Bob Weir on Meeting Jerry Garcia and Starting The Grateful Dead | The Big Interview
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- Bob Weir talks with Dan Rather about meeting Jerry Garcia, how the @gratefuldead came to be, why the band preferred performing live vs. in a studio, and more on The Big Interview!
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#gratefuldead #bobweir #jerrygarcia
This man has seen some serious shit in his life and played in front of more people than you can imagine. Absolute rock star. Bobby Weir is proof you don't have to wear a cape to be a hero
Amen, true bros and sises...
A soldier winning the medal of honor by giving his life to save his comrades, a paramedic who administers cpr and brings someone back to life, volunteers who work in poverty stricken communities to help provide food for needy children; they are all heros. A musician whose band gave birth to a counter culture movement that promotes drug use; not so much. That's the problem we have today, a society who idolizes actors, musicians and sports players who really do nothing to enrich the community.
Hes probably worn a cape before
@@blumpkinspicelatte4580i get it for most musicians but this guy has probably helped stop thousands of suicides so I think that counts but hes humble enough to not admit it
Sad to see what’s happened to this group after losing Jerry. Used to be a great band, now it seems they’re in it for the money.
I could listen to Bobby Weir tell stories for hours.
My father did one of their album covers. Because he has the same last name he was constantly asked if they were related.
I really wish Bobby would write a memoir about his life & adventures... but he can't stop for nothin'..he's to busy.. playin' in the band
Likewise. The GD story is a particularly fascinating one.
Hi Jeff, I agree. What a terrific gentlemen Bobby is.
Steve parish tells some greats on sirius
Shout-out to Dan Rather. I really like how he asks questions and then does something remarkable… he listens to the answers. Wow!
More than this.. Dan is interested.
Dan seemed totally baked here.
Dan was a very good interviewer ... you see what we have nowadays and what they call journalism ... but he is one of the great ones .
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Dan saw some serious shit in his career
The Grateful Dead became a community. In every town they played a community would spring up with food, entertainment, and so much joy. The Deadheads were just the best bunch of people to be around.
We are family everywhere we go...esp on tour...we are unlike any other fan base out there...and The Grateful Dead is unlike any other band in the world! I feel so blessed to have been a part of something so special for so long...I hope to see everyone at all of those fantastic GD tribute bands out there...let's keep the music alive!!! ❤️✌️😁
On to Bobby and the Wolf Brothers
I absolutely loved this interview!! Dan Rather is the tv news anchor I think of when I think back about the 80s & 90s. He was pure class, actually cared about the people & treated Bobby & the Grateful Dead with the respect & relevance he & they deserve
💜NFA 🕉🍄⚡️☮️☯️
What kills me is that Dan dresses up for these things like he's at a press conference grilling Nixon's press secretary (who's name escapes me right now and I refuse to google it).. But he's very respectful. The schism in society now isn't between the hippies and the straights (i.e. short-haired, suit-wearing white guys). It's far worse than that.
Dan was the consumate professional. Whether it was heads of state or anyone else. He appeared to be interested in his guests and interviews because he was. He was in a class all his own just as much as Weir and Garcia and the gang were. Good stuff indeed.
Dan has his own UA-cam channel!!! ❤
Could not agree more 💯
@@TheJacklwilliamsalthough I couldn't stand watching election nights results rolling in , I always enjoyed it when Dan Rather was hosting because he would kind of let loose and get kind of crazy and say these saying so I've never heard before that I don't know if they came from the south or where but he actually would be quite the character ... and he thoroughly enjoyed it .
He did get in trouble years ago for walking away from his broadcast post for a moment or two and they made a huge deal about that but I can't recall when that was .
55 shows of the grateful dead with jerry and i wouldnt trade a single second of it all for anything in the world. i will forever be on the bus. thank you boys!
