- Post reply Log in to post comments507 repliesmaryeJoined:Trivia questions, who wrote that song, when was the last time the Dead played Deer Creek, etc.
- unkljohnJoined:RFK Stadium 6/25/95
I know this is a long shot....but during Truckin' in the second set, the big screens were showing lots of license plates swirling around and lots of tie dye graphics and such. We heard later that the videographer had been out in the lot and came upon someone who had one of those Unbroken Chain posters of all the Dead related plates. Well, they swirled my plate up there about 6 times and I didn't have a camera or a phone to get a photo. My plate in a North Carolina plate with GARCIA on it. If you have a photo or video, please let me know! I can make a good trade with you! Unk
- sfinneyJoined:Garcia on pedal steel
Garcia also played pedal steel on the '87 Dylan tour. I don't know if it was on the released CD/album, but check Youtube for versions of "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" and "Tomorrow is a Long Time" (I think he played steel at the Oakland Coliseum show, which I attended).
Steve (my brother's a pedal steel player).
- sfinneyJoined:Jerry on pedal steel with the Dead
A Google search suggests that Garcia played steel with the Dead in 1969, and "Slewfoot", "Silver Threads", and "Mama Tried" on 6/28/1969 (Veteran's Auditorium, Santa Rosa) confirms it. Also: "Silver Threads and Golden Needles", Central Park, 6/22/1969.
Supposedly, he also played it on "Green Green Grass of Home", and once on "Dire Wolf" when Weir was singing.
An Archive post entitled "the-deads-acoustic-sets-1969-70" contains some more info and specific songs (he bought his steel in April, 1969).
Steve
- DaveStrangJoined:BAMALAMA5 / JG PEDAL STEEL GTR
As far as I can find, JG started playing pedal steel guitar live in 1970 with NRPS. As far as GD, it appears he started playing it when 'Looks Like Rain' was premiered and added to the setlist on 3/21/72, which was the 1st date of the Academy Of Music run. 'LLR' was played at every AOM show: 3/21-23/72, 3/25-28/72.
Of those, Dick's Picks 30 was released with the 3/28/72 show with bonus material from 3/25/72 (a portion of Bo Diddley's set with GD). Dave's Picks 14 was the 3/26/72 show with the bonus disc/material from 3/21 & 3/27.
'LLR' w/pedal steel gtr. was performed 3X on the E72 tour: 4/8 London, 4/11 Newcastle & 4/14 Copenhagen (Tivoli) after which it was dropped from the setlist for the rest of the tour...many on these boards are more well informed, so I will defer to them as they may have more accurate or updated info. Happy hunting...