Posted On: Monday - January 12th 2026 8:27PM MST
In Topics: Music The Dead
There were the 2 drummers, Mickey Hart and Bobby Kreutzmann, and a few solid keyboard players came and went. Their keyboards are ingrained in the sound of all my favorites. However, the core of The Dead were Jerry, Bob and Phil.* I remember reading that these 3 played something like 1,500 shows in a row without any of them missing one.
We lost Jerry 30 years ago this past summer. Phil died a year and a quarter ago, and now Bob Weir has died. I ran into a lady today who saw my Deadhead Steal Your Face sticker and remarked "It's been a really bad time lately." Well, these guys were playing their music in 1965 as The Grateful Dead, they'd already been playing together and were young adults then, so what would you expect the year 2026 to bring? We all get old. Hopefully, we will be grateful when dead. I just answered "Yeah."
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I don't think many Deadheads would deny that Bobby had a better singing voice than Jerry, at least after the early years of the band before Jerry's kind of deteriorated. (It was his guitar playing that was his gift anyway.)
Our reader G. Anderson picked the following And the Music Never Stopped from 2/3/78, University of Northern Iowa UniDome, Cedar Falls, Iowa**, and he knows his stuff. (I think Phil's bass line in this song is one of his best too.)
I really like Bobby's voice on Estimated Prophet. There are probably great live versions that would beat this, but this studio version, from the album Terrapin Station. Gerry's guitar with the wah-wah (envelope filter) is sublime!
My time coming, any day, don't worry about me, no.I hope he ... we all... go find a paradise beyond that Golden Door... maybe even better than the Grateful Dead era Paradise that was California.
Been so long I felt this way, I'm in no hurry, no.
Rainbows and down that highway where ocean breezes blow.
My time coming, voices saying they tell me where to go.
Don't worry about me, nah nah nah, don't worry about me, no
And I'm in no hurry, nah nah nah, I know where to go.
I could paste in a hundred other songs, but I wouldn't know where to start. We'll have to feature The Grateful Dead more regularly, as we used to.
PS: Thanks go to Adam Smith for the artwork!
* That'd be Jerry Garcia, vocals and lead guitar, Bob Weir, vocals and rhythm/lead guitar, and Phil Lesh, bass guitar and occasional vocals.
** You don't just specify Dead SONGS - you specify Dead songs as played in a certain SHOW, as they played them differently.
Comments:
J1234
Thursday - January 15th 2026 2:34PM MST
PS.
A rather superfluous reflection: I was an Alvarez Yairi guitar dealer back when Jerry passed away, and they had just released both a Garcia model and a Weir model before he died. I'd kind of regretted not keeping a Garcia as a commemorative, but the guitars weren't signature models so the artist's names were nowhere to be found on the instruments. Anyway, they stopped making the Garcia model after he died. I don't know how long they continued the Weir model, but they were still making it when I went retired from business.
Anyway, as the Grateful Dead's generation dies, I think of the ironic imagery of death that the youthful Boomers sometimes adorned themselves with (musically): The Grateful Dead, Don't Fear the Reaper, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper songs, etc. Young people of the time thumbed their nose at death, as I did. Not so much anymore.
A rather superfluous reflection: I was an Alvarez Yairi guitar dealer back when Jerry passed away, and they had just released both a Garcia model and a Weir model before he died. I'd kind of regretted not keeping a Garcia as a commemorative, but the guitars weren't signature models so the artist's names were nowhere to be found on the instruments. Anyway, they stopped making the Garcia model after he died. I don't know how long they continued the Weir model, but they were still making it when I went retired from business.
Anyway, as the Grateful Dead's generation dies, I think of the ironic imagery of death that the youthful Boomers sometimes adorned themselves with (musically): The Grateful Dead, Don't Fear the Reaper, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper songs, etc. Young people of the time thumbed their nose at death, as I did. Not so much anymore.
Moderator
Tuesday - January 13th 2026 5:19PM MST
PS: Here's the other of 2 great goodbye songs.
