In 2008 he performed in the two Deadheads for Obama concerts. Facebook gives people the power. like gr8fldanielle, I associate it more with orange sunshine (wink wink, nudge nudge) than "got me a hot babe, y'all". Robert Hall Weir ( /wr/ WEER; n Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. Everybodys favorite New Years eve midnight tune, Sugar Magnolia is mostly a lyric by Robert Hunter, with several verses noted as being Bob Weirs contributions. In 1978 he fronted the Bob Weir Band with Brent Mydland, who joined the Grateful Dead the following year. AV Engineering Specialist at Farmingdale State College, Scoutmaster of Scouts BSA Troop 807, Assistant Scoutmaster at Boy Scout Troop 80, Board Member at Sachem Robotics Booster Club. Scully tucked the vial in his pants pocket and headed for London. He was dressed head to toe in denim, his feet encased in exquisite hand-tooled cowboy boots. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead. In 1994, he was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead. Then I owned a 1950 jeep wagon with a Chevy six cylinder dropped in. Now that's a four night run for a box-set. [30], In 2018 Weir formed a band called Wolf Bros. A true pioneer, as a woman staking her claim in a patriarchal business, she partnered with Matthews into the early 1970s. I always loved this song when the band really got in the groove and jammed with it for a few minutes. Rosie became a key photographer for the Grateful Dead throughout their career and hosts a great online Grateful Dead photo gallery. Therefore, the best part, I would hope, would not be anything in particular that I might have to say, but rather, the conversation that may happen via the comments over the course of timeand since all the posts will stay up, you can feel free to weigh in any time on any of the songs! Hart had been a go-go dancer at the Peppermint Lounge in New York, had worked in Apple Records American marketing department, and had performed on the TV shows Hullabaloo and Shindig!. David and I discussed the past with laughter and tears when he brought up Frankie. [[Category:Script error: No such module "pagetype".s with short description]]Expression error: Unexpected < operator. and David Dodd's "Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics" with his head Swimming over the Delight And, of course, she is blooming like a red rose. "[26], Weir received the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Americana Honors & Awards in Nashville, TN. 'I Don't Need No Doctor' . Toni Brown was the publisheder, editorial director, and owner of Relix Magazine from 1980-2000. There was that certain space they got in that I always loved and caught the dance energy like riding a wave. If I spring a leak she mends me With money suddenly needed for Rocks legal defense, Nicki arrived in England the next day, four and a half months pregnant, her bra filled with thousands of hits of acid. Strange Trip, 50th The first thing that came to their attention was Rocks mojo, the eagle feather and bear claw and other Native American artifacts that he routinely traveled with. It was first performed live on June 7 of that year, at the Fillmore West in San Francisco. ), So friends, there's Sugar Mags & Scarlet Begs, straight from the Portal to a garden near you~~ Love is so Blind Last of four featuring the complete unreleased soundboard recording of 6/12/80 in Portland. Top Stories . "wind in the WILLOW played tea for two" Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir of American rock band The Grateful Dead performing at the Wembley Empire Pool in London on 7th April 1972. Garden Aud., Vancouver Canada, Robert F. 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So yeah, the backing vocals are top notch. Contents 1Early life 2Career 3Personal life 4Guitars 5Discography 6See also 7Notes 8References 9External links [51] Weir began playing the Ibanez 2681 during the recording of Blues for Allah; this was a testbed instrument with sliding pickups that Hasselberger used to develop several additional 2681s for use onstage, as well as Weir's custom "Cowboy Fancy" guitar, which he played from 1976 until the mid-1980s. Good to know someone was there to help, bad to know I needed help. Was at the Fillmore East September 17, 1970. Phil Lesh said that when drummer Mickey Hart left the band temporarily in early 1971, he was able to hear Weir's playing more clearly than ever and "I found myself astonished, delighted and excited beyond measure at what Bobby was doing." Bob Weir children. Jill and Phil also started The Unbroken Chain Foundation, in which Jill is very much involved. He had the odd feeling he had been expected. So thats four plants in one songpossibly a record of some kind. This June debut sounded very shaky and tentative. It was first performed live on June 7 of that year, at