Song of the Day - Going Going Gone (Garcia Version)

"I've just reached a place 

Where the willow don't bend

There's not much more to be said 

It's the top of the end

I am going 

I am going 

I am gone..."

Bob Dylan- A Hard Rains Gonna Fall (1963)

"Where have you been my darling young one..."

"I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it..."

Song of the Day - Mama Said - The Shirelles (1961)

"To Jerry: what a light you are that I could bask in your shadow." - John Mayer

John Mayer Talks Magical Dead & Company Tour & Sends Respects to Jerry Garcia

"This tour was magical. This band flourished in so many ways. To learn each others' moves as people and musicians, so as to support each other on stage and off made every night a beautiful adventure. I grew up a lone wolf in a bedroom practicing my guitar, and all I ever really craved was community. The community I feel now between my brothers and sisters in this band and crew, and the connection between everyone in the audience from the front row to the back, to those who listened from couches and cars, to those who come up to me and say more with their eyes than their words in their attempt to tell me what this means to them - I will never forget it, because I will never stop feeling it. We're together now. I'm honored to be one of many musicians in the larger community of the GDEU (Grateful Dead Extended Universe.) And it must be said - to Jerry: what a light you are that I could bask in your shadow. ❤️⚡️🌹💀 love you all.." -John Mayer

This Day in Music History - July 23rd 2011

Amy Winehouse passed away 5 years ago today. She was a legendary artist who channeled her emotions through music powerfully. She had a beautiful, authentic soul, I miss her dearly!

"What's inside her never dies..."

New Speedway Boogie - Grateful Dead (1970)

One way or another, this darkness got to give...

Cold Rain & Snow - Dead and Company (2015)

     Sorry, I'm obsessed with the musical union of John Mayer and the remaining members of the Grateful Dead. Truth is, I underestimated Mayer's talents and pegged him as an arrogant, albeit handsome Pop Star. He is a truly gifted musician, guitar master, and exceptional songwriter.

  

     Nothing is more satisfying than a little redemption, and my opinion of this man has done a 180. He has tapped into the magic of the Grateful Dead and is recreating it for Deadheads alike, including the younger generation of fans who never got to see Jerry Garcia live in action. It is amazing to see Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann with an infusion of chemistry playing off of Mayer and Burbridge. Words cannot express my gratitude, excitement and appreciation for this truly magical musical experience I get to be a part of. 

“Let there be songs, to fill the air!”

And it Stoned Me!

With sunshine in his eyes

Song of the Day - Weather Report Suite - Grateful Dead (1973)

Song of the Day - Kiss - Prince (1986)

So sad about the loss of the legend that is Prince :(

Song of the Day- Time After Time - John Coltrane (1958)

Jerry and Janis in Haight 1967

Source

Song of the Day - Ever Fallen In Love? - The Buzzcocks (1978)

Song of the Day -The Beatles- A Day in the Life (1967)

"You breathed on me and made my life a richer one to live, when I was deep in poverty you taught me how to give. Dried the tears up from my dreams and pulled me from my hole, quenched my thirst and satisfied the burning in my soul."

BOB DYLAN 

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Song of the Day: Allman Brothers Band- Whipping Post (1969)