As we're in the thick of our 'All Thrills' fund raising campaign, this
seemed like a perfect time to revisit my 'Long Time Gone' special, which
contains some of the most thrilling moments across thousands of live
concerts.
That's because, in this special, I'm featuring the...
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In their first live performance of 1973, The Grateful Dead debuted a record
seven! songs (and one more in their second show). Of that initial batch,
four were pretty consistently played (Eyes of the World, Row Jimmy, China
Doll, They Love Each Other), two others were pl...
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The Grateful Dead innovated in many ways, on-stage and off.
In concert they were likely best known for their extended group
improvisations. But I'd assert that equally important to their live shows
was the way they connected songs in sequences of two (and often more...
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