Already have an Echo or Alexa device? Say “Alexa, open Sunshine Daydream” to get started and follow the prompts.
Have a must-listen to Grateful Dead recording from Archive.org? Submit your favorites here and they’ll be included in future releases of Sunshine Daydream.
The skill is and always will be free. And remember, if you get confused, listen to the music play.
100’s of hand-picked recordings from the archives
Archive.org is home to thousands of audience and soundboard recordings of the Grateful Dead’s long, strange trip. Sunshine Daydream contains over 100 of the best recordings of the best performances spanning their 30-year history.
Ask Alexa to open Sunshine Daydream to start
Once open, say “Alexa, ask Sunshine Daydream to..”
- Steal my face
- Keep truckin’
- Let there be songs to fill the air
- Play some dead
Shuffle and resume
In addition to navigating to the next and previous tracks in the playlist, you can ask Sunshine Daydream to shuffle. If you close the skill in the middle of a jam, don’t worry, you’ll pick up right where you left off when you open the skill the next time.
Want to know more about Sunshine Daydream or interested in making an Alexa Skill for another band? Say hello at chris@jam.buzz.
Sunshine Daydream loves the dead but is in no way affiliated with The Grateful Dead or affiliated enterprises. There are no commercially released recordings included the skill.
