The Daily Nugs - February 12, 2025
From Grateful Dead of the Day
On this day in 1969, the Dead shared the bill with Janis at the Fillmore East. They also played a magnificent show, dripping with psychedelia. Our exceptionally clear recording begins with a bright and lucid Dark Star into Stephen and the Eleven. The Eleven alone could have made this show, but the rest is phenomenal too, especially the Caution, which has spectacular bluesy vocal vamping – Pig in full effect – on top of eerie organ, guitar, and tight drums. Listen to the entire show and read more about Janis and the Fillmore East at Grateful Dead of the Day.
A parade of guests joined the band on this day in '89. At the tail end of the first set, Spencer Davis comes out for a big breakout of How Long Blues and stays for Gimme Some Lovin'. Next, none other than Bob Dylan sits in, supposedly calling the songs, resulting in an odd second set run of Monkey and the Engineer, Dire Wolf, and Cassidy. Then, the taiko drummer Yoshikazu Fujimoto joins Mickey and Billy for some percussive fireworks before a spirited Other One gathers steam, heading into a beatific Stella. And, to top the night, Dylan returns for the two-song encore. Give it all a listen. You can also watch it all on video.
We also have some new content, a short bio of the great Nigerian talking drum master, Sikiru Adepoju, in our Grateful Dead Guests. Adepoju was born into a family of drummers - his Dad's name literally means descended from drummers - and toured with the masters of juju music and Afro Beat in his teens and twenties. In 1985, Adepoju relocated to the Bay Area, and it didn't take him long to fall in with Mickey Hart, who has been one of his long-time collaborators. Read more about Adepoju, his long relationship with Mickey, and time sitting in with the Grateful Dead.
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Until tomorrow, spread the love and enjoy the music!