The Grateful Dead Covering Black Artists - Part 2

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Sat, 03/17/2012 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Original versions (& GD covers) of songs written and/or first recorded by black artists.

The Grateful Dead covered dozens of songs written or first recorded by black artists. The original artists include highly recognizable musicians like Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, Lightnin' Hopkins, Muddy Waters and Otis Redding and songs like Dancing in the Street, Good Lovin', Johnny B. Goode, Little Red Rooster, In the Midnight Hour and Turn on Your Lovelight.

But there's also Lemme B. Good, Noah Lewis, James 'Sugar Boy' Crawford and Blind Lemon Jefferson.

The Dead played some of these songs in this special just once, others hundreds of times. I hope you'll hear and learn something new by listening to these shows - I sure did.

All installments of this special will feature the original version of these songs followed by a representative cover version by the Grateful Dead (sometimes more than one - listen to find out why).

Playlist for part 1

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    12:00
    Artist
    Otis Redding
    Song
    Hard to Handle
    Album
    The Immortal Otis Redding
    Label
  • Time
    12:07
    Artist
    Grateful Dead
    Song
    Hard to Handle
    Album
    8-6-71 - Hollywood Palladium
    Label
  • Time
    12:14
    Artist
    Son House
    Song
    Death Letter Blues
    Album
    Pioneers of Boogie Woogie
    Label
  • Time
    12:21
    Artist
    Grateful Dead
    Song
    Death Letter Blues
    Album
    10-30-68 - The Matrix
    Label
  • Time
    12:28
    Artist
    Willie Dixon
    Song
    I Just Want to Make Love to You
    Album
    I Just Want to Make Love to You
    Label
  • Time
    12:35
    Artist
    Grateful Dead
    Song
    I Just Want to Make Love to You
    Album
    10-08-84 - Worcester Centrum
    Label
  • Time
    12:42
    Artist
    Fontella Bass & Bobby McClure
    Song
    Don't Mess Up a Good Thing
    Album
    Don't Mess Up a Good Thing
    Label
  • Time
    12:49
    Artist
    Grateful Dead
    Song
    Don't Mess Up a Good Thing
    Album
    1966 Rarities & Oddities
    Label
  • Time
    12:56
    Artist
    The Valentinos
    Song
    It's All Over Now
    Album
    It's All Over Now
    Label
  • Time
    1:03
    Artist
    Grateful Dead
    Song
    It's All Over Now
    Album
    4-3-82 - The Scope
    Label
  • Time
    1:10
    Artist
    Blind Willie Johnson
    Song
    Nobody's Fault But Mine
    Album
    Nobody's Fault But Mine
    Label
  • Time
    1:17
    Artist
    Grateful Dead
    Song
    Nobody's Fault But Mine
    Album
    7-17-66 - Fillmore Auditorium
    Label
  • Time
    1:24
    Artist
    Grateful Dead
    Song
    Nobody's Fault But Mine
    Album
    5-17-74 - P.N.E. Coliseum
    Label
  • Time
    1:31
    Artist
    Chuck Berry
    Song
    Run Rudolph Run
    Album
    Run Rudolph Run
    Label
    Chess
  • Time
    1:38
    Artist
    Grateful Dead
    Song
    Run Rudolph Run
    Album
    12-7-71 - Felt Forum, MSG
    Label
  • Time
    1:45
    Artist
    Jesse Fuller
    Song
    Monkey and the Engineer
    Album
    Monkey and the Engineer
    Label
  • Time
    1:52
    Artist
    Grateful Dead
    Song
    Monkey and the Engineer
    Album
    12-26-69 - SMU
    Label
  • Time
    1:59
    Artist
    Cannon's Jug Stompers
    Song
    Viola Lee Blues
    Album
    Viola Lee Blues
    Label
  • Time
    2:06
    Artist
    Grateful Dead Las Vegas, NV. 5-31-92 From Set 2
    Song
    Viola Lee Blues
    Album
    4-12-70 - Fillmore West
    Label
  • Time
    2:13
    Artist
    Jimmy Reed
    Song
    Big Boss Man
    Album
    BIG BOSS MAN
    Label
    JUANITA
  • Time
    2:20
    Artist
    Grateful Dead
    Song
    Big Boss Man
    Album
    12-7-71 - Felt Forum, MSG
    Label

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