Here we are. Almost at the finish line. Here is the penultimate release of my year long project of releasing a new song every month till year’s end. As always, It would be greatly appreciated if you would give it…
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“Light At The End Of The Tunnel” . . : Another New Music Video
Tagged with: Allman Brotheres Band, Bonobo, Booker T and The MG's, Classic Rock, Electronica, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Jamband, Jerry Garcia, Lotus, ManRoy Music, music, Pell Mell, Phil Lesh, Pink Floyd, Post Rock, Radiohead, rock, STS9, Talking Heads, The Meters, The New Jazz Spasms, The New Mastersounds, Tortoise
Posted in Classic Rock, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
More New Music and A Word For Phil Lesh (1940 – 2024)
Before going any further, I need to say something on the passing of Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh. To say that the man was a musical hero of mine would be an epic understatement. It started when my brother brought…
Tagged with: Allman Brotheres Band, Bonobo, Booker T and The MG's, Electronica, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Jamband, Jerry Garcia, Lotus, ManRoy Music, music, Pell Mell, Phil Lesh, Pink Floyd, Post Rock, Radiohead, rock, STS9, Talking Heads, The Meters, The New Jazz Spasms, The New Mastersounds, Tortoise
Posted in Bass, Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Bass, Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“I’m Just A Demon In Disguise” . : David Bromberg’s Final Big Band Show
A couple of weeks ago I was home on a Saturday night with no specific plans when I got a call from my old friend Errol, someone who I have been in bands with on & off for over thirty…
Tagged with: bluegrass, Blues, David Bromberg, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Grateful Dead, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Blues, Classic Rock, Country/Bluegrass, Grateful Dead, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Want Some Garcia With Your Salsa?” . . . : Jerry Garcia with Carlos Santana and Ruben Blades
As a music nerd I always got a kick when a musician you love and admire plays with another one of your musical heroes. It’s especially cool when it actually sounds as good as you hoped it would. Such is…
Tagged with: Carlos Santana, Jerry Garcia, Ruben Blades
Posted in Grateful Dead, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
Posted in Grateful Dead, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis, Uncategorized
“Play Dead”. . . : Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast Talk Dead Cover Bands
This is not the first time I’ve talked about the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast (see https://roymusicusa.com/2020/10/12/playing-to-the-tide-the-good-ol-grateful-deadcast-deep-dive-into-workingmans-dead/ and https://roymusicusa.com/2021/06/13/skull-roses-the-grateful-dead-as-we-know-them-today/) but the two recent episodes below hit a particularly special note with me (pun intended). They talk about the Grateful Dead as…
Tagged with: Dark Star Orchestra, Dead Cover Bands, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Zen Tricksters
Posted in Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“Skull & Roses” . . : The Grateful Dead As We Know Them Today
I have written previously about The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast, the official Grateful Dead podcast (see https://roymusicusa.com/2020/10/12/playing-to-the-tide-the-good-ol-grateful-deadcast-deep-dive-into-workingmans-dead/). The first two seasons went into deep dives of the classic Grateful Dead albums, Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty respectively. For season three,…
Tagged with: American Beauty, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Skull and Roses, Workingman's Dead
Posted in Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Classic Rock, Grateful Dead, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Guitarist Tony Rice 1951 – 2020
On Christmas Day, 2020, guitarist Tony Rice passed away at the age of 69. Rice was a pivotal figure in bluegrass guitar. His music spanned from traditional bluegrass to jazz-influenced New Acoustic music to songwriter-oriented folk. I first became aware…
Tagged with: bluegrass, David Grisman, Dawg Music, guitar, Jerry Garcia, Tony Rice
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
Posted in Country/Bluegrass, Improvisation, Jam Band, Music Appreciation and Analysis
“A Merry Jerry Holiday” . . . . . . . . : 25 Days Of Jerry
Happy Holidays everyone, we made it through a year in hell. Weeping Willow Guitar Lessons is an excellent YouTube channel for Deadhead/ABB fan guitarists (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSqUU4fjNPVq6NvKtNIWKOQ). He’s been putting out some serious high quality content: solo transcriptions, breakdown of guitar parts…
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