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Jerry Garcia
Before the Dead
May 11, 2018
Round Records
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Before The Dead brings together a rare collection of the earliest known performances by Jerry. From an informal and intimate 1961 performance of simple folk songs at a birthday party with future songwriting partner Robert Hunter to more polished coffeehouse gigs with old-timey and bluegrass bands through 1964, this collection showcases Garcia’s deep study of the folk music tradition and its influence on his musical journey leading to the formation of the Grateful Dead. Even with his entire musical career in front of him, Garcia’s magnetic presence as a performer can be plainly heard in these first steps.
Tracks
- Santy Anno
- I Got A Home In That Rock
- Oh, Mary Don't You Weep
- All My Trails
- I Was Born Ten Thousand Years Ago
- Blow The Candles Out
- Rake And A Rambling Boy
- Trouble In Mind
- Brown's Ferry Blues
- Jesse James
- Down In The Willow Garden
- Long Lonesome Road
- Railroad Bill
- The Wagoner's Lad
- Katie Cruel
- Cannonball Blues
- Little Birdie
- Sally Goodin
- Hold the Woodpile Down
- Legend of the Johnson Boys
- Shady Grove
- The Sweet Sunny South
- Man Of Constant Sorrow
- Band Introductions
- The Roving Gambler
- Ground Speed
- Pig In A Pen
- Standing In The Need Of Prayer
- Flint Hill Special
- Nine Pound Hammer
- Handsome Molly
- Clinch Mountain Backstep
- Think Of What You've Done
- Cripple Creek
- All The Good Times Are Past And Gone
- Billy Grimes, The Rover
- Paddy On The Turnpike (Boys, My Money's All Gone)
- Run Mountain
- Sitting On Top Of The World
- Rolling In My Sweet Baby's Arms
- Jerry's Breakdown
- Standing In The Need Of Prayer
- Mule Skinner Blues
- Saturday Night Shuffle
- Pike County Breakdown
- The Little Sparrow
- We Shall Not Be Moved
- Deep Elem Blues
- Will The Weaver
- Long Black Veil
- I Truly Understand
- The Man Who Wrote Home Sweet Home (Never Was A Married Man)
- Foggy Mountain Top
- Barefoot Nellie
- She's More To Be Pitied
- Noah's Breakdown
- Who Will Sing For Me
- Salt Creek
- Monroe's Hornpipe
- Rosa Lee McFall
- John Hardy
- Katie Kline
- Walkin' The Dog
- Paddy On The Turnpike (Boys, My Money's All Gone)
- Love And Wealth
- Sourwood Mountain
- If I Lose
- Homestead On The Farm (I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home)
- Stoney Creek
- Salty Dog Blues
- Love Please Come Home
- Darlin' Allalee
- In The Pines
- Raw Hide
- Black Mountain Rag
- True Life Blues
- Medley: Devil's Dream - Sailor's Hornpipe
- These Men Of God
- Roll On Buddy
- Goodbye Old Pal
- Back Up And Push
Musicians
- Jerry Garcia (guitar, banjo, vocals)
(14) Additional Personnel
- Robert Hunter (bass, mandolin, vocals)
- Marshall Leicester (banjo, guitar, vocals)
- Dick Arnold (fiddle, vocals)
- Ken Frankel (banjo, fiddle, guitar)
- Norm Van Maastricht (dobro, bass, guitar)
- David Nelson (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
- Sara Ruppenthal Garcia (guitar, vocals)
- Eric Thompson (guitar, vocals)
- Geoff Levin (bass)
- Sandy Rothman (guitar, vocals)
- Herb Pedersen (vocals)
- Eric Thompson (guitar)
- Jody Stecher (mandolin, vocals)
- Butch Waller (vocals)
Album Notes
CD ONE
Bob and Jerry
May 26, 1961
Brigid Meier’s Sixteenth Birthday Party
Menlo Park, California
1. Santy Anno
2. I Got A Home In That Rock
3. Oh, Mary Don’t You Weep
4. All My Trials
5. I Was Born Ten Thousand Years Ago
6. Blow The Candles Out
7. Rake And A Rambling Boy
8. Trouble In Mind
Jerry Garcia, Marshall Leicester, and Robert Hunter
July 1961
Boar’s Head Coffeehouse, Carlos Book Stall
San Carlos, California
9. Brown’s Ferry Blues
10. Jesse James
Jerry Garcia and Unknown Musician
Summer or Fall 1961
Boar’s Head Coffeehouse, Carlos Book Stall
San Carlos, California
11. Down In The Willow Garden