Weir is a fucking legend. Seen shit that knowbody has seen and will see again. Luv this dude ❤
I met Bob Weir backstage at a Rat Dog show in Mpls. when I was about 27. I donated $250 to PBS while watching a Dead show they aired during one of their fundraisers. A donation of $250 guaranteed viewers 4 tickets within the first 10 rows of the theater. My high school band teacher, Bill, happened to be in the seat directly in front of me (3rd row) and during the intermission, he heard me talking, turned around and said “I thought I recognized that voice!”. Turns out he used to teach with Bobby’s wife, Natasha, years before he came to work at my high school and they’d remained good friends. He invited me and my 3 friends to come backstage after the show. My friends, whom I didn’t meet until after high school, often remarked how I always ran into someone I knew. On a big lake up north while docked on a sandbar, floating down the Apple River, at a diner in a tiny town in northern Minnesota, even at a Dead show in Las Vegas in May of ‘95. It didn’t matter how far we traveled from home, I DID seem to always run into someone I knew lol. Anyway, after the show, Bill took us back to a big room to meet the band. My friends walked over to an area where others were standing while my former teacher and I reminisced about Jerry and talked about our love for the Grateful Dead. He told me that meet-and-greets weren’t exactly Bobby’s favorite thing bcuz he was actually kinda shy and a bit uncomfortable with them. Abt 25 minutes had passed when Bob finally appeared thru an unassuming entrance, saw his friend (my teacher), and made a beeline directly to us. He ended up staying there with us the entire time as people occasionally approached him to say hello and shake his hand, while a few of them handed him cassette tapes of their music. My friends remained across the room, seemingly frozen in place, just staring in awe while their friend stood there chatting with the great Bob Weir and his buddy. I should’ve waved them over but I was caught up in the moment and, I suppose, hearing Bob and Bill catching up with each other, I felt a bit uncomfortable inviting more strangers into the group. Bobby did actually seem to be quite comfortable with talking to just his friend and me, but I know in my heart, he wouldn’t have minded at all and would’ve enjoyed hearing what shows they saw and some of the great memories he and the Grateful Dead had provided us. I still feel a bit bad for kinda hogging Bob Weir all to myself. We love you, Bobby!✌🏼❤️🎶
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This comment should have way more likes. Amazing story!
I saw Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead at Anaheim Stadium in the 1980s. The dead played their usual three and a half hours, and then Bob came out and did two hours with the dead as his backup band, one of the greatest shows I've ever seen
Vincent, you are so lucky.
Saw that show at Giants Stadium.
It's quite something the way most people who watch a clip like this feel compelled to go on about what they love, when they saw which band, etc., as if anyone actually cares about such diary entries.
I care
Speak for yourself fool 🤣
Now I’m off to check out the show I just heard of
Man get busy living before you die
Seems real sad to me if that’s how you approach life
Go check out super secret band 🤫🤫🤫
Bob is an underrated, unique rhythm guitarist whose sound was essential to the Grateful Dead.
My pal took lessons from Garcia in Paly...how cool
Incredibly fortunate
Picking a theme and taking a walk through the forest. That's exactly how every dead show i ever attended was like. Mission accomplished 🥰 💀💀
Growing up in Palo Alto during that time was special, seeing Bobby and Jerry at Brown's Music and on Litton Square performing ... ah the memories
From the moment I heard "Halfstep Mississippi Uptown, toodeloo," the first time, I was sold.
All I can say, is they changed my life more than any thing else
This was very cool! Weir sounds and looks terrific. "There's nothing like a Grateful Dead concert!" Those were the days! 😎👍
you guys changed my life from suicidal nihilism to living a grateful and loving life, as far as possible these days...you brought up the most beautiful community, even beyond of what i ever could imagine to be possible on the internet (iam 25 and had a long strange trip on the shitnet^^) jumping onto the truck sure is one of the most blessing things that came over me. thanks to all of you, youve done greater deed to mankind with your music than some nobel peace prize laureates. keep steering it straight, love from germany @ everyone here
Much love. I'm on a similar journey, 25 as well. Peace.
