Grateful Dead Family Discography: Blues For Allah

Blues For Allah

Composer: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter

Robert Hunter explained the origin of the lyrics of this song in Box Of Rain: Lyrics 1965-1993;

This lyric is a requiem for King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, a progressive and democratically inclined ruler (and, incidentally, a fan of the Grateful Dead) whose assassination in 1975 shocked us personally.

Blues for Allah was performed a handful of times by the Grateful Dead in 1975.

Grateful Dead

Blues For Allah, Grateful Dead, 1975
One From The Vault, Grateful Dead, 1991
Beyond Description, Grateful Dead, 2004
Complete Studio Albums Collection, Grateful Dead, 2013
Grateful Dead Records Collection, Grateful Dead, 2017
Grateful Dead Records Collection (Digital), Grateful Dead, 2018

Furthur

May 30, 2010, Angels Camp, CA, Furthur, 2010
June 27, 2010, Brooklyn, NY, Furthur, 2010
July 11, 2010, Philadelphia, PA, Furthur, 2010
Nov 21, 2011, Indianapolis, IN, Furthur, 2010

Other recordings

Eternity Blue, Henry Kaiser, 1995
Blues For Allah Project, Joe Gallant and Illuminati, 1996
Great Sky River, Jazz Is Dead, 2001
Dead Symphony No. 6, Lee Johnson/Russian National Orchestra, 2007
Henry Kaiser Plays Dead, Henry Kaiser, 2009
Bluespektor, Halme Prospekt, 2018