12. Long Lonesome Road
13. Railroad Bill
14. The Wagoner’s Lad
15. Katie Cruel
CD TWO:
Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers
June 11, 1962
Boar’s Head Coffeehouse, Peninsula Jewish Community Center
San Carlos, California
1. Cannonball Blues
2. Little Birdie
3. Sally Goodin
4. Hold That Woodpile Down
5. Legend Of the Johnson Boys
6. Shady Grove
7. Sweet Sunny South
8. Man Of Constant Sorrow
Hart Valley Drifters
Fall 1962
KZSU Radio Studio A, Stanford University
Stanford, California
9. Band Introductions
10. Roving Gambler
11. Ground Speed
12. Pig In A Pen
13. Standing In The Need Of Prayer
14. Flint Hill Special
15. Nine Pound Hammer
16. Handsome Molly
17. Clinch Mountain Backstep
18. Think Of What You’ve Done
19. Cripple Creek
20. All The Good Times Have Past And Gone
21. Billy Grimes, The Rover
22. Paddy On The Turnpike (Boys, My Money’s All Gone)
23. Run Moutain
24. Sugar Baby
25. Sitting On Top Of The World
CD THREE:
The Wildwood Boys
February 23, 1963
Top of the Tangent
Palo Alto, California
1. Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms
2. Jerry’s Breakdown
3. Standing In The Need Of Prayer
4. Mule Skinner Blues
5. Saturday Night Shuffle
6. Pike County Breakdown
7. The Little Sparrow
8. We Shall Not Be Moved
Jerry and Sara
May 4, 1963
Top of the Tangent
Palo Alto, California
9. Deep Elem Blues
10. Will The Weaver
11. I Truly Understand
12. Long Black Veil
13. The Man Who Wrote Home Sweet Hime Never Was A Married Man
14. Foggy Mountain Top
CD FOUR:
Black Mountain Boys
Fall 1963
Top of the Tangent
Palo Alto, California
1. Barefoot Nellie
2. She’s More To Be Pitied
3. Noah’s Breakdown
4. Who Will Sing For Me
Black Mountain Boys
January 10, 1964
Top of the Tangent
Palo Alto, California
5. Salt Creek
6. Monroe’s Hornpipe (Jody’s Hornpipe)
7. Rosa Lee McFall
8. John Hardy/Closing Theme
Black Mountain Boys
March 6, 1964
Top of the Tangent
Palo Alto, California
9. Katie Kline
10. Walkin’ The Dog
Black Mountain Boys
March 6, 1964
Top of the Tangent
Palo Alto, California
11. Paddy On The Turnpike (Boys, My Money’s All Gone)
12. Love And Wealth
13. Sourwood Mountain
14. If I Lose
15. Homestead On The Farm (I Wonder How The Old Folks Are At Home)
16. Stoney Creek
17. Salty Dog Blues
18. Love Please Come Home
19. Make Me A Pallet On The Floor
20. Darlin’ Allalee
Black Mountain Boys
March 6, 1964
Top of the Tangent
Palo Alto, California
21. In The Pines
22. Raw Hide
23. Black Mountain Rag
24. True Life Blues
25. Medley: Devil’s Dream – Sailor’s Hornpipe
Black Mountain Boys
Spring 1964
Top of the Tangent
Palo Alto, California
26. Drink Up And Go Home
Asphalt Jungle Mountain Boys
Summer 1964
Top of the Tangent
Palo Alto, California
27. These Men Of God
28. Roll On Buddy
29. Goodbye Old Pal
30. Back Up And Push
SPECIAL THANKS TO: Trixie Garcia, Annabelle Garcia, Tiff Garcia, Heather Katz, Sunshine Kesey, Carolyn Adams Garcia, Keelin Garcia, Manasha Garcia, Brigid Meier, Rober Hunter, Marshall Leicester, David Nelson, Sandy Rothman, Eric Thomson, Dick Arnold, Ken Frankel, Norm Van Maastricht, Sara Ruppenthal Katz, Geoff Levin, Jody Stecher, Stu Goldstein, John Clayton, Peter and Rodney Albin, Ted Claire, Neil Rosenberg, Mike Primmer, Michael Jones Jr., Austin Short, Coran Capshaw, Jonathan Blaufarb and Vivek Sridharan at Counsel, LLP, Marc Offenbach and Jon Salter at ATO Records, Matt Sawin, Ray Kurzeka, Scott Brand, Kelie Borowy, Chris Rea, Jasmine Holloway, Carolyn McMahon and Taryn Kaufman at Caroline, Elliot Groffman, Paul Gutman, Ira Friedman and Kelly Corson at Carroll, Guido and Groffman, LLP, Mark Pinkus, Nicholas Meriwether, Jeffery Norman, David Lemieux, Herb Pedersen, Butch Waller, Laura Farina, Molly Murphy, AND A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO THE FANS FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT.
