Just as there are bluegrass traditionalists who don't like a veer off the beaten path so there are Grateful Dead traditionalists, and if a cover doesn't hit the buttons they're looking for in the tune they love in their heart then you've done them wrong. I for one have loved every Del and Ronnie led Dead covers over the last couple decades. They're showing they're respects to legendary contributors to their musical culture in their own ways. Garcia and many others around him would love this band I bet!
Amazing how perfectly suited this song is to great bluegrass playing and singing. The light touch jazzy section toward the end has got to have Jerry's spirit beaming, and the same for Robert's spirit hearing his lyrics sung so perfectly. Didn't think the Billy Strings rendition could be matched, but this rendition is just as great.
I think theres a banjo player out there in the great beyond smiling knowing his music is still being played long after he left this life, cant wait to see this group next week 💚🙏💚
Dell fest is one of my favorite festivals. It is pricey with late night tickets. You can literally float down the river and hear everything playing bouncing off the mountain. Plus the musicians are playing top notch.
I was lucky enough to see Del and the band perform in Fort Collins back in Oct 2018.Probably the best playing I have ever seen live and I have toured with multiple jam bands and such. BEAUTIFUL!
Jerry Garcia would love this version. Jerry loved authentic American music and you can't get any more authentic than The Del McCoury Band and Del's sons' band The Travelin' MCCourys. I just bought the latter's self-titled 2018 disk with Loser on it and the whole record is sensational. A tremendously talented band with Ronnie and Rob McCoury on mandolin and banjo respectively, the brilliant fiddler Jason Carter, and Alan Bartram on bass, both of whom can sing lead like Ronnie, and lastly the excellent guitar of Cody Kilby. Del and Jerry must be so proