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ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD The Grateful Deads 100 Essential Songs The Music Never Stops 2019 Edition by Barry Barnes, Bob Trudeau
In the studio and more than 2,300 concerts between 1965 and 1995, the Grateful Dead performed more than 400 different songs. Their music continues to be tremendously popular as surviving band members and countless tribute bands memorialize the legacy the band left us upon the death of lead guitarist and singer, Jerry Garcia. The Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs examines the band's remarkable musical journey, pairing song analyses and memories with an online list of recommended recordings. Beyond a mere summary of each song, the descriptions here compare individual performances as they relate to the evolution of the band's style and the waning health but vibrant spirit of Garcia. Welcoming readers into the unbroken chain of the Dead's legacy, this book is indispensable for Deadheads, students of popular music, rock musicians, and anyone marveling at how the Dead's appeal continues today. With linked performances and studio recordings to allow readers to listen along with the book, as well as other song analyses and first-hand narratives of the authors' experience at hundreds of Dead concerts, the book will appeal to Deadheads, students of popular music, rock musicians, and anyone marveling at how the Dead's appeal continues today. The online song list may be accessed under the features tab at https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538110584. Table of contents : - Title PageFrontispiecePrefaceDeadication Table of ContentsIntroductionQuick Start GuideThe 100 Most Essential SongsAlabama GetawayAltheaAnd We Bid You GoodnightAttics of My LifeBeat It On Down the LineBerthaBird SongBlack Muddy RiverBlack PeterBlack Throated WindBox of RainBrokedown PalaceBrown Eyed WomenCandymanCasey JonesCassidyCaution (Do Not Stop on Tracks)China Cat Sunflower > I Know You RiderChina DollCold Rain and SnowComes a TimeCrazy FingersCumberland BluesDancin' in the StreetsDark StarDays BetweenDealDire WolfDupree's Diamond BluesEl PasoThe ElevenEstimated ProphetEyes of the WorldFeel Like a StrangerFire on the Mountain Foolish HeartFranklin's Tower Friend of the DevilGoin' Down The Road Feelin' BadGood Lovin'Greatest Story Ever ToldHard to HandleHe's GoneHell in a BucketHelp On The Way > Slipknot > Franklin's TowerHere Comes SunshineHigh TimeI Know You RiderI Need a MiracleIko IkoIt Must Have Been The Roses Jack a RoeJack StrawLazy Lightning > SupplicationLazy River RoadLet It GrowLooks Like RainLoserLost Sailor > Saint of CircumstanceLovelightMe & My UncleMexicali BluesMight as WellMississippi Half Step Uptown ToodlelooMorning DewThe Music Never StoppedNot Fade AwayOne More Saturday NightThe Other OnePeggy-OPlaying in the BandThe Promised LandRamble on RoseRippleRow JimmySaint of Circumstance Saint Stephen > The ElevenSamson & DelilahScarlet Begonias > Fire On The MountainShakedown StreetShip of FoolsSo Many RoadsStagger LeeStanding on the MoonStella BlueSugar Magnolia > Sunshine DaydreamSugareeSupplication Tennessee JedTerrapin StationThey Love Each OtherThrowing StonesTo Lay Me DownTouch of GreyTruckinUnbroken ChainUncle John's BandUS Blues - (Wave That Flag)Viola Lee BluesWeather Report Suite > Let It GrowWest LA FadeawayWharf RatThe WheelBonus TracksOnline ResourcesBibliography and Sources: For Further ReadingAcknowledgements and ThanksAbout the Authors