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| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 3920 Registered: 5-2009 |
An old traditional tune got a new treatment with early " Grateful Dead ". It is an important study in the topic of " The San Francisco and Bay Area sound ". It was a turning point of what was to evolve musically in the entire scene. Here is a link with many examples of the development of it's musical delivery . I love this tune with all its evolution and new found relevance ! http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2009/08/viola-lee-blues.html (Message edited by sonicus on February 17, 2015) | ||
| stephenr
Junior Username: stephenr Post Number: 47 Registered: 9-2014 |
Good read thanks for posting! Also a big Viola Lee Blues fan. I think the Butterfield Blues Band had a huge influence on the early Dead as well as many of the other Bay Area bands. The Butterfield Band were already accomplished musicians breaking new ground at a time when a number of the Bay Area bands were still learning how to play and develop their own sound. I had the East-West LP before the first Dead LP came out and always thought the "blueprint" for Viola Lee was East-West. Interesting Elvin Bishop sat in with the Dead a number of times but as far as I know Bloomfield never did. I saw a photo of him jamming with Jerry but not on stage. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 11667 Registered: 5-2002 |
I didn't make it all the way through the essay, but it's pretty impressive. | ||
| edwin
Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1928 Registered: 5-2002 |
It's nice to see it as well as hear it. Although the audio is from a different date, it's sync'ed up really well. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKQmOEpPYUE (Message edited by edwin on February 18, 2015) |
