Man it's a time gone and I missed it. I was 13 when I started listening and it changed my life. 1992 was ny first cassette Europe 72, been Dead ever since.
The first time I saw the Dead (Jan. 2, 1970), I was 10 feet in front of Pigpen (fifth row at the Fillmore East). He was the coolest dude I have ever seen. All goodness, all soul, all the time. He was the heart of the band then, and we all miss him even now. Can you imagine the arc this band would have had if he and Jerry were still alive and well? Ooo-ee!
Team Pigpen here -> before I knew much about the band I only had that 2nd Dick's Pick and a few studios, could never figure out the vocals on some of those really good tracks you know, like Easy Wind, Operator, etc it all makes sense now
This should have 2M likes! I view it about once a morning to get me going a bit! Get these vibes flowing through my soul my bro’s and sisters! Much love! 🤟🍄💚🙏👽👋🔥✌️🧪🤙🏻🙌
The blues have always bruised my soul, and I'm forever thankful to Pigpen for hooking me into one of the greatest bands in the history of music. God bless and rest that man. R.I.P. Ol' Blue Ron Mckernan.
40 years today, Forever Grateful Forever Dead, rest in peace Ron in the words of phil lesh from the song Box of Rain "Such a long long time to be gone, and such a short time, to be here"
Absolutely wonderful!!! Many thanks for posting this. I'm really thinking now that 71/72 GD is the epitome and when PP went they lost that great blues touch. Damn they were good though!
@@carolnelson4433 I was lucky enough to visit Stinson Beach a few times about 20 years ago... being a Dead Head and reading about the acid tests, I always felt like I was visiting hallowed ground. Cheers to you, and your beautiful home town!
Imagine how much pressure Jerry felt when Pigpen passed.... now he would have to carry most of the vocals, both frontman and lead guitar....these folks are right, Pigpen was a very important piece of the band in 69,70........ after all a great Chicago blues band would need a harmonica, right....
Damn...such a defining tap root for the band. Jerry's slide solo and Pig's vocals and harp are iconic to homegrown American music. One of my favorite chapters. Thank you Park Lots for the video.
feckin' smokin'. the footage of Jerry's slide solo is phenomenal. these cats were at the top of their game here. right, i've always preferred those times when Billy was the lone drummer. love Mickey, but this is just more pure Grateful Dead to me. your mileage may vary.
You said you was hurtin', almost lost your mind; 'the man you love, he hurts you all the time. when things go wrong, wrong with you... it hurts me too. he loved another woman; yes, but I love you But you love him, and stick to him like glue. when things go wrong, wrong with you... it hurts me too. You love him more, when you should love him less. Why pick up behind him yes and take his best? when things go wrong, wrong with you... it hurts me too. said goodbye baby im gonna pack my case Lord i know ill never ill never take his place when things go wrong, lord ,lord its alright with you it hurt me too
I love this era. Pig still belting out the blues and turning other songs into wicked jam sessions. Just Billy behind the drums and Jerry on the Strat. And not to mention Keith playing piano.
Whiskers B 100% disagree. They already have their balls to the wall psychedelic stuff, and their cowboy Bobby songs. They already had 2 drummers and a piano player and Jerry and hunter were coming up with new songs all when pig was still in the band. And when pig was in they still had their good ole classic blues. Pig was a incredible harp player and reminded the dead and their fans where their roots were. The band wasn’t the same without him.
Never was Dead fab, BUT, I accidentally ran across this version. Blues have always been my favorite and this is the best version I've head of this song and it definitely ranks #1 on my list along with Clapton's version. I can't play one without playing the other. Keep making us cry. Long live the blues.
there's a video up of Easy Wind 8/30/70 on youtube, another Dead blues jam and one of my favorite versions they ever performed. Highly recommend even if you're not a deadhead.
Pig would have been 73 today-i had a pin with his pic on it that i wore in my motorcycle jacket,placed where it would be right next to my heart.WALSTIB.