Deep fried comment friend.
That's where I am now.
Living in a tent out in the woods and depression sucks.
I watch GD concerts on my phone
Keeps me going.
GOD bless you.
Don't give up, friends! Keep on keepin' on! ❤❤❤❤
I love the story how Bob weir and Jerry Garcia met powerful story and just think I live down the street.
incredible health for his age. long live Bobby
Our bike club in Belmont organized a two day race "Tour del Mar" in Pescadero in August 1966 and planned a post race party Saturday and Sunday with live music. We hired the Grateful Dead for a couple hundred dollars. They also played Friday. Had a great time.
Did anyone record it? Any pictures?
Bobby likes vicadin
I have heard these historical milestones of how The GD came to be and how they evolved but Bob really fleshes it out here and puts the pieces together while shedding light on it all.
I love the Dead especially Jerry & Bob. I was born in 1954 and I started listening to them in 1969. And I’ve been listening to them ever since. The Grateful Dead is a legendary band.
I was born in 1954.
I was born a year before your first show and my first show wasn't until 1985. Amazing that over a decade later they were still able to be significant enough to have a big enough influence on the shape of my life. Not that the 80's were the best era of Dead, there were some good runs, but at least it gave me an alternative to the crappy 80's music everyone else was listening to in High School. The Dead still had that thing that makes you look at life much deeper and broader.
@@zachhessler8722 I was born in 1988. I've saw Jerry once at a Festival in Golden Gate Park when I was kid. I've seen like 200 Post Jerry Dead Shows. The Dead are just such a Beast of a Band they eclipse generations. Anyone whose into Classic Rock should love the Dead. I listened to all the 70's Classic Rock and a lot of the Hippie 60's stuff. I ran through everyone's albums...Pink Floyd, Beatles, Lynard, Allmans, Who etc...
but The Dead. Internet Archive? Holy Moly. 3000 Shows across 30 years of differing styles. From 69-80 they go through like 5 distinct phases. They play every Genre. Jerry is the Master at Slow. No Classic Rock person does Slow like Jerry. Jerry Ballads I call em. They got some of the best Lyrics of any Band ever and some of the best Instrumentals. Brown Eyed Women from 5.8.77 might be the Hottest Country Rock track of All Time. They literally created the Standard of playing Two Sets with a Break in the Middle.
People just don't understand what Gods the Dead were. Own Ticketing System. Never cared about Commercial Success. Made Own Record Company. Got Really Famous by JUST TOURING. Non Stop. Cared more then ANY band about developing their Songs.
Whereas the Beatles got upset that they couldn't play GOOD LIVE music and so retreated into Studio to make Great Stuff. The Dead did the Opposite. Listened to Srgt Peppers and were like hmm we need to do that Live. In 1964(The Beatles Last Concert) you couldn't play a live show at a Stadium cause tech wasn't good enough. In 1972 the Dead did their Greatest Tour and it sounds AMAZING. In 1974 Wall Of Sound. Think about that.
I like to think the Dead and Other Hippies in SF at that time were so upset at not being able to experience a good Live show they literally made it so. The Beatles Concert in Electric Kool Aid Acid Test is funny as hell. Thousands of Screaming Girls and they tripping balls. Actual Nightmare. I've been in front of concert crowds high as hell and turn around bug eyed and like holy crap lot of people behind me. But a bunch of screaming girls? Would have gone insane.
@@ExecutiveChefLance A beast of a band indeed. I also listened to primarily classic rock from the 60's and 70's when I was in High School in the mid 80's And then I discovered the Dead via my best friend's mom's albums and I made myself a mixed cassette tape. I saw about 50 shows. Changed the trajectory of my life. I'm truly Grateful.
American Beauty is a Masterpiece.
