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Pickin' On The Grateful Dead

Various Artists

Initial release : May 1997

CMH

Instrumental bluegrass Grateful Dead tribute album that includes covers of 11 Grateful Dead songs and 2 other songs from the Dead's repertoire.

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Tracks

  • Althea (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • Scarlet Begonias (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • Friend Of The Devil (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter / John Dawson)
  • Bird Song (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • Truckin' (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter / Bob Weir / Phil Lesh)
  • Lady With A Fan (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • Casey Jones (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • Samson And Delilah (Traditional)
  • Touch Of Gray (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • Cumberland Blues (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • Ripple (Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter)
  • Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad (Traditional)
  • Dark Star (Grateful Dead / Robert Hunter)
Musicians

The performers on each track are as follows.

Althea;

  • Mike Mullins - guitar, mandolin
  • Phil Salazar - fiddle
  • David West - banjo, bass
Scarlet Begonias;
  • John Rosenburg - piano
  • David West - guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin, percussion
Friend Of The Devil;
  • Tom Ball - harmonica
  • Jody Eulitz - Jack Daniels, cardboard box, percussion
  • David West - guitar, mandolin, bass, banjo, triangle
Bird Song;
  • John Rosenburg - piano
  • David West - guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin
Truckin';
  • Bill Flores - pedal steel guitar
  • Phil Salazar - fiddle
  • Jody Eulitz - drums
  • Barney Tower - guitar
  • David West - guitar, bass
Lady With A Fan;
  • Pat Milliken - guitar, mandolin
  • Bill Flores - pedal steel guitar
  • David West - hammered dulcimer, bass, mandolin, tabla, triangle
Casey Jones;
  • Bo Fox - Jack Daniels, cardboard box, tambourine, percussion
  • David West - guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin, dobro
Samson And Delilah;
  • Tom Ball - harmonica
  • Kenny Sultan - guitar
  • Jody Eulitz - Jack Daniels, cardboard box
  • David West - mandolin
Touch Of Gray;
  • John Rosenberg - piano
  • David West - guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin, wood block, tambourine
Cumberland Blues;
  • Bo Fox - Jack Daniels, cardboard box, percussion
  • John Rosenberg - piano
  • David West - guitar, banjo, bass, dobro
Ripple;
  • David West - guitar, banjo, bass, mandolin, percussion, vocals
Goin' Down The Road Feelin' Bad;
  • Paul Lee - fiddle
  • David West - guitar, banjo, bass
Dark Star;
  • David West guitar, banjo, bass, tabla, triangle
Credits

  • Producer - David West for Play Ball! Productions
  • Executive Producer - David Haerle
  • Cover art - Lori Laningham
  • Art Director - Diana Collette
  • Graphic design - Martin Bambanian
  • Engineer - David West
  • Mixing - John O'Connor, Emmet Sargeant
  • Mastering - John Eberle (Nashville Records Productions)
  • Recorded at Studio "Z" Santa Barbara
  • Mixed at Song Dog Studio, Santa Barbara and Beagle Studios, Santa Barbara
  • Mastered at Nashville Records Productions, Nashville
Related releases

Casey Jones was included on;

Althea was included on; Pickin On The Grateful Dead was included in a three CD set; A second tribute to the Grateful Dead in the Pickin' On series of releases was released a couple of years after the first;

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