Shortly after changing the long-known 'Garcia / Saunders' label to 'Legion of
Mary,' the band made its one trek north to Oregon. The name change was due
to the addition of both drummer Ron Tutt and saxophonist / flutist Martin
Fierro.
December 14-15, 1974 were the da...
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Dark Star.
The Other One.
Born of the same intensely creative era, they debuted just weeks apart late
in 1967. While each is a masterwork at providing huge spaces for
improvisation, neither tune started out that way. Listen to these early
versions: the first live The O...
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Today marks the end of our Fall Membership Drive, and let's just say 'WE
STILL NEED MONEY!' Not sure why per se, but that's the reality.
To honor The End, I'll play almost 2 hours of tunes from the end of a
well-known tour, without touching the first set. Yep.
Still b...
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Last August, I launched this special (continued in March) to combine two of
my passions: Grateful Dead music and the alphabet (I'm a literacy
teacher). I've been moving through the alphabet (twice), playing a round
of originals and then covers whose song title begins with...
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