Know of a good version of viola lee blues thats not listed here. Lewis was born in henning, tennessee, and learned to play the harmonica as a child. The grateful dead was a rock band that formed in 1965 in san francisco, california, united states from the remnants of another band, mother mccrees uptown jug champions, the grateful dead were known for their unique and eclectic songwriting style which fused elements of rock, folk music, bluegrass, blues, country, and jazz, and also for live performances of long modal jams. He moved to memphis, tennessee, in his early teens, where. Grateful dead viola lee blues edited version lyrics. In contrast, the live music archive forum is a more general venue for discussion about thousands of other lma bands, and for more general technical questions about the lma collection. Fantastic viola lee blues with the power outage at the end. There would only be three more performances, all in 1970 before the song was put on the shelf for good.
Dating from the start of their career when they were doing mostly pop and blues songs, they designed it as a psychedelic trip. Viola lee blues 167 rca victor studio a, hollywood, ca viola lee blues. A mix of several of the viola lee blues from the years the grateful dead preformed it 19661970. It is one of the first songs that gave the boys a real opportunity to really get down and jam. About viola lee blues this is a classic tune off the self titled first grateful dead album. Stream viola lee blues grateful dead dicks picks vol.
This is a pure 12bar blues shuffle that features everything you want from a blues standard, a great guitar solo, iconic rhythm strumming, and harmonica jams. Grateful dead grateful dead 50th anniversary deluxe edition jetzt kaufen. Viola lee blues live at harpur college, binghamton, ny. Nor could they have known that on 91799 phil lesh would join phish for their encore at shoreline. Grateful dead onlinemusic of 02141968, road trips vol 2. The judge decreed it, the clerk, he wrote it clerk he wrote it down indeed judge decreed it, clerk, he wrote it down give you this jail s. Noah lewis september 3, 1891 february 7, 1961 was an american jug band and country blues musician, generally known for playing the harmonica. Check out viola lee blues live by the grateful dead on amazon music. Nevertheless, viola lee blues functions as a masters level course in musical dynamics and their application in a ensemble setting.
Grateful dead 50th anniversary deluxe edition amazon. Clerk he wrote it down indeede judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down give you this jail sentence youll be nashville bound. Grateful dead live at fillmore west, apr 12, 1970 at. Related music see more grateful dead oakland coliseum arena dec 31, 1988. Check out viola lee blues by the grateful dead on amazon music. Apr, 2017 provided to youtube by grateful deadrhino viola lee blues 2017 remaster grateful dead the grateful dead. Viola lee blues live in san francisco, 1966 by the grateful. The grateful dead performed the song live between 1966 and 1970.
Oct 04, 2014 unless someone invents a working time machine i doubt well ever know exactly how many times the grateful dead performed viola lee blues live, but this was one of the last. Viola lee blues by the grateful dead on amazon music. Grateful dead viola lee blues 19680303 footage youtube. According to the biographies of both bassist phil lesh and drummer bill kreutzmann, the band released the album as san franciscos grateful dead. Grateful dead live at viola lee blues reahearsals on 196601. G clerk he wrote it down indeede c g judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down f c g give you this jail sentence youll be. See the faq, and the collections policy notes below for more information limited flag. The judge decreed it, the clerk he wrote it clerk he wrote it down indeede judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down give you this jail.
See the faq, and the collections policy notes below for more information. Grateful dead viola lee blues lyrics genius lyrics. Viola lee blues is adapted from the noah lewis version. But what other pieces of gradea grateful dead were left on the cutting room floor. The song above is not stored on the chordie server. Brief film of the grateful dead pplaying viola lee blues can be seen in the 1968 movie petulia and in the 1990s documentary berkeley in the sixties. Grateful dead live downloads and online music streaming. Viola lee blues grateful dead chords and lyrics for guitar. Grateful dead may 19, 1966 viola lee blues soundcloud. Stream grateful dead may 19, 1966 viola lee blues by jambase from desktop or your mobile device.
Viola lee blues san franciscos grateful dead lewis last updated 032796 intro. Check out viola lee blues live in san francisco, 1966 by the grateful dead on amazon music. The original song is hosted at chordie works as a search engine and provides onthefly formatting. Clerk he wrote it down indeede judge decreed it, clerk. Viola lee blues 20 remaster by the grateful dead on. Listen to live concerts at or download our mobile music app. Viola lee blues was the dead s first big jamming tune.
There would only be three more performances, all in. The judge decreed it the clerk he wrote it clerk he wrote it down indeedy judge decreed it clerk he wrote it down give you this jail sentence. Hello, i am not an official fan of every grateful dead songs, but i am a huge, huge fan of some of their bluesy songs. Viola lee blues live in san francisco, 1966 by the. The dead seem a little bored with their rep also around this time, and try out different songs dark hollow electrically and try bringing back old ones viola lee blues, which has a real couldnt give a fuck vibe to it until it veers off into cumberland blues, the song theyd rather be playing. The grateful dead documentary by michael wanger and vance frost includes longish excerpts from a version of viola lee blues listed as live at the fillmore 1967. Viola lee blues live by the grateful dead on amazon music. The grateful dead forum is focused discussion area for the grateful dead. Jul 26, 20 check out viola lee blues live by the grateful dead on amazon music. The grateful deads take on the blues joe bonamassa.
Viola lee blues grateful dead eagles auditorium, seattle. Grateful dead viola lee blues, the seven, cumberland blues. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long musical improvisation. Users who like viola lee blues grateful dead eagles auditorium, seattle, wa jan 23, 1968. Grateful dead, viola lee blues 61867, monterey, ca. Sweet viola lee blues is wild, with a priceless a capella ending after the power is cut off. Unless someone invents a working time machine i doubt well ever know exactly how many times the grateful dead performed viola lee blues live, but this was one of the last. Clerk he wrote it down indeede judge decreed it, clerk he wrote it down. Discussion resources the grateful dead forum is focused discussion area for the grateful dead.
Viola lee blues by the grateful dead on amazon music amazon. Jul 04, 2010 437 videos play all top tracks grateful dead grateful dead grateful dead scarlet begonias fire on the mountain 5877 duration. This was one of the first tapes i had back in the late 80s, and is still a favorite. Viola lee blues is an 11 12 bar blues in that the dead s version, throughout, adds or removes bars from the standard 12 bar blues form. Which by coincidence was the tagline for the movie petulia, highly regarded by most crtics such as roger ebert at the time of its release, june 1968 though for our purposes what makes it at all memorable now is the footage it features of the grateful dead performing sections of viola lee blues. Jan 09, 2015 at that point it time it certainly made sense.
They had many musical influences, and their music evolved to a. Grateful dead viola lee blues below youll find a usersubmitted list of the best grateful dead viola lee blues. All photos from that day, recording from that day in 68. Users who like grateful dead viola lee blues dicks picks vol. Betty cantorjackson arranger, drums, percussion, producer. Aug 28, 2012 alil footage of the grateful dead on a flatbed truck and the whole viola lee, awesome version. Grateful dead viola lee blues, the seven, cumberland. Essentially all of the blues classics they covered would in fact be blues songs along with their earlier stuff. The band has also released more than two dozen singles and a number of videos the grateful dead formed in the san francisco bay area in 1965 amid the counterculture of the 1960s. Fifteen solid minutes after viola lee blues began, the dead wrap up the night amidst howls of intentional amplifier feedback and free form noise. Listen free to grateful dead viola lee blues radio. Birth of the dead, the 2disc collection of ultrarare tracks recorded in 196566 for the autumn 6 cuts, 4 previously unreleased and scorpio 8 cuts, 6 previously unreleased labels, plus fire in the city, with an ultrarare collaboration with jon hendricks on disc 1. Viola lee blues live at harpur college, binghamton, ny, may. Viola lee blues is an 11 12 bar blues in that the deads version, throughout, adds or removes bars from the standard 12 bar blues form.
Check out viola lee blues 20 remaster by the grateful dead on amazon music. Jason wilder thinks it may, however, be the track from 1966 on birth of the dead. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for. The grateful dead was an american rock band formed in 1965 in palo alto, california. The grateful dead introduced their rendition of this slow burning blues tune on their 1971 live album skull and roses at the filmore east in new york. The discography of the rock band the grateful dead includes more than 200 albums, the majority of them recorded live in concert. The grateful deads 50 best live performances guitar world. Stream viola lee blues live at harpur college, binghamton, ny, may 2, 1970 by grateful dead from desktop or your mobile device.
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