Robert Hunter Special - Part 5

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Hosted by: 
Andrew Geller
Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
Grateful Dead and Friends
Air date: 
Sat, 11/21/2020 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
All of Hunters' GD songs played in debut order.

Robert Hunter was the main lyricist for The Grateful Dead.  He died late last September.

As a tribute to his work in the band, I'm playing all of his songs, in the order the band debuted them.   I'm generally not playing the debuts (though it happens), but an early fairly representative version of the song.

Find the other 5 parts of this special here.

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Genre(s): 
Blues, Eclectic, Experimental, Live Performance, Rock and Roll

Episode Playlist

  • Time
    12:00
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Franklin's Tower
    Album
    6-9-76 - Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA
    Label
    http://www.archive.org/details/gd76-06-09.set2-sbd.gardner.5426.sbeok.shnf
  • Time
    12:10
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Might As Well
    Album
    6-14-76 - Beacon Theater, New York, NY
    Label
    http://www.archive.org/details/gd1976-06-14.sbd.bettycantor.gems.82308.flac16
  • Time
    12:15
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    The Wheel
    Album
    6-14-76
    Label
  • Time
    12:20
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Mission in the Rain
    Album
    6-12-76 - Boston Music Hall
    Label
    http://www.archive.org/details/gd76-06-12.fm.wren.5556.sbeok.shnf
  • Time
    12:32
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Lady with A Fan > Terrapin Station > Terrapin > Terrapin Transit > At A Siding
    Album
    3-18-77 - Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA
    Label
    http://www.archive.org/details/gd1977-03-18.123285.sbd.miller.flac16
  • Time
    12:47
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Fire on the Mountain
    Album
    4/23/77 - Springfield Civic Center Arena, Springfield, MA
    Label
    http://www.archive.org/details/gd1977-04-23.sbd.miller.88401.sbeok.flac16
  • Time
    1:07
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Stagger Lee
    Album
    10-21-78 - Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA
    Label
    http://www.archive.org/details/gd1978-10-21.sbd.miller.89721.sbeok.flac16
  • Time
    1:14
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    If I Had the World to Give
    Album
    10-17-78 - Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA
    Label
    http://www.archive.org/details/gd1978-10-17.sbd.miller.89257.sbeok.flac16
  • Time
    1:22
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Shakedown Street
    Album
    1/15/79 - Springfield Civic Center Arena, Springfield, MA
    Label
    http://www.archive.org/details/gd1979-01-15.sbd.miller.102389.flac16
  • Time
    1:35
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Althea
    Album
    12/3/79 - Uptown Theatre, Chicago, IL
    Label
  • Time
    1:52
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Alabama Getaway
    Album
    12/26/79 - Oakland Auditorium, Oakland, CA
    Label
    http://www.archive.org/details/gd1979-12-26.sbd.evans.gems.81323.sbeok.flac16