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York William Morrow Grateful Dead
1,754 wordsWhat a long strange trip it has been was the theme from my graduation last year. The only reason that I am telling you that is because that is a classic quote from the leader of the band, Grateful Dead. And if you stop and think about it, it makes complete sense. Life seems to be this strange trip and we are all on this same boat. Jerry Garcia was a great musician, and also a poet. Everything that he said either in his music or through his guitar, which some people would argue that its the great...
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Mind Altering Drugs Grateful Dead
1,154 wordsGrateful Dead The Grateful Dead, the most popular so called underground band of all time. This band has underwent many changes, some good and others bad throughout their thirty or so years of performing. I plan to prove that a band that has remained together for thirty plus years isnt as easy as many would assume. In fact I would have to say the down times in the band almost equal the outrageously great time they had. Despite all the down times the amazing music of the Grateful Dead always made ...
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Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia
2,015 wordsGrateful Dead I wanna tell you how it's gonna be, you " re gonna give your love to me, I wanna love you night and day, you know my love not fade away. You know my love not fade away, not fade away! -- Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead (Skull-Fuck and Roses), 1971 In the summer of 1995, following the death of Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead stopped touring. For thirty years, their concerts served as a gathering place for a diverse group of followers, nicknamed Deadheads. Coming from all walks of life,...
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Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia
2,056 words... of "being there, " the traditions and shared experiences are sent pulsing along the wires. But I'll still sing you love songs, written in the letters of your name. And brave the storm to come, for it surely looks like rain. -- Bob Weir, Ace, 1972 The end of the tour and dispersion of the group has elicited a variety of responses from within the Deadheads community. They are an artistic, articulate group and have much to say on what the "end of the era" has meant. This response sums it up bes...
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Mind Altering Drugs Grateful Dead
3,020 wordsGrateful Dead Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead, the most popular so called underground band of all time. This band has underwent many changes, some good and others bad throughout their thirty or so years of performing. I plan to prove that a band that has remained together for thirty plus years isnt as easy as many would assume. In fact I would have to say the down times in the band almost equal the outrageously great time they had. Despite all the down times the amazing music of the Grateful Dea...
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Dave Matthews Band Jerry Garcia
1,576 wordsWho is the Dave Matthews Band? Five years ago that question would have gotten nothing more than a weird stare and a stupid look. But today you would get everything but that. The Dave Matthews Band is one of the most successful bands of the late 20 th century. But many ask how a band so new has become so successful in such a relatively short period of time. Many come to wonder if it was their music, their look, or possibly something else that has made the Dave Matthews Band what they are today. I...
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Sixties And Seventies Rock And Roll
2,633 wordsDrugs in the Music Industry In the fifties, sixties and seventies there was a lot of musicians that were under the influence of drugs. They used drugs as their inspiration. Many songs had themes related to being? high? or? stoned? . A drug that was frequently found in songs of the sixties was? marijuana? . The culture of most rock and roll bands was to drink a lot of alcohol and smoke a lot of marijuana. Many bands got their start because of the use of drugs, and drugs became more popular becaus...
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Rock And Roll Jerry Garcia
1,633 wordsSince Im at work now, Ill try to type this out with a minimum of tears, although my heart is still aching. This morning I learned that Jerry Garciapassed away. Why should I care about a rock star who I dont even know? Why should I feeling pain? Why should I even take the time to write this? I have asked myself these questions. But I feel compelled, and the answer will lie in this letter. The unfortunate first words I heard about his death were from a jerk work who was callously telling somebody ...
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1,512 wordsThe Grateful Dead was a band that toured continuously for 30 years until the death of lead man Jerry Garcia. They were known for free flowing jams and bluegrass roots. Phish is a band that has toured consistently for the last 17 years and has in time made themselves into stealth multi-millionaires. Both are very talented bands, who have and in the Dead's case, had, created big names for themselves. Many people make wrongful association with these two groups of musicians. It is said that Phish is...
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Kurt Cobain Jerry Garcia
270 wordsHeroin related Heroin Heroin Heroin related deaths and arrests among young pop culture musicians has not been this visible for decades. ? We observe pop culture making this drug- which is very lethal-look glamorous and chic, ? says Gonna Marston of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America (54). For example, according to Karen Schemes report for Newsweek, Kurt Cobain of Nirvana, Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon and Jerry Garcia of Greatful Dead, all participated and abused heroin (54). Kurt Cobain took...
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Jerry Garcia Pied Piper
2,143 wordsJerry Jerry Garcia Alex Walker Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead Rock Legends of the 60 s and 70 s Walker 2 Jerry Garcia s life was filled with wonderful things, many of which he never expected in the first place. After an almost fatal heroin overdose in 1986, Garcia philosophically stated, I m 45 years old, I m ready for anything, I didn t even plan on living this long so all this shit is just add-on stuff. (Garcia) This attitude shows why Garcia did all of the things he did and even how some ...
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Uncle Johns Warner Bros
2,579 words9; Robert Hunter had his poetic beginnings in the Palo Alto, CA coffeehouse scene in the mid-sixties. It was there that he began writing poetry and found his future song writing partner Jerry Garcia. 9; Although Hunter had been writing poetry for several years, his career did not begin in earnest until 1967, when he mailed the lyrics to St. Stephen, Alligator, and China Cat Sunflower to his friend Garcia and the Grateful Dead. He was almost immediately taken on as the primary lyricist for ...
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