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| 21st anniversary of The Grateful Dead Hour Radio Program The Grateful Dead Hour radio program will celebrate its 21st anniversary of nationwide broadcasting on Saturday, January 28, 2006 with a radio marathon from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. PST consisting of sixteen hours of Grateful Dead and Dead-related music. The broadcast will also feature live music by the Papermill Creek Rounders, a bluegrass band featuring frequent Grateful Dead collaborator David Nelson and Banana, a member of The Youngbloods and collaborator with Zero. Although Bob Weir and Ratdog was scheduled to perform live in the studio at the marathon, an injury to keyboardist Jeff Chimenti forced a postponement. The marathon will feature some live Ratdog recordings along with unreleased and uncirculated music from the Grateful Dead as well as other surprises. Grateful Dead Hour host David Gans has been doing a benefit radio marathon every winter since 1986, raising tens of thousands of dollars for the venerable listener-supported radio station KPFA and pleasing untold numbers of music lovers around the globe. In coordination with the KPFA marathon benefit fundraiser, listeners or supporters who contribute to KPFA will choose from a variety of premiums including some Dick's Picks CDs, a live Ratdog CD, and a CD called Live from Berkeley with performances from David Gans' show, "Dead to the World" featuring artists such as Keller Williams, Yonder Mountain String Band, Railroad Earth, Donna the Buffalo, David Nelson and Friends, Wake the Dead and others. The disc features cover art by legendary poster artist Stanley Mouse. "The Grateful Dead Hour continues to preserve, protect, and promote the Grateful Dead legacy so people can continue to be turned on to this music. Jerry Garcia has been gone over ten years and the Grateful Dead is receding into history, but the program is able to keep it fresh in people's minds by playing new music each week." Gans expands, "I see my mission as putting the Grateful Dead's best musical foot forward every week and looking at the roots and branches of their creative tree." write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |