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
‘Alligator’: The first song Robert Hunter wrote for the Grateful Dead A staple of the band’s back catalogue. Arun Starkey Nov 3, 2023
Robert Hunter on the type of songs Jerry Garcia favoured Hunter’s read on Garcia was spot on. Tyler Golsen Oct 21, 2023
The Elizabeth Cotten song that inspired the Grateful Dead Cotten helped light the spark. Tyler Golsen Feb 4, 2023
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
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