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  • Body … Bent and Broken

    LN jg1994-09-10.jgb.all.aud-vasseur.23791.shn2flac Man, these late era shows are really changing my understanding of Old Garcia. I have been saying it in these recent posts: his lacks lung-power, his voice is weak, his muscles are atrophied and his wrists are sore. He is prone to forgetting lyrics. These physical limitations dictate his vocal and instrumental approaches.…

  • Johnny Too Bad

    I cannot get this song out of my ear. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgkZwUDt98o The Slickers, “Johnny Too Bad” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Slickers. “The Slickers were a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae group in the late 1960s and early 1970s.” https://www.discogs.com/Slicker-The-Johnny-Too-Bad/master/630180 looks like first release was 1971 on Punch. One of the youtube versions is said 1970, but discogs 1971 as Panther P-01.…

  • Old Garcia Running to the Rock for Rescue

    LN jg1995-03-05.jgb.all.aud-michaelB-goodbear.79634.flac1644 I listened to the second set, and man did I love it. “Shining Star” isn’t may favorite, but the call-and-response with the crowd is nice. Jerry drops on a dime –actually, John first hit the line– into “Johnny Too Bad”, which is very, very good. Wonderful. The return to SS is neat, and…

  • JGB at the Warfield: April 21, 1995

    LN jg1995-04-21.jgb.all.aud-vasseur-ladner.21900.shn2flac Third to last JGB gig, on the home court. A little bit of historical background, some analysis of the musics figuring in the setlist, and a brief note on “Johnny Too Bad” (“my God, this is just great, so full of feeling”) will figure in the listening notes below. Jerry Garcia Band The…

  • I came for the Johnny Too Bad, I Stayed for the Don’t Let Go

    LN jg1994-09-01.jgb.all.aud-neumann.12024.shn2flac Jerry Garcia Band The Warfield 982 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102 September 1, 1994 (Thursday) – 8 PM Neumann KM-140 shnid-12024 shn2flac –set I (7 tracks, 70:18)– s1t01. [0:43] How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) [6:51] [0:31] s1t02. Get Out Of My Life Woman s1t03. Run For The Roses…

  • LN jg1974-11-10.jgms.all.sbd.98704.flac1644

    Not much to report. The tape has got some issues, but as has been the case in the past, this show mostly doesn’t move me. update: A little tape archaeology. I seem to recall that this tape exists because it was Harvey Lubar’s birthday, and it was spun for him. Talking to him early in…

  • Junco Partners – LN jg1976-01-10.jgb.all.aud-cook.8077.shn2flac

    Down the road, came a junco partner (right now, wow-oh-wow) He was loaded, he was loaded, he was loaded, as loaded as can be Lord, he was knocked-out, knocked-out, knocked-out and loaded And he was singing, he was singing, he was singing this song for me Some great American music in this set, including several…

  • ‘Secret’ at Paul’s Mall: see p. 27

     LN jg1974-11-13.jgms.late.aud-seaweed.121034.flac1644 LIA just posted some really nice sources (“November 12, 1974: Garcia Plays Boston” and “November 1974: Garcia & Dead Projects“) relating to the November 1974 east coast tour by the Jerry Garcia-Merl Saunders (JGMS) aggregation of Garcia, Saunders, John Kahn, Martin Fierro, and Paul Humphrey. In discussing 11/6/74 I noted that this was…