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
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"
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! 🤟🍄💚🙏👽👋🔥✌️🧪🤙🏻🙌
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.
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.
@@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!
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!
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
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.
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.
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!
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 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
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
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....
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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.
Aw Pigpen!! Good memories of him and me swimming in the ocean at Stinson Beach with our dogs summer of 1971💙🙏
What?
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 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.
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
If this song doesn't give you chills, you have no soul!!!
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.
When emotions grow, and heavier. The sound of this music makes you feel better.
O how I wish Pigpen never died. What a voice!
Jerry channeling Elmore James. Love it.
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
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
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
Pig was KILLIN the harmonica this night🇺🇸😎
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
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! 🤟🍄💚🙏👽👋🔥✌️🧪🤙🏻🙌
A VIDEO of the extraordinary man himself....thank you whoever responsible for sharing this . Pigpen was the best. R.I.P.
Since my old man showed me this performance I must have watched this 100x thanks man!!!
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
I'm here again because it's been exactly fifty years since we lost Pigpen on March 8, 1973.
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.
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.
After all these years you have to wonder where they could have gone? If only...RIP Pig and Jerry...
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!”
Jerry, the consumate professional, just beautifully supports the vocalist.
Such a beautiful, talented soul.... we love you so much Pigpen!!!❤️
This song is my favorite dead song to sing, it's very powerful, and full on blues!
yes great cover!!!
Thanks for singing this Blues on the day I was born Pigpen, Happy Dead Day every day y'all!
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 !
Reached into my chest and crumpled my heart
Every time your hurting it hurts me too
49 years gone! RIP Pigpen!!! Thanks for posting this!!!!
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
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!
Pig, without a doubt, like JG said, "Is the heart and soul of this band." RIP Pigpen
Absolutely love this tune with Pigpen...
Blues .soul .bad ass jam .
Good old Grateful Dead! What a treat that was, 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
This is EVERYTHING, True Story.
Thought I had heard most Dead numbers. Always a new one in the box. Thanks
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.
We love you pigpen gone but never forgotten!
perhaps the best g dead cover ever
Thanks to immortal Pigpen's voice and harmonica playing.
Schoolgirl
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
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 is a blues man!!!! ✌️🙏💯💚🤝
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......
Lord have mercy…that was amazing!
Thank you so much for uploading this.
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
Originally heard the cover from cat Clyde but my goodness I'm in love
Akin to watching an athlete in their prime… Pigpen dead was the best dead
Ain't nothin' like, Pig and the blues! Garcias' licks, somebody got an "axe', to grind? LMAOROFL
A rare sighting of Lesh playing fingerstyle! I’ve seen footage of multiple instances in 70-71, this is the only one from 72.
Dead fan for life
No Jerry, No Pigpen, No Keith. It still Hurts me too.
Yawzah. Thanks for posting this rarity. What a visual and hearful gem. Thank you!
It was the name that put me off at first but Pigpen as the musician is pure joy...
Thanks for posting this!! Just missed Pig by a few months (Oct 72).
Best version ever of this Elmore James classic, IMO. Sad that Pigpen died so young ...
He was only 27
Pigpen was so cool man...he just had the look! I wish I was cool enough to dress like him!
I love that little nod Pig gives at 6:48.
This is awesome, thanks for posting!
What a gem. Thank you!
WE WERE THERE !
The gods smiled upon you
Slow Jam... Thanks for sharing!
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
Long live the Grate Dead ⚘💀⚡
Just amazing and its my oxygen. Dead since 92
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
forever Grateful forever Dead
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Loving this.
Toni, I'm with you....Love this
Pigpen, rest in peace my lovely soul man. LVU!!
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....
What a song!
my friends are all up there playing in this video!
'sweeeeet.' look at Bobby's ponytail. i loved touching it when we had our weekend.
I loved pigpen i actually got to speak with him he was a beautiful person next life baby
Damn I love this!
Happy birthday, Pigpen.
WOW... just WOW!
RIP Ron, RIP Jerry
Oh shit! "Rockstar Bobby " really came out on that one
I wonder if he was thinking about JJ when he was singing this. Miss his blues filled soul💖
so amazing! Long live the dead!
I'm guessing this is one of pigpens last shows with the dead. Great stuff
cant imagine why someone wouldnt like this
some people are ungrateful dead
Thanks for the share and that title is magic with Pigpen
Miss you...
Raw blues
THANK YOU RON..
what a crooner! 💖💖
A+
This hurts me, too, because it is sofa king good. Dead to the core
A great Elmore James cover!
grate upload, Yo!
The day PIG PEN died, my girlfriend and I played the hook. On the radio we heard PIG PEN had died. I was always glad I played the hook that day.