Dead & Company - Deep Elem Blues (Detroit, MI 11/24/17)

Dead & Company perform 'Deep Elem Blues' from the 1st set of their show at Little Caesar's Arena in Detroit, MI on 11/24/17. Click SHOW MORE to read Gary Lambert's notes on this performance.

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Performance Notes

This venerable country blues about a legendary Dallas neighborhood dates back to the 1930's and has been recorded many times by a diverse range of artists including Doc Watson, Jerry Lee Lewis and even a pre-electric Les Paul (under the pseudonym “Rhubarb Red”). It also turned up very early in Grateful Dead history – or pre-history, as there are recordings of Jerry Garcia performing it in his days as a budding folkie, in a duo with his first wife, Sara Ruppenthal – and was frequently included in the Dead’s acoustic sets in 1970 and the early 80's. This performance in Detroit was Dead & Company’s first live shot at the tune, and they nailed it, with Bob Weir, Oteil Burbridge and John Mayer each taking a turn at lead vocal. - Gary Lambert

Credits

Performed By Dead & Company
Written By Robert Hunter & Bob Weir
Filmed & Edited By Ross Harris
Produced By Derek Feathersone
Production Company: UltraSound

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Dead & Company was formed in 2015 when the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bob Weir joined forces with artist and musician John Mayer, Allman Brothers’ bassist Oteil Burbridge, and Fare Thee Well and RatDog keyboardist Jeff Chimenti. The result was one of the most successful touring bands of the decade. The inaugural tour kicked off in the fall of 2015 with two sold-out shows at the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City and ended with two sold-out performances at the ‘Fabulous’ Forum in Inglewood, California.

Since then, the band has completed five tours, playing to more than 1.5 million fans, and has become a record-breaking stadium act. Dead & Company has headlined iconic stadiums across the country including Folsom Field, Autzen Stadium, Citi Field, Fenway Park and Dodger Stadium. Additionally, the band broke Wrigley Field’s all-time concert attendance record in 2017. Dead & Company’s 2018 Summer Tour ranked in the top 25 of the Top 100 Worldwide Tours and for the past two years, their Summer Tours ranked in the top 15 of the Top Global Concert Tours.