I love the Bobby transformation over each decade.. 80’s Bob to 2000’s Bob totally different dude with a heart of gold ❤
It was so much fun, they couldn't stop! I love it and I love the Grateful Dead for sharing this beautiful thing with the whole world, Jerry Garcia was one of coolest people who ever lived for sure! ☯️☮️♾️♥️😁
I got "kidnapped" and followed this band the last time. An unlikely group wanted to sell TShirts and needed help. It was the Best of Times. It was the Worst of Times. Some great stories tho. And then we heard that Jerry passed and we all went home bewildered.
He and Jerry Garcia fit together so well as guitar players and also as personalities.
There are a lot of musicians I love and admire, but Bobby Weir is my favorite. I can’t imagine my life without Bob’s music in it.
I met Bob a few years ago- (at a health club in Corte Madera, CA). He's the friendliest celebrity I've ever met.
I met him in the 90s and totally agree. I worked at a hotel that had a contract with a place that held concerts and Ratdog stayed there. Bobby and BB King were the nicest ones I met.
That being said I also met Bob Dylan and he was a prick. Mary from Peter, Paul and Mary was the worst though. The whole hotel celebrated when she finally left.
Thank you Bob. You are one of my lifetime heroes.
Bobby’s voice and accent is pure ASMR
i am 60 yrs old and listening to the grateful dead since my high school day.
This is like GD101 by Professor Bobby. I bet he's been over this stuff a thousand times and still he makes it engaging.
He's clearer headed here than he was 35-40 years ago, no doubt.
This guy is so bright and focused and was so bright and focused at such a young age way back then. 16 years old? I was clueless at that age. :)
Humble…. Timeless.
Many fond memories of Jerry and Bob and the boys, and girls. If I could do it all over again, I wouldn't change a thing, except maybe see more shows.
Grateful Dead to me, in my nostalgic dotage, is pure Americana - an American band, an American experience, a permanent and durable lesson in Freedom.
I wanna hear more about their times.
I'm bumping out 60 year's of life and Grateful Dead played amazing part of my life on the east coast.
GOD bless you all ❤
Give it up or kick it down for the open and close power of Hi-hat symbol. what a keen observation of the tremendous observing wit of The Bobby . When looked at under the microscope Bob Weir is the real deal in my opinion . Just like every other band member on and off stage, including the fans
Late sixties I sat front row Unicorn Coffee House Boston inches away Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.
Amazing show
Im in older & just getting into the dead, Ive always been familiar, but never dove in. So fun to hear this & follow them now or to get started at it. I love their Iko Iko live jams, thats what pulled me in, after being basically familiar with the "hits". I love how thoughtful & clear! Bob is on all of this. Really articulate great story teller. "We could never find a point of focus in a studio"! GREAT line.
I've tooken a few walks in the woods.thanx bob
Such an awesome interview. The Dead are true Americana.
I loved Jerry’s playing but adored Bob’s voice.
I’d have to really focus- I’m 64 and grew up in CA from ‘59 to ‘93 (then moved to OR). I think I’ve seen the Dead 11 times from ‘75 to ‘86. Some of the best shows and a small handful of the worst- mainly due to partying too early…
They played a music you can’t describe. When they were in a groove, we’ll, I guess the closet song on an album is “Hard to Handle” from the live album “Bears Choice”. You have to have a good sound system with great bass and crank it up (to feel Phil who really was rather good). That song epitomizes The Dead’s sound for me. Or, maybe “Wharf Rat” from “Skull & Roses”. Or, maybe “Cumberland Blues” from “Europe’72”. All 3 would be great songs to have someone listen to to start their Dead journey.
I love them all so much - even Pigpen who I obviously never saw live (if I understand their early years - he was really their lead singer). They were the most unique band - the most American rock/blues/country/folk band around ever who could even play Funk (“Shakedown Street”).
People that never we’re fortunate enough to see them live will never experience what I experienced. Sad. They were a band made for us, all of us. So friggin’ immaculately perfect and imperfect together. As one.
They really were The Other One.
Great tribute.
