Week of December 16-22, 2024
Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we have Grateful Dead music from 1966, 1979, and 1980.
Our first stop this week is on 12/1/66 for some early Dead at the Matrix, where we have this unique and era-centric sequence of It Hurts Me Too; On The Road Again; Yonder's Wall; My Own Fault ; Down So Long; Cold Rain And Snow; Viola Lee Blues.
Next up is the end of the show from 11/29/79 in Cleveland, where we have Drums > Black Peter> Around And Around > Johnny B. Goode , US Blues.
Lastly this week is the start of the show from11/30/80 in Atlanta, a terrific show released as part of the Dave’s Picks series a decade ago. From this show we have the first part of the first set: Feel Like A Stranger ; Loser ; Cassidy; Ramble On Rose ; Little Red Rooster ; Bird Song ; Me And My Uncle> Big River.
Be sure to join us here next week for more music from the vault.
David Lemieux
Just a friendly reminder that Zakir’s one time sitting in with the Grateful Dead was August 8, 1982 from Alpine Valley. We’d love to hear that again.