Workingman's Dead 50, Episode 8: Casey Jones
DESCRIPTION: In our packed season finale, we explore how “Casey Jones” combined folk traditions and became an underground hit too risque for pop radio, hear a break down of the multi-track, discuss th...
27 Aug 20201h 14min
Workingman's Dead 50, Episode 7: Easy Wind
DESCRIPTION: We explore how “Easy Wind” was the only song on Workingman’s Dead sung by Pigpen and the first Dead tune solely written by lyricist Robert Hunter, featuring rarely heard radio promo spots...
20 Aug 202041min
Workingman’s Dead 50, Episode 6: Black Peter
DESCRIPTION: With special guests Graham Nash and Rhoney Stanley, our dive into the Grateful Dead’s Workingman’s Dead examines how a mishap with an estimated $50,000 worth of LSD led to both the writin...
13 Aug 202050min
BONUS! Jerry Garcia: American Folkie
DESCRIPTION: A very Jerry bonus episode explores Jerry Garcia’s early ‘60s years in the Palo Alto folk scene and his progression from guitar strummer to banjo picker during a prodigious half-decade be...
8 Aug 202042min
Workingman's Dead 50, Episode 5: Cumberland Blues
DESCRIPTION: We flip sides on the Grateful Dead’s Workingman’s Dead and explore why “Cumberland Blues” is a much stranger song than it might seem, chart the transformation into the so-called Bakersfie...
6 Aug 202052min
Workingman’s Dead 50, Episode 4: New Speedway Boogie
We explore “New Speedway Boogie,” the last song on Side 1 of the Grateful Dead’s Workingman’s Dead, examining how the song grew from the disastrous 1969 free festival at Altamont headlined by the Roll...
30 Juli 202043min
Workingman’s Dead 50, Episode 3: Dire Wolf
Our close listen to the Grateful Dead’s remastered Workingman’s Dead 50th anniversary edition continues with “Dire Wolf.” Album co-producer Bob Matthews reveals recording tricks. With David Nelson of ...
23 Juli 202048min
Workingman's Dead 50, Episode 2: High Time
The Grateful Dead’s masterpiece Workingman’s Dead song by song. For “High Time,” we look behind the purple door of Pacific High Recording with co-producer Bob Matthews and tour manager Sam Cutler, exa...
16 Juli 202045min