Thank you Bob....!!! from Palo Alto CA
Their musical influences were so diverse...musicians starting out now need to take note and keep their horizons as broad as possible
they sure took me for a lot of walks through the woods. pre 1995 are some of my best memories.
I’m not sure who those guys were, but they followed me all over the East Coast in the 80’s and 90’s.
I met Jerry too. Although I was kicked back with some good headphones in boarding school, listening to Europe 72' version of Morning Dew for the first time. I wept.
What an awesome trip its been
By far the Grateful Dead’s guitarist are the most underrated, I learned how to play Ripple and the flood gates open .
First heard the Dead in 1985, as a 17 year old Australian fella... Brilliant music
Love the pic of Bobby and his parents with the dip on the table in the living room.
The entire interview [linked above] is pretty good, especially the second half. Good job, Dan. Respectful.
so thankful for the grateful dead
He was kind of a teen age runaway. Neil Cassady was a roommate/friend of his. I'd love to hear his stories about Neil.
Great American legend. A living treasure.
Our love will not fade away ❤❤❤
How does this only have 220 views and it’s been up an hour?!?!
It’s an old interview
6.2K Views now
It's been up for 19 hours.
I just happened upon it.
The interview was 8 years ago. It's been circulated on many platforms and seen hundreds of thousands of times already
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.. Weir everywhere 🤸♀️🏃♂️🏃♀️🌹🧸🎸🎸🤸♂️🎶🙋♀️🌹
The Dead has never gotten the studio album recognition they deserve. There aren’t many bands who can say they put out two GREAT records (Workingmans Dead & American Beauty) and a bunch of really, REALLY good ones (In the Dark, Shakedown Street, Terrapin Station, Ace.)
"We were good at stating a theme, then taking it out for a little walk in the woods."
True dat.
I love the way he says Cincinnati LOL
This is excellent. Bob looks well. Such an articulate and thoughtful man and obviously very well-read. Thanks.
My own theory of the GD was that they were the American Song Book band with amps. That is, they always had the greatest respect for traditional lyrics and melodies with just some rock updating. Now I know why.
I had no idea that Jerry and Bob taught folk and banjo in Palo Alto even though I had strong Bay Area college connections at that time. Great memories of concerts at Maples Pavilion and Berkeley. It's no surprise that they could write the folky spiral-of-violence morality tale that is "Jack Straw."
Bob looks great.
One of the 1st concerts I ever went to was at the Pasadena, Ca Rose Palace I was 14 and the bill was the Grateful Dead, Jethro Tull and the Butterfield Blues Band. Admission was 3.50 at the door.
If there ever is a book about the Greatful Dead, I would hope it would be titled "The Song" Their reverence and respect for music is amazing. It was always about the song, and not themselves. They have been a great life lesson for 55 years. Sorry to see it go.
Haven't seen the dead play since Jerry died but I remember all the bands that opened for the dead. Some l never would have imagined, my favorite was taiko drummers from Japan it was unbelievable watching them. I miss my favorite band and lead guitarist.
Also Dan Rather has only gotten cooler over the years and some of my favorite reports from him were on an online news site The Young Turks.
Its definitely been a long strange trip.
I saw many great openers for the Dead: David Lindley, Los Lobos, Santana, Steve Miller, Bruce Hornsby, Jimmy Cliff, Robert Cray...
Ana Kasparian or however it’s spelt seems to be waking up and smelling the coffee. She seems to be realizing the evils of central planning, thanks to Newsom. Old Cenk the beastiality connoisseur, is a grifter, he doesn’t believe the crap he spews either.
@@zachhessler8722 Sting, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty!
@@sheilafeldman9283 I saw Dylan with the Dead but it wasn't an opener. Never saw Petty with the Dead but I did see Petty and the Heartbreakers backing Dylan actually. More Dylan songs but then Dylan would take a rest and the boys would strike up a few Petty songs. Great show and actually Dylan sounded a lot clearer with Petty than he did with the Dead. Never saw Sting.