the Fillmore West in San Francisco. Nothing like your last guy, he too square for you [47] He also is a member of the Advisory Board of the Jerry Garcia Foundation along with Peter Shapiro and Seth Rogin. Her real name at that time was Frankie Azzara (from a previous marriage), but used the stage name "Frankie Hart" (after apparently "borrowing" Hart's last name). This came to me as I sang this song on a beautiful spring day on an unhurried walk through the Appalachians. Accessibility | but I might as well try" I wasn't there but I can imagine more than a few heads walking out of the show with their minds a little weirded out! Very interesting person. to Make a New Fool Every Day" In late 2015 Weir teamed up with former Grateful Dead bandmates Mickey Hart and Billy Kreutzmann as well as guitarist John Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti to form Dead & Company. He was in a previous relationship with dancer, Frankie Hart, also known as Frankie Azzara and later as Frankie Weir. He rinsed the empty brown vial in the sink and put it back in his pants pocket. We were sitting on the front porch early on a Sunday morning, drinking coffee and talking about the old neighborhood. Elaine Mayes' "Couple with Child, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco," 1968. SUNG WITH This song appears to be a true example of that. [52] Weir began using a Modulus Blackknife at that point, and continued to play the Blackknife, along with a hybrid Modulus/Casio guitar for the "Space" segment of Grateful Dead concerts for the rest of that band's history. 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As Scott Schinder states in his liner notes, "He (Duane Allman) also sat with the Grateful Dead on multiple occasions, an association that's represented here by an exhilarating, previously unreleased performance of the Dead's 'Sugar Magnolia', on which Duane memorably trades licks with Jerry Garcia". The subject title is what a friend and I used to sing a loooong time ago when we worked 3rd shift at a fast food joint and our supervisor, who was a great looking gal, told us on our first night that we could get fired for two reasons: 1. eating too much of the inventory and 2. bringing in piss-poor weed to smokeshe always had killer bud which, ironically enough, made it really difficult not to eat too much of the inventory. Weir took birth on 16 October 1947 in San Francisco, California. Weir has participated in the various reformations of the Grateful Dead's members, including 1998, 2000, and 2002 stints as The Other Ones and in 2003, 2004 and 2009 as The Dead. Weir also founded and played in several other bands during and after his career with the Grateful Dead, including Kingfish, the Bob Weir Band, Bobby and the Midnites, Scaring the Children, RatDog, and Furthur, which he co-led with former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh. * Zehn minuten Nuff Powser! Frankie is a very close friend to Bob Weir, moving in with him and adopting his last name, although not marrying. Seven! More worried about the marijuana in his luggage, Rock had practically forgotten about the LSD. The passport official took Rock upstairs and showed him to a small room in Heathrow where two customs officers waited. As usual, another great column, David. Magnolias line the street in town a few blocks away and bloom in the spring. Your suspicions are correct! No Donna. "Sugar Magnolia" on its own just sounded incomplete. Carolyn also married Jerry Garcia in 1981, staying together for more than a decade and having two daughters. Billed as Bob Weir & Wolf Bros, the group initially was a trio, with Weir on guitar and vocals, Don Was on upright bass, and Jay Lane on drums. This Guy may Think she Coddles him A young fan was stabbed to death, allegedly by a member of the Hells Angels, right in front of the stage as the Stones performed. Sitemap, 15 of the Most Influential Women in the Grateful Dead's History. Included in this line-up were Keith Godchaux and his wife Donna, both of whom would be in the band by the time of the album's release. This Sugar Magnolia has totally captured During her time, she helped the magazine through an identity crisis, while exposing a new generation to bands like the Grateful Dead, Phish, Blues Traveler, and Widespread Panic. Her real name at that time was Frankie Azzara (from a previous marriage), but used the stage name "Frankie Hart" (after apparently "borrowing" Hart's last name). But I am very much looking forward to hearing it in context on the CD release coming up, with Jeffrey Normans fine remastering that serves the live sound of the band so well. He performed with the band two days later in Atlantic City, but on April 29 a representative announced that Weir would be "unable to perform in any capacity for the next several weeks" for unspecified reasons.