Brokedown Palace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7pdhmeUo1s
Brokedown Palace:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7pdhmeUo1s
Adam Smith
Tuesday - January 13th 2026 5:00PM MST
PS: RIP in Peace, Bob Weir. ☮️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmMjY6tXaEo
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⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣾⣿⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠏⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣀⣴⣆⠀⣿⣿⣮⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣬⣭⣿⢿⣿⣆⠀
⢀⣴⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠃⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⢸⠿⠛⠁⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⣿⡟⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣿⣿⡄
⣼⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡏⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⡟⢿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠉⢻⣿⣧⣄⡀⠀⠉⠛⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⠟⢀⣿⣿⠁
⠹⣿⣧⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣼⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠃⠈⢿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣦⣤⣴⣶⣿⡿⠃⠀
⠀⠙⠻⢿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⠿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⣹⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⠀⠀⣰⣿⡿⠙⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣄⣼⣿⠟⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⠟⠹⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣼⣿⣿⡏⢻⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⢻⣿⣷⣤⣀⣀⣤⣤⣶⣶⣶⣦⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣿⣿⣿⡿⠀⠈⣿⢿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠻⠿⠿⠿⠟⠛⠉⠉⠹⣿⣷
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣴⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣰⣿⡟
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⣿⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⣿⣿⣿⡿⠹⠿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠿⠛⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣠⣴⣶⣾⣿⠿⠛⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⢹⣿⡟⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣏⣈⣋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⠿⠛⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠛⠛⠿⠿⣿⣶⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⣿⣧⡀⢀⣴⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣧⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠙⢿⣿⣿⠿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmMjY6tXaEo
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣄⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣶⣶⣿⣷⣶⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣴⣿⣿⣿⠿⠟⠻⠿⣿⣷⣄⣀⣀⣀⣤⣤⣤⣤⣀⣀⡀⢀⣤⣾⡿⠟⢛⠛⠻⢿⣿⣷⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣽⣿⡟⣡⣶⣶⣶⣤⡈⠻⠿⠿⠿⠿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠿⢿⣿⡿⢋⣴⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⢻⣿⣿⣷⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⡇⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⣸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⢿⣿⣧⠹⣿⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⡿⢋⣴⣿⣿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣿⣿⣷⣄⡉⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠿⠇⠀⣀⣀⠀⠸⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣾⣿⣿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠿⠿⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⡿⠹⠏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⡀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣦⣀⠀⠀⣀⣀⠈⠉⣉⡛⠛⠁⢀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣴⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣶⣦⣤⣄⣈⣻⣿⣷⣤⣸⣿⣿⣿⡟⠛⢿⣷⡄⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢠⣴⣾⡿⠟⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣀⣤⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠁⠀⠈⢿⣿⡄⢻⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡟⢀⣾⣿⣿⣦⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣴⣾⣿⣿⠿⠋⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣷⡀⠻⠿⣿⡿⠟⣠⣾⡿⠁⣙⣿⣿⣦⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠾⣿⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣿⣿⣧⣤⣤⣤⠀⠈⠻⣿⣦⣤⣤⣤⣾⣿⠟⠁⠀⢿⣿⣿⡁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠛⠛⢻⣿⣿⠋⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠛⠛⠛⠉⠁⠀⠀⢰⣶⣿⡿⠿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣤⣶⣶⣶⣶⣤⣴⣿⣿⣥⣤⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣤⣬⣿⣿⣤⣀⣀⣀⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠻⠛⢿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⡿⠋⠁⠈⠙⣿⣿⠟⠛⠛⣿⣿⠃⣀⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢠⡀⢸⣿⣿⣿⣿⠛⠛⠛⠛⠻⠿⠿⢿⣿⣶⣶⣤⣄⡀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⣀⣀⣀⣠⣾⣿⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⡿⠁⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠏⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⣿⣷⣀⣴⣆⠀⣿⣿⣮⣿⣿⣿⣿⡆⠀⠀⣀⣀⣠⣤⣤⣤⣬⣭⣿⢿⣿⣆⠀
⢀⣴⣿⡿⠿⠿⠿⠟⠋⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠃⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⠃⠀⠀⠀⢸⠿⠛⠁⠹⣿⣿⣿⣿⣆⣿⡟⠿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠸⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⣿⡏⣿⣿⡄
⣼⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣰⣿⡏⠀⠀⢀⣾⣿⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢻⣿⡟⢿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠉⢻⣿⣧⣄⡀⠀⠉⠛⠻⠿⣿⣿⣿⠟⢀⣿⣿⠁
⠹⣿⣧⣀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣼⣿⠟⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⡏⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⠃⠈⢿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⣼⣿⠛⠛⠿⢿⣿⣶⣶⣶⣦⣤⣴⣶⣿⡿⠃⠀
⠀⠙⠻⢿⣿⣿⣶⣿⣿⠿⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀⣸⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠉⠁⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠉⠁⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⡇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢸⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⢠⣿⣿⣿⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠛⣹⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⠀⠀⣰⣿⡿⠙⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣿⣧⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣿⣿⣄⣼⣿⠟⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠹⠟⠹⣿⣇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢰⣿⣿⣿⡿⠃⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⢀⣿⡿⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣾⣿⣿⣿⣷⡄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⢿⣿⣆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Ah Mod. - -I knew that you'd post - - and Adam and G. Anderson too.....
I commented on X on Bob - - -
https://x.com/DieterKief/status/2010476180651327752?s=20
He always struck me as a far away soul - - - and his final remark about death - wraps all up:
Death as the most beautiful thing in a well lived life - - in that vein - - a true DEAD-head. And - gratful! - - throughut.
R. I. P. Bob - - -I loved not only yu, but also your band - - -
Was he an autist? - Could well be.
I don't know what they think in heaven about these types - and wish him well!