Spike driver blues by jerry garcia acoustic band was written by mississippi john hurt and was first released by mississippi john hurt in 1929. Jerry garcia john kahnspike driver blues 111486 youtube. Act one october 28th, 1987, an album by jerry garcia band on spotify. Listen to live concerts at or download our mobile music app.
The song was performed by the new riders of the purple sage in 2010. Fine bluesy takes of trouble in mind and mississippi john hurts spike driver blues are featured in live performance for the first time. It is an adaptation of the traditional song john henry. Check out spike driver blues live by jerry garcia acoustic band on amazon music. The very best of jerry garcia jerry garcia europe 72 live remastered grateful dead jerry garcia band live jerry garcia band blue mountain bob weir the deep end vol. Jerry garcia acoustic band almost acoustic 1988, cd. A remastered version of this cd was released in 2010.
Spike driver blues music and lyrics mississippi john hurt original transcription unknown updated and augmented by jeff t mississippi john hurt would play this while tuned up. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1928 lyrics genius. Spike driver blues lyrics for spike driver blues by jerry garcia band are not available yet pure jerry. Spike driver blues grateful dead family discography. Act one presents three complete, previously unreleased sets from the october 28th, 1987 performances at the luntfontanne theatre in nyc. Jerry garcia tell em im gone spike driver blues youtube. While the title tracks history dates back to the early 1900s, the jerry garcia acoustic band plays a version popularized by george jones. Jerry garcia band onlinemusic of 10281987, on broadway. There was a steel driving man name was john henry oh he went down, he went down, he went down oh go in take this hammer to my captain wont ya tell him im gone. Almost acoustic jerry garcia, jerry garcia acoustic band.
It is put together with a beautiful efficiency in the left hand. Luntfontanne, new york city, october 31, 1987 2004. The song is often attributed on recordings to mississippi john hurt. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Spike driver blues was performed by the jerry garcia acoustic band in 1987. Traditional, arr mississippi john hurt played by jerry with the jerry garcia acoustic band. She walked down the yard, caught the longest train she seen she walked down the yard, caught the longest train she seen said, shed ride and ride till the blues wear offa me its two bullyin freight trains runnin side by side.
The first installment in a new archival series celebrating jerry garcias magical night run on broadway. This is a 3 cd set of music from the two october 28, 1987 shows, featuring the acoustic set from the matinee show and the acoustic and electric sets from the evening show. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. Spike driver blues jerry garcia pure jerry 8 youtube. This tripledisc package is the first in a series of archival releases to document the jerry garcia bands night run on broadway. Jerry garcia band live downloads and online music streaming of 10311987 at pure jerry. John hurt varied it considerably with regard to the details of phrasing in his performances. Jerry garcia band live downloads and online music streaming of 10281987 at on broadway. Complete your jerry garcia acoustic band collection. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1928 youtube. Ive been all around this world arranged by jgab writtenby trad. Original versions of spike driver blues by jerry garcia acoustic.
Spike driver blues live, a song by jerry garcia acoustic band, jerry garcia on spotify. Spike driver blues writtenby mississippi john hurt. The discs are divided into two acoustic sets one from an afternoon matinee performance and the. Almost acoustic live by jerry garcia acoustic band on. Various locations, including big bend tunnel in west virginia, lewis tunnel in virginia, and coosa mountain tunnel in alabama, have been suggested as the site of the contest.
Marin veterans memorial auditorium, san rafael, california, february 28, 1986 by jerry garcia now. E5 in the pines live, truckin live london 1972, when the hunter gets captured by the game d5 comes a time live cincinnati 1971, duprees diamond blues, mule skinner blues live, they love each other live san francisco 1976, so many roads live atlanta 1995. Spike drivers blues in many ways, spike drivers blues could be considered an archetypical g, standard tuning, country blues. The complete acoustic and electric sets from each performance are included. Spike driver blues live, a song by jerry garcia acoustic. It is only fitting that in the year of the grateful deads fare thee well 50th anniversary shows that its iconic guitarist finally gets the recognition he deserves. Spike driver blues live by jerry garcia acoustic band. Jerry garcia john kahn spike driver blues 111486 duration. Jerry garcia acoustic band live at frenchs camp, aug 29. Also featured is ripple, which was written by garcia and longtime dead lyricist robert hunter. Act one october 28th, 1987 by jerry garcia band now. Almost acoustic jerry garcia acoustic band jerry garcia. The version performed by jerry garcia is derived from hurts arrangement.
Hurts renditions of frankie and spike driver blues were included in the anthology of american folk music in 1952 which generated considerable interest in locating him. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The members of the band were jerry garcia on guitar and vocals, david nelson on guitar and vocals, sandy rothman on mandolin, dobro, and vocals, john kahn on double bass, kenny kosek on fiddle, and, on some songs, david kemper on snare drum. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. The jerry garcia acoustic band was a shortlived musical ensemble that played folk and bluegrass music, using acoustic instruments. Im here to get my baby out of jail live jerry garcia acoustic band feat. Luntfontanne, new york city, october 31, 1987 is a fourcd live album by jerry garcia. It contains two complete concerts, both recorded at the luntfontanne theatre in new york city on october 31, 1987.
Spike driver blues was first recorded by mississippi john hurt on december 28, 1928. Garcia and rothman had played together in the black mountain boys, a bluegrass band. John oates spike driver blues lyrics genius lyrics. Spike driver blues live jerry garcia acoustic band, jerry garcia. As a cohesive unit, this band provides a comfortable backdrop for garcia to wind through a selection of traditional favorites im troubled, bluegrass girl at the crossroads bar, folk casey jones note. Jerome john garcia 1 august 1942 9 august 1995 years active. Almost acoustic by jerry garcia acoustic band on amazon. The first in a series of archive releases celebrating the run of jerry garcia shows on broadway in octnov 1987.
The jgab formed in 1987 and made their first public appearance at the fillmore on march 17, 1987 at a benefit concert for artist rights today the jgab played the luntfontanne theatre for a twoweek broadway run, then continued with appearances at the warfield in san francisco and the wiltern. Listen to your favorite songs from jerry garcia acoustic band. Spike driver blues played by jerry with the jerry garcia acoustic band 3 dec 1987. Spike driver blues played by jerry with the jerry garcia acoustic band 3 dec 1987 traditional, arr.
The second in the pure jerry series of archival concert albums, it was released in november. Mississippi john hurt spike driver blues 1928 lyrics. Made famous with renditions by mississippi john hurt, doc watson, jerry garcia, taj mahal, marianne faithfull and many others, spike driver. Ive been all around this world live jerry garcia acoustic band feat. Since ive laid my burdens down mississippi john hurt duration. Take this hammer and carry it to my captain tell him im gone, tell him im gone, tell him im gone take this hammer and carry it to my captain tell him im. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests. Spike driver blues live by jerry garcia acoustic band on. It features performances by both the jerry garcia band and the jerry garcia acoustic band.
Take this hammer and carry it to my captain tell him im gone, tell him im gone, tell him im gone take this hammer and carry. Deep elem blues live jerry garcia acoustic band feat. Watch the video for spike driver blues from jerry garcia acoustic bands almost acoustic for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Jerry garcia band onlinemusic of 10311987, pure jerry. Watch the video for spike driver blues from mississippi john hurts avalon blues. Jerry garcia acoustic band almost acoustic discogs. When a copy of avalon blues was discovered in 1963, it led musicologist dick spottswood to locate avalon in an atlas, and ask tom hoskins, who was traveling that way, to enquire after hurt. This set also includes the only known performance by this group of the grateful dead classic, friend of. Spike driver blues live jerry garcia acoustic band feat.