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Robert M. Petersen Discography
This is a discography of recordings that include songs with lyrics by Robert M. Petersen. Petersen provided lyrics for four Grateful Dead songs; New Potato Caboose, Unbroken Chain, Pride of Cucamonga and Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues.
Robert Petersen was born in Klamath Falls, Oregon in 1936. He appears to have lived a life 'on the road' with periods hopping freights, playing jazz saxophone and in a vocational institution. He 'deposited' his poetry with Phil Lesh, Alan Trist and possibly others from the mid-1960's onward. A privately printed volume of his work, Far Away Radios, was distributed by the Grateful Dead office from 1980 onward. Robert Petersen died in 1987. A collection of his poetry, Alleys Of The Heart was published in 1988.
Additions, corrections and comments are welcome
Recordings that include songs with lyrics by Robert Petersen
Anthem Of The Sun, Grateful Dead, 1968 Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel, Grateful Dead, 1974 The Grateful Dead / Anthem Of The Sun, Grateful Dead, 1976? Wake Of The Flood / From The Mars Hotel, Grateful Dead, 1977? Two From The Vault, Grateful Dead, 1992 Code Of The West, Joe Gallant and Illuminati, 1994 Blue Light Rain, Jazz Is Dead, 1998 Love Will See You Through, Highlights Volume One, Phil Lesh and Friends, 1999 Stolen Roses, Various Artists, 2000 Dick's Picks, Vol. 22, Grateful Dead, 2001 The Golden Road (1965-1973), Grateful Dead, 2001 Saratoga Springs, NY - June 20, The Dead, 2003 Mansfield, MA - June 22, The Dead, 2003 Camden, NJ - June 28, The Dead, 2003 Ft Lauderdale, FL - July 29, The Dead, 2003 Indianapolis, IN - August 5, The Dead, 2003 Wantagh, NY - August 10, The Dead, 2003 Oakland, CA - December 30, The Dead, 2004 Beyond Description, Grateful Dead, 2004 San Francisco, CA - February 9, 2004, The Dead, 2004 Morrison, CO - June 15, 2004, The Dead, 2004 Morrison, CO - June 19, 2004, The Dead, 2004 Sacramento, CA - June 27, 2004, The Dead, 2004 Portland, OR - July 2, 2004, The Dead, 2004 St.Louis, MO - July 23, 2004, The Dead, 2004 East Troy, WI - July 24, 2004, The Dead, 2004 Detroit, MI - July 27, 2004, The Dead, 2004 Holmdel, NJ - August 10, 2004, The Dead, 2004 Wantagh, NY - August 13, 2004, The Dead, 2004 Charlotte, NC - August 18, 2004, The Dead, 2004 Grateful Dead Download Series Vol. 6: 3/17/68, Grateful Dead, 2005 Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, Grateful Dead, 2005 Fillmore West 1969 Bonus Disc, Grateful Dead, 2005 Deadgrass, Deadgrass, 2005 Phil Lesh and Friends Live at the Warfield, Phil Lesh and Friends, 2006 Phil Lesh & Friends: June 20, 2006, Nashville, TN, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006 Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: June 23, 2006, Tampa, FL, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006 Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: June 27, 2006, Asheville, NC, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006 Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: June 28, 2006, Raleigh, NC, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006 Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: July 2, 2006, Saratoga, NY, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006 Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: July 3, 2006, Hartford, CT, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006 Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: July 8, 2006, Darien Lakes, NY, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006 Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: July 14, 2006, Columbus, OH, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006 Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: July 19, 2006, Kansas City, MO, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006 Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 2: Feb 14, 1968, Carousel Ballroom, Grateful Dead, 2009 Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 2: Feb 14, 1968, Carousel Ballroom Bonus CD, Grateful Dead, 2009Books by Robert Petersen
Far Away Radios, Robert M. Petersen, 1980 Alleys of the Heart : The Collected Poems of Robert M. Petersen, 1988