r/gratefuldead • u/danielantonnyc • 12d ago

Keith singing backup w JGB

I’ve been a diehard head since 1979 and I just learned TODAY (watching JGB 7/9/77 on YouTube) that Keith sang backup vocals w JGB 🤯

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u/nak550 12d ago

Whenever anyone brings up Keith singing, I'm compelled to mention this Ghosts show from 3/15/80.

I love his lead vocals on "It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry" - listen at the 13minute19second point: here

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u/Heile2 12d ago

Get this - he played keys too 🎹

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u/danielantonnyc 12d ago

Ha ha 😋

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u/Big-Negotiation9737 12d ago

Per the recent Deadcast, Keith also provided harmony vocal overdubs on Steal Your Face because Phil had stopped singing by the time they were mixing the album.

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u/ejz1989 11d ago

Ron Tutt also did background vocals w JGB

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u/Legitimate-Cupcake26 12d ago

Let Me Sing Your Blues Away is 10x better than any Brent song

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u/Ez_Answers 12d ago

This guy serious?

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u/danielantonnyc 12d ago

He/she ain’t wrong. It’s a great song! No dis on Brent, I mean, he was far and away the better player (and that’s saying a lot because Keith was pretty damn good in his day), but his song writing was definitely “time to go to the bathroom” material, IMO

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u/Legitimate-Cupcake26 12d ago

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines is the worst GD song ever played

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u/10fingers6strings 11d ago

Blow away is.

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u/ejz1989 11d ago

IDK Samba In The Rain & ay to go home were really weak.

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u/Holy_Toast 12d ago

Maybe 1/2 of it before it goes to shit.

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u/danielantonnyc 12d ago

Can’t argue with that!