Jerry Garcia
Along with the legendary Peter Rowan, other multi-generational participants in this leg of the Sam Grisman Project tour are well versed in the bluegrass songbook.
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The challenge for the Boston Pops in this program is obvious: combining the structure of orchestral music with the improvisational nature of Garcia’s work. On Tuesday, the pairing of rock band and orchestra proved to be uneven, groovy interludes interlaced with tentative patches.
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“They created an alternative to the pop music model, and it’s been very powerful. It’s a whole world unto itself.”
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The Grateful Dead’s music is moving forward with the help of musicians who are OK with the occasional look back over their shoulders.
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Arts Remembrance: Donna Jean Godchaux — She Brought Soul and Grace to the Grateful Dead
Donna Jean Godchaux changed the Grateful Dead – adding a Southern accent and feminine energy to this rough-hewn psychedelic troupe – and the Grateful Dead changed Donna Jean Godchaux – elevating her from session singer footnote to jam-scene royalty.
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