I never much cared for the the Dead, because were I was from, radio only played, I will survive, when I heard this version of Elmore's legendary tune, I never stopped listening to, THE DEAD. U DA MAN PIG PEN, R.I.P
Awesome ..I am jamming ..Wow Sugarhollow 1970 would have been Amazing ! I was 9 yrs later ..God Bless ..I am Stoned as fuck hahaha going to Ireland soon !!! Deutschland Rocks ...my other HOME ..Love ya all
i was about 3 months old when this was out, im not much of a fan of the greatful dead, but i just bought this on itunes, and must have played it about 20 times in a row. a very good song!
It'd be great if you could make this video available in picture-in-picture, so that it could be listened to/watched outside the YT app. That'd be great, thanx!
Jerry said Pigpen didn't even want to be in a band but he was such a great blues singer they "forced him" into it. I'm picturing them in heaven with Jerry on lead, Brent on keyboards and singing the high harmonies maybe Keith moon on drums. Pigpen and Amy Winehouse out front playing songs like this and smoking a big joint with Jesus I'm sure he's a fan of the blues considering all the crap he's been through 😊
I'm going to be the lone contrarian here, but considering all of the great live recordings of the Dead, this is not one of them. Pigpen was dead before I heard of the Dead, I think it was 1972, in college, when I heard some guys talking of Pigpen's death. But, this song is so slow that it is teatius to me. Granted, many of the early versions of this song are slow but it was not until I heard Clapton's version that I realized that it's really a great song. So, my 2 cents.
I don't know why I was thinking of old Ron. Took Jerry. Awhile to get the grove but pigpen nailed it. Feeling expression. Who did piano w Ron singing. He didn't rush... RIP old guy
Nothing like the Dead when Pig was squealing, they actually sounded black cept for Pig but he had more than enough soul and feeling that it didnt matter.
Hey Pigpen: When things go wrong, wrong with you, it hurts me too. RIP you blues madman!
When THINGS GOOOO WRRRONNG WRRONNG WITH YOU! IT HURTS ME Too!!🇺🇸👍🏼👍🏼
Man it's a time gone and I missed it. I was 13 when I started listening and it changed my life. 1992 was ny first cassette Europe 72, been Dead ever since.
Rodney mckeirnan
That man could sing me to my grave.... RIP our beloved Pigpen!!
The only way to improve this here is to turn it up.
Amen.
Damn right
Fuckin’ A. And B and C.
It's just so damn beautiful
The first time I saw the Dead (Jan. 2, 1970), I was 10 feet in front of Pigpen (fifth row at the Fillmore East). He was the coolest dude I have ever seen. All goodness, all soul, all the time. He was the heart of the band then, and we all miss him even now. Can you imagine the arc this band would have had if he and Jerry were still alive and well? Ooo-ee!
Team Pigpen here -> before I knew much about the band I only had that 2nd Dick's Pick and a few studios, could never figure out the vocals on some of those really good tracks you know, like Easy Wind, Operator, etc it all makes sense now
sugarhollowdaddy1: Very groovy man, VERY groovy!! 😎👍
so lucky
With Pig as frontman the dead was a totally different band, much more opportunity for each member to shine in their own way
2/13/70 Fillmore East right up front. First show.
Aw Pigpen!! Good memories of him and me swimming in the ocean at Stinson Beach with our dogs summer of 1971💙🙏
What?
Now that’s a memory
@@RustBelt68she said what she said
To this day, Pigpen's voice and Jerry's guitar hits me deep in the soul. Hope he's jamming with Janis and Jerry in heaven.
This should have 2M likes! I view it about once a morning to get me going a bit!
Get these vibes flowing through my soul my bro’s and sisters! Much love! 🤟🍄💚🙏👽👋🔥✌️🧪🤙🏻🙌
Love the Pigpen era Dead!!
That's the only time they ever had any balls or REALLY rocked.
