The early part of 1966

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Sat, 11/19/2016 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm
Grateful Dead 3/25/66 Trouper's Hall, Los Angeles, CA
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Music from shows in the first few months of the Grateful Dead.

 

Honestly, I didn't set out to do two shows featuring music from 1966 in this 50th anniversary year, but here comes the second one. Interestingly, I will only be playing music from concerts before the ones broadcast in my May 2016 show, mostly the wonderful 5/19/66 Avalon Ballroom show.

The reason for this is really today's interview with Robert Greenfield, author of the new biography of Owsley Stanley a.k.a. Bear. Reading about Bear's immediate attraction to the band, I decided that it only seemed fitting that we should all be listening to that same music. 

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“[Augustus Owsley Stanley III] was Walter White without all the moral conflict or drama, a trailblazing alchemist who mass-produced LSD and made millions before anyone thought to make it illegal. Bear remains interesting long after his era has passed… Essential for Deadheads but also an engaging cultural portrait for anyone interested in the era.”—Kirkus Reviews

 

"Owsley “Bear” Stanley was an authentic shaman-alchemist whose production of millions of doses of LSD transformed a tiny San Francisco neighborhood into ground zero for a planet-wide challenge to conventional notions of reality. That he was also ornery, obsessive, and at times just plain odd was merely part of the package. Bear illuminates a fascinating story with insight and panache, and it’s essential -- no Owsley, no sixties as we know them; it’s that simple".—Dennis McNally, author of A Long Strange Trip and On Highway 61

 

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  • Time
    12:03
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    I'm a Hog for You Baby
    Album
    1/8/66 - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
    Label
  • Time
    12:06
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Caution (Do Not Stop on Tracks) > Death Don't Have No Mercy
    Album
    1/8/66 - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
    Label
  • Time
    12:25
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    unknown Pigpen song
    Album
    unknown venue and date (but definitely early 1966)
    Label
  • Time
    12:29
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    You Don't Have To Ask
    Album
    unknown venue and date (but definitely early 1966)
    Label
  • Time
    12:31
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Tastebud (Where My Baby)
    Album
    2/12/66 - Watts Acid Test, Los Angeles, CA
    Label
  • Time
    12:37
    Artist
    Grateful Dead w/The Beach Boys
    Song
    Don't Ease Me In
    Album
    2/12/66 - Watts Acid Test, Los Angeles, CA
    Label
  • Time
    12:39
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Hey Little One
    Album
    2/25/66 - Sunset Acid Test, Los Angeles, CA
    Label
  • Time
    1:16
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Good Morning Little Schoolgirl > You Don't Love Me > Good Morning Little Schoolgirl
    Album
    2/25/66 - Sunset Acid Test, Los Angeles, CA
    Label
  • Time
    1:35
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    Sitting on Top of the World
    Album
    3/10/66 - rehearsal - Los Angeles, CA
    Label
  • Time
    1:42
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    unknown Pigpen song (2)
    Album
    3/9/66 - rehearsal - Los Angeles, CA
    Label
  • Time
    1:45
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    You See A Broken Heart
    Album
    3/12/66 - Danish Center, Los Angeles, CA
    Label
  • Time
    1:51
    Artist
    The Grateful Dead
    Song
    jam
    Album
    3/25/66 - Troupers Hall, Los Angeles, CA
    Label