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Robert Hunter

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Robert Hunter once picked three of the “greatest lyricists around”

A master picks the lyricists he “respects”.

Jack Whatley
Feb 12, 2024

‘Blues for Allah’: The Grateful Dead song in tribute to an assassinated Saudi Arabian king

A unique track.

Jack Whatley
Jan 1, 2024

‘Truckin”: The Grateful Dead song Robert Hunter fed one line at a time

“What a long, strange trip it’s been”

Jack Whatley
Nov 13, 2023
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‘Alligator’: The first song Robert Hunter wrote for the Grateful Dead

A staple of the band’s back catalogue.

Arun Starkey
Nov 3, 2023
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Robert Hunter on the type of songs Jerry Garcia favoured

Hunter’s read on Garcia was spot on.

Tyler Golsen
Oct 21, 2023

The 10 best Grateful Dead lyrics

The best insights from the Dead.

Tyler Golsen
May 3, 2023
Watch Elizabeth Cotten's timeless performance of 'Freight Train'

The Elizabeth Cotten song that inspired the Grateful Dead

Cotten helped light the spark.

Tyler Golsen
Feb 4, 2023
The Geography of the Grateful Dead

Tripping through the geography of the Grateful Dead

Road tripping with the Grateful Dead.

Tyler Golsen
Dec 2, 2022

The songwriting dispute that created a Grateful Dead classic

One dispute led to another classic.

Tyler Golsen
Sep 4, 2022

A trip through Robert Hunter’s lost America

Hunter’s iconic Americana.

Tyler Golsen
Jun 23, 2022

The Grateful Dead song that was “snapped up” by Jerry Garcia

Garcia made the song his own.

Tyler Golsen
Jun 18, 2022

The poem Grateful Dead’s Robert Hunter wrote in tribute to Jerry Garcia

Beautiful.

Jack Whatley
Jun 4, 2022

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