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Watch the Grateful Dead Boogie on “Loose Lucy” at Orchard Park from Summer 1990

The Grateful Dead have made these self-isolation days a little easier with their new Friday night streams and a wealth of footage from their archives via their All the Years Live YouTube series. The latest footage to hit their channel is from summer 1990 at Orchard Park.

The vintage tune, “Loose Lucy” which made it’s bust-out after sitting on the shelf for 16 years earlier in the spring of 1990, was tucked into the first set during the Dead’s show at Rich Stadium on July 16, 1990. Here is what Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux has to say about the performance: “After a 16 year hiatus, Loose Lucy returned to the repertoire on 3/14/90 at the Capital Center in Landover, MD, and it was an incredibly well-received bust-out. It came back in its slower, 1973 arrangement, not the peppier 1974 arrangement as heard on Mars Hotel. There was nothing better than hearing tens of thousands of fans singing the chorus back to the band: thank you for a real good time!”

Thanks to the Grateful Dead for the footage!

Watch Grateful Dead Deliver a Stellar “High Time” in Buffalo on ’90 Summer Tour

The Grateful Dead have released the latest in their All the Years Live YouTube series. The latest footage comes from 1990’s Summer Tour Orchard Park stop on 7/16/1990.

Towards the end of the first set, the Dead delivered their timeless staple of Workingman’s Dead, “High Time.” Here is what Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux notes about the tune, “High Time was played quite a bit in 1969 and 1970, and was one of the many standouts on Workingman’s Dead in 1970 (OK, all eight songs on the album are standouts!). It was dropped in 1970 until it made its return in 1976, and it was played every year 1976-1995 with the exception of 1978, 1983, and 1989.”

Thanks to the Grateful Dead for the great footage!

Watch the Grateful Dead Bring the “Cold Rain and Snow” on July 4th, 1989 in Orchard Park

The Grateful Dead released the latest archival footage in their All the Years Live YouTube series. The footage features the Dead on summer tour 1989 in Orchard Park.

Jerry and the Dead played a rockin’ version of “Cold Rain and Snow” was played early in the first set on July 4th, 1989.

Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux shared these notes with the footage: “One of the most consistently played songs in the Dead’s repertoire 1966-1995, Cold Rain and Snow was quite commonly a show-opener, but also appeared in various places throughout first sets, and occasionally second sets. This one, from the magnificent Buffalo 89 show, was the third song of the first set, on a hot, humid, and later rainy night in Western New York.”

Thanks to the Grateful Dead for the footage!

Watch The Grateful Dead’s “Stager Lee” from the Stellar ’89 Orchard Park Show

The Grateful Dead were flying high in the summer of 1989 and delivered one of the best summer tours of the 80s. A highlight of the summer came on July 4th, at Orchard Park, NY.

Footage of “Stagger Lee” from this show is the latest installment of The Grateful Dead’s All The Years Live YouTube series. Check out what Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux has to say about the performance:

“The show that was very nearly View From The Vault Vol. 1, July 4, 1989 is one of the best shows of an outstanding tour, including a few surprises, and remarkably tight playing throughout, from the opening Bertha to the encore of U.S. Blues. This Stagger Lee is one of the many highlights of the first set. It’s a song that was played less than a dozen times per year 1986-1995, so it was always a treat.”

Thanks to the Grateful Dead for the great footage!

Watch Brent Mydland and the Dead’s Final Performance of “Blow Away”

The grateful Dead were riding a high during the 1990 tour. One of the shining points of the Dead during that era was their keyboardist Brent Mydland.

Without dispute, the best Brent tune in the Dead repertoire was “Blow Away.” In all, Brent and the Dead performed the tune live 23 times. This performance to a packed Rich Stadium outside of Buffalo, NY was sadly the last performance of “Blow Away” as Brent Mydland lost his life 10 days later.

“This Brent Mydland song, debuted in 1988, was a show-stopper whenever it was played through the summer of 1990, and this was the final live version by the Grateful Dead. All 23 versions feature something very special.” – David Lemieux

Thanks to the Grateful Dead for sharing this pro-footage as part of their YouTube series All the Years Live.


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