@@xianshep I love them all
tis is the best era of dead
It was my father’s favorite era too
I loved an lived this for real thanks for sharing love always your Sunshine 🔆 pig pen just true treasure don't make em like that anymore
The blues have always bruised my soul, and I'm forever thankful to Pigpen for hooking me into one of the greatest bands in the history of music. God bless and rest that man. R.I.P. Ol' Blue Ron Mckernan.
Amen I second this
I wholeheartedly agree
After all these years you have to wonder where they could have gone? If only...RIP Pig and Jerry...
Good old Grateful Dead! What a treat that was, thank you!
40 years today, Forever Grateful Forever Dead, rest in peace Ron
in the words of phil lesh from the song Box of Rain "Such a long long time to be gone, and such a short time, to be here"
Yah R.I.P
Absolutely wonderful!!! Many thanks for posting this. I'm really thinking now that 71/72 GD is the epitome and when PP went they lost that great blues touch. Damn they were good though!
this is the Dead lineup I got more accustomed to, Pigpen Mackernan brought such quality to the band's sound.
Pigpen RIP, 4ever..... Best singer in the Dead... Garcia always said it.... Pigpen was the lead singer of our blues band....
agree
Leaves me speechless..
All feeling.
A VIDEO of the extraordinary man himself....thank you whoever responsible for sharing this . Pigpen was the best. R.I.P.
When emotions grow, and heavier. The sound of this music makes you feel better.
This gives me chills from the first note!!! Nothin like the Good Ole Grateful Dead!
Like fine wine, a very good year.
Same here. Jerry's axe sings so beautifully!!
This gives me chills too from the first note Hell yeah
If this song doesn't give you chills, you have no soul!!!
O how I wish Pigpen never died. What a voice!
Best version ever of this Elmore James classic, IMO. Sad that Pigpen died so young ...
He was only 27
Ain't nothin' like, Pig and the blues! Garcias' licks, somebody got an "axe', to grind? LMAOROFL
Since my old man showed me this performance I must have watched this 100x thanks man!!!
I see why the women with "soul" loved Piggy 🌹❤️
+Stella Blue, yes! it makes me so nostalgic!! pigpen used to come to our cabin on Stinson beach to hang out ,swim and let our dogs play together...
Carol Nelson wow !! I thought he was dating Janis Joplin ?
@@carolnelson4433 I was lucky enough to visit Stinson Beach a few times about 20 years ago... being a Dead Head and reading about the acid tests, I always felt like I was visiting hallowed ground. Cheers to you, and your beautiful home town!
@@texasmade6547 I knew him after Janet passed 🙏💙
Janice
Jerry channeling Elmore James. Love it.
forever Grateful forever Dead
🥀💀🥀💀
One person has no soul ..how could anyone thumbs down the dead...piggy dead at that
Mindy4200 someone who doesn’t know the history of The Grateful Dead.
Probably some millennial who doesn’t even know who he was
As of 21Jun20 there are 40 assholes out there.
It hurts me too......
Pig was KILLIN the harmonica this night🇺🇸😎
Akin to watching an athlete in their prime… Pigpen dead was the best dead
Thank you so much for uploading this.
perhaps the best g dead cover ever
Thanks to immortal Pigpen's voice and harmonica playing.
Schoolgirl
This is awesome, thanks for posting!
A+
Such a beautiful, talented soul.... we love you so much Pigpen!!!❤️
How bout it for Keith! Nothing spectacular, but pretty close to the sound on the Elmore James records...
Seriously.
This song is my favorite dead song to sing, it's very powerful, and full on blues!
yes great cover!!!
this song will chew your heart up and spit it out at you, can make grown man cry
ahhh spoken from the heart
Well said
Oh Lord, yes it will. It can bring me to my knees screaming for mercy.
Blues .soul .bad ass jam .
Imagine how much pressure Jerry felt when Pigpen passed.... now he would have to carry most of the vocals, both frontman and lead guitar....these folks are right, Pigpen was a very important piece of the band in 69,70........ after all a great Chicago blues band would need a harmonica, right....
49 years gone! RIP Pigpen!!! Thanks for posting this!!!!
Damn...such a defining tap root for the band. Jerry's slide solo and Pig's vocals and harp are iconic to homegrown American music. One of my favorite chapters. Thank you Park Lots for the video.
Jerry said Pigpen was their best singer.......
funny how people are goin on about JG not bein a polished slide player and to thats the thing i like most about his playing on this song......
Well, he generally WAS pretty lousy on slide, which I'll never understand given his obvious aptitude for pedal steel.
feckin' smokin'. the footage of Jerry's slide solo is phenomenal. these cats were at the top of their game here. right, i've always preferred those times when Billy was the lone drummer. love Mickey, but this is just more pure Grateful Dead to me. your mileage may vary.
Jerry, the consumate professional, just beautifully supports the vocalist.
Thanks for singing this Blues on the day I was born Pigpen, Happy Dead Day every day y'all!
You said you was hurtin', almost lost your mind;
'the man you love, he hurts you all the time.
when things go wrong, wrong with you... it hurts me too.
he loved another woman; yes, but I love you
But you love him, and stick to him like glue.
when things go wrong, wrong with you... it hurts me too.
You love him more, when you should love him less.
Why pick up behind him yes and take his best?
when things go wrong, wrong with you... it hurts me too.
said goodbye baby im gonna pack my case
Lord i know ill never ill never take his place
when things go wrong, lord ,lord its alright with you
it hurt me too
almost
It hurts me also you know
I love this era. Pig still belting out the blues and turning other songs into wicked jam sessions. Just Billy behind the drums and Jerry on the Strat. And not to mention Keith playing piano.
i never had the chance to see him, he was a genius.... am again delving into the dead soul....
i think of Pigpen and soul the name "howling wolf " is right up there , the friendship of pig and J. Garcia
was right there to see and hear !
This version selected for Jerry's Got the Blues playlist - ua-cam.com/play/PLOSKHHQKHtm7eHNvmgJhlz47sXz9Ezlny.html&si=qWo8I650pTatRtBo
Pigpen is a blues man!!!! ✌️🙏💯💚🤝
THANK YOU RON..
Pig, without a doubt, like JG said, "Is the heart and soul of this band." RIP Pigpen
the dead lost so much when they lost you
truly a great part of the band . i oly seen you 1 time [ monterey ] but at least i have that
Pig was great at what he did, but when they lost him, it opened up huge doors that they blew through.
Whiskers B 100% disagree. They already have their balls to the wall psychedelic stuff, and their cowboy Bobby songs. They already had 2 drummers and a piano player and Jerry and hunter were coming up with new songs all when pig was still in the band. And when pig was in they still had their good ole classic blues. Pig was a incredible harp player and reminded the dead and their fans where their roots were. The band wasn’t the same without him.
Whiskers B Fuck off
Absolutely love this tune with Pigpen...
I had only heard Eric Clapton's version of this song previously.
this slowed down version is better though.
rxh1013 You should try Hank Williams too... very good, but Pigpen is the best!
Don’t tell people they sang a Hank Williams song man😂👍🏼👍🏼🇺🇸👌🏼
bamadeadhead They did a bunch of country covers. Merle Haggard, Hank Sr, Johnny Cash...
Rah...too bad you don’t know shit about what makes good blues! This ultra slow version is pure crap!
Eric is only mediocre at best except for like 3 songs.... Just is what it is.
unreal
brilliant
Reached into my chest and crumpled my heart
Every time your hurting it hurts me too
Never was Dead fab, BUT, I accidentally ran across this version. Blues have always been my favorite and this is the best version I've head of this song and it definitely ranks #1 on my list along with Clapton's version. I can't play one without playing the other. Keep making us cry. Long live the blues.
SMH
there's a video up of Easy Wind 8/30/70 on youtube, another Dead blues jam and one of my favorite versions they ever performed. Highly recommend even if you're not a deadhead.
“The Blues are the root…everything else is the fruit!”
A rare sighting of Lesh playing fingerstyle! I’ve seen footage of multiple instances in 70-71, this is the only one from 72.
