? Join the fun by "liking" your favorites on YouTube.

    Good luck!

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    I have a stub from Roosevelt StadiumDead Show dated July 3, 1976 but cannot find any listing of that show. What Gives? Anyone know Bill
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    Ziph, Great picks. I've been watching some of their other vids. These guys are really really good. Travis is awesome, Annie too, they freakin' nailed that High Time.
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    Wow, here it is again, already. The 2nd iteration of the DeadCoversProject. Welcome and hello. I'm ziphler, a completely delusional, thus official, DCP editorialist, music critic, journalist, and otherwise complete nuisance. And this is the first edition of this year's ziph's picks, probably the bane of DCP's existence. It looks so far as if there's been about 130 entries in the project since sometime in December. Of course, who knows what the ground rules are this year? Are we looking at all entries since time began or is it just entries since the event officially closed March 1, 2012, OR is it since DCP announced this year's event? Is it based on when a video is tagged "DeadCoversProject" or when it was uploaded? Beats me and I'm happy with the obscurity for now since rules can all be circumvented. Anyhoo, I couldn't help but to notice a major contender right off the bat. They, it, them, him is called the volunteer string band and have jumped in with a plethora of entries. What sets VSB apart from some of the other early and aggressive "more entries is better" players is some serious musical talent. VSB seems to have a completely fluid membership and, in the case of lovelight, actually has no string players at all, instead sporting a brass band. So, sparing you anymore blather, here are the first two ziph's picks: The Volunteer String Band sings "HIGH TIME" and "LOVELIGHT" freakin well done! ziphler Oh and PS: like she says, you don't enter the project by posting videos in this forum. Every video in ziph's picks has already been officially attached to the project by TAGGING the video in YouTube with this exact one word: DeadCoversProject - (I know it looks like three words but its not). TAG IT: DeadCoversProject
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This year's submissions period has ended. Check out all the great performance with the Official 2016 DEAD COVERS PROJECT playlist.

Whether you play just like Jerry or like to give the Grateful Dead's beloved classics a unique spin, the 2016 Dead Covers Project wants you! We're calling all musicians - near and far - to share your love for the music and magic of the Dead through video. Show off your musical chops and you just might find yourself front and center on Dead.net during the month of February! The rules are simple - all video submissions must contain a song either written by or recorded by the Dead. How that song is interpreted, however, is entirely up to you.

Upload your video to YouTube, tag it "DeadCoversProject," and we'll make it available to view on the band's official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/gratefuldead. Can't carry a tune? Join the fun by "liking" your favorites on YouTube.

Good luck!

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Whether you play just like Jerry or like to give the Grateful Dead's beloved classics a unique spin, the 2016 Dead Covers Project wants you! We're calling all musicians - near and far - to share your love for the music and magic of the Dead through video. Show off your musical chops and you just might find yourself front and center on Dead.net during the month of February! The rules are simple - all video submissions must contain a song either written by or recorded by the Dead. How that song is interpreted, however, is entirely up to you.
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Whether you play just like Jerry or like to give the Grateful Dead's beloved classics a unique spin, the 2016 Dead Covers Project wants you! We're calling all musicians - near and far - to share your love for the music and magic of the Dead through video. Show off your musical chops and you just might find yourself front and center on Dead.net during the month of February! The rules are simple - all video submissions must contain a song either written by or recorded by the Dead. How that song is interpreted, however, is entirely up to you.
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Submitted by minnechuk on Sun, 02/23/2014 - 12:15

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Does anyone know why some of the videos posted here don't get the embedded player and thumbnail? Only the URL shows, but not the thumbnail and player. Are they posting it wrong?
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Submitted by Dancingbear.dk on Thu, 02/27/2014 - 01:01

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VERY impressive China-Rider! This one gets my vote.
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Submitted by ste4ve on Sat, 03/01/2014 - 07:06

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Straight outta the GD Scholar's Conference in ABQ. Cheers!
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Submitted by jabber on Sat, 03/01/2014 - 18:07

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Hey all, This was our just-in-time entry for the DCP...guess I should've uploaded it here, too? An uptempo version of Black Peter with some sweet guitar-picking and a surprise instrument thrown in for good measure. Enjoy!
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Submitted by mona on Mon, 03/03/2014 - 09:28

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You gave me the chills of thrills. Big Brent fan and awesome cover! Lead singer g0t some pipes and love the female guitarist! Girl power!
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Submitted by minnechuk on Mon, 03/03/2014 - 09:50

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Thanks Jim. I'll try that.
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Submitted by minnechuk on Mon, 03/03/2014 - 10:16

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Thanks to dead.net for sponsoring the Dead Covers Project 2014! Good job! Here are some suggestions for the 2015 DCP: 1) I saw quite a few posts from people wondering if their video had been "picked up" by dead.net for the project. Consider sending a message to the YouTube account holder to let them know "Yes we've found your video". 2) DEFINITELY send a message to the YouTube account holder if a video is going to be on your front page in the "Featured Artist" section. I am not embarrassed to say that I was THRILLED when my video showed up there, but I might have overlooked it if I wasn't a habitual dead.net lurker... Thanks again brothers (and sisters). Peace. Chief Minnechuk
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Submitted by Dan Devine on Tue, 03/04/2014 - 05:12

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Submitted by Dan Devine on Wed, 01/28/2015 - 10:33

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out of focus is ok with me
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Submitted by marye on Sat, 01/31/2015 - 08:38

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Folks, please be sure to tag your videos DeadCoversProject when you upload them. Otherwise the great database in the sky will miss them and so will the judges. No one wants this. Thanks!
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Submitted by BuzzzWright on Sat, 01/31/2015 - 21:41

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So just to be clear, the tag should be DeadCoversProject with out any spaces, right? Does it need to say 2015 anywhere?
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Submitted by BillsMusic on Sun, 02/01/2015 - 12:44

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Here are a couple new renditions of C.C. Rider and Spoonful. Can't wait for July!
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Submitted by marye on Mon, 02/02/2015 - 10:39

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yes on the no spaces, and try pasting in the embed code (on the Share tab on YouTube).
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Submitted by AliceDi on Mon, 02/02/2015 - 21:27

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Here's my entry for the DeadCoversProject 2015. Enjoy!