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| Grateful Dead – Uncle John's Band Lyrics
| 10 years ago
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thanks ralphdec it is one of my favorites also and after over 28 years of doing it one day at a time i know what you mean as far as helping with recovery |
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| Grateful Dead – Uncle John's Band Lyrics
| 19 years ago
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As much as the ideas presented are opinions and can not be wrong I think that everone has missed the point. This song is about what it talks about--- listening to live music--- in this case the Lost City Ramblers headed by John Cohen, hence Unsle John's Band. The Lost City Ramblers were a traditional bluegrass band that Garcia ,Hunter and Dawg ( David Grisman ) followed and taped. Which by the way is where the practice of allowing tapers at Dead shows started. The L.C.R.'s songs included lines that were incorporated into the lyrics--" The Story The Crow Told Me", "Buckdancer's Choice", "The First Day Is The Hardest Day"(that is a line in a song I do not know if it is a title) "Easy Street" and "Beggers Tune"are to name a few. The Lost City Ramblers were from the NYC are and played a lot of outside concerts along the Hudson River during the late 50's and early 60's and the Hudson is a tidal river---hence by the riverside....here beside the rising tide. At least that is what the crow told me |
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