It was the name that put me off at first but Pigpen as the musician is pure joy...
I'm here again because it's been exactly fifty years since we lost Pigpen on March 8, 1973.
Pig would have been 73 today-i had a pin with his pic on it that i wore in my motorcycle jacket,placed where it would be right next to my heart.WALSTIB.
Pig pen was a little before my time and I'm not finding a lot of video with him... Any suggestions?
We love you pigpen gone but never forgotten!
No Jerry, No Pigpen, No Keith. It still Hurts me too.
stick to him, just about like glue....
Originally heard the cover from cat Clyde but my goodness I'm in love
This hurts me, too, because it is sofa king good. Dead to the core
Thanks for posting this!! Just missed Pig by a few months (Oct 72).
Long live the Grate Dead ⚘💀⚡
Thought I had heard most Dead numbers. Always a new one in the box. Thanks
What a gem. Thank you!
I never much cared for the the Dead, because were I was from, radio only played, I will survive, when I heard this version of Elmore's legendary tune, I never stopped listening to, THE DEAD. U DA MAN PIG PEN, R.I.P
Raw blues
I'm guessing this is one of pigpens last shows with the dead. Great stuff
Awesome ..I am jamming ..Wow Sugarhollow 1970 would have been Amazing ! I was 9 yrs later ..God Bless ..I am Stoned as fuck hahaha going to Ireland soon !!! Deutschland Rocks ...my other HOME ..Love ya all
WE WERE THERE !
The gods smiled upon you
i was about 3 months old when this was out, im not much of a fan of the greatful dead, but i just bought this on itunes, and must have played it about 20 times in a row. a very good song!
Have you heard the original Elmore James version?
Pigpen was so cool man...he just had the look! I wish I was cool enough to dress like him!
It'd be great if you could make this video available in picture-in-picture, so that it could be listened to/watched outside the YT app.
That'd be great, thanx!
Pigpen, your voice sounds similar to Doug Yule's - IMO, that's awesome.
Dead fan for life
Jerry said Pigpen didn't even want to be in a band but he was such a great blues singer they "forced him" into it. I'm picturing them in heaven with Jerry on lead, Brent on keyboards and singing the high harmonies maybe Keith moon on drums. Pigpen and Amy Winehouse out front playing songs like this and smoking a big joint with Jesus I'm sure he's a fan of the blues considering all the crap he's been through 😊
Pigpen, rest in peace my lovely soul man. LVU!!
This is The Grateful Dead
I'm going to be the lone contrarian here, but considering all of the great live recordings of the Dead, this is not one of them. Pigpen was dead before I heard of the Dead, I think it was 1972, in college, when I heard some guys talking of Pigpen's death. But, this song is so slow that it is teatius to me. Granted, many of the early versions of this song are slow but it was not until I heard Clapton's version that I realized that it's really a great song. So, my 2 cents.
I don't know why I was thinking of old Ron. Took Jerry. Awhile to get the grove but pigpen nailed it. Feeling expression. Who did piano w Ron singing. He didn't rush... RIP old guy
This is EVERYTHING, True Story.
I fuckin love the Dead, but I gotta say that Savoy Brown covered this Elmore James tune about 100 times better.
Yawzah. Thanks for posting this rarity. What a visual and hearful gem. Thank you!
Nothing like the Dead when Pig was squealing, they actually sounded black cept for Pig but he had more than enough soul and feeling that it didnt matter.
Wow! Fucking awesome! Might've even met Jesus in my head around 5:52 mark. 😂
It's kool to come across this. Ron McKernan had feeling. Would he have had an effect on the band's direction down the road?
Pigpen so thin ! 😰
By this time he was real sick ...Dead man walking 😥
Yep.....This i think was Europe tour...72...
He had PBC. No cure.
I loved pigpen i actually got to speak with him he was a beautiful person next life baby
They retired this song after Pigpen left the band. I can see why, what an act to follow.
I love that little nod Pig gives at 6:48.