My first post was deleted [##??&*] Good interview. The history of American music is rich, the Bay Area included. Many in today's Bay Area have very little clue of our country roots. I can remember a day in Sunnyvale we rode on horseback about a mile down to the local greasy spoon for a hamburger and listened to the original 50s style rendition of "Moon River" on the juke box. There was lots of country and 50s music. Those days are gone now and the music has evolved. He didn't get into the influence of the acid tests on their music. Huge factor. I was a little young at the time.
Enjoyed listening. Thanks for sharing. Will my comment post this time??
Hallelujah - it posted.
Great interview. Interesting story (I never was a big fan, but I did like some of the music). The interesting juxposition of two men who lived in the 1960's. One was a rock star and the other had his ankles deep as a reporter in Vietnam.
This man's cue is definitely straight in line. ❤ ya bobby
Dan gives a stellar interview.
I've never really them much, but I have always loved the Dead's iconography. They may also have the GOAT band name.
"We knew it was Jerry."
"Jerry Garcia?"
"Yeah Jerry Garcia."
😂😂
Dan Rather is as master at asking the right questions.
I love Dan Rather, and watch him on Tv every chance I get.
Like a brother you would never want to pass away
I saw the Dead in the UK at a time when Jerry Garcia was in pretty reasonable shape; and I feel very fortunate to have done so. 'One of the best gigs I ever saw' is a perennial remark, but I have to say it really was. I was a big fan, and I suppose that made me partial. But this was at a time when someone of my age was not supposed to like things like TGD. Not what you would call one of Lester Bang's favourite bands. Well my position was, 'f**k Lester and anyone else that didn't dig my preferences. It was beautiful night. They played for over two hours and I was captivated at every moment....one of those things you don't forget.
Great memories…The Grateful Dead (the Warlocks) and the Merry Pranksters….Don’t drink the Kool Aide…those were the days❤️
Rode bicycles with Bob years back when he had a custom built by my friend Tom Kellogg !!😊🎸🎸👍🍺🍺
jerry garcia was a rare rare talent
Roots of the Greatful Dead is an album of classics that the Dead took for a walk out in the woods with great success.
❤ the good Ol Grateful Dead!!!
Its interesting to hear the genesis of The Dead once again but explained in a different vein....play on Bob !!
Thanks Bobby. NFA 💃❤️🕺
I listened to Bobby Weir and the Wolf Brothers: Live in Colorado, Vol.2 that was released in 2022. very well produced and a pretty good record
Love Dan Rather interviews.
What's the frequency, Kenneth? 🤠
Long Live The Rock and Roll!
dang i miss Jerry.🎸
The music store they met at was called Dana Morgan's. I used to go watch them play
Thank you Bobby
I turned 21 in prison, 🎵 doing life without parole 🎶🎵🎶....but mama tried!💥🔥💥
They were The Warlocks before they were The Grateful Dead.
But when Bill Graham booked the Fillmore for a big benefit show, they had to change their name because it was already taken.
Bill Graham hated the new name and his posters called them 'Formerly The Warlocks'
It those elements came together with what I think of as the Dead's glorious one-two - two beautiful albums, Workingman's Dead followed by American Beauty. But I'm off to see the whole interview!
75 years old and drop dead handsome. Damn. :o)
The Dead's music never really resonated with me, but Weir's interview here was excellent.
Fascinating
Love ya, Bobbie!!!!
bob looks amazing.
Nothing like the Greatful Dead.
Since I'm not an uploader and have no significant following I can't post any survey questions, so I'll post mine here:
Which do you regard as the most serendipitous meeting of artists?
A) Bob meets Jerry as described here;
B) Ray Manzarek meets Jim Morrison on Venice Beach and thinks "I've found my singer";
C) Keith encounters Mick at a railway station where he's holding an armful of blues records;
D) Paul talks to John at a church picnic and impresses John by playing a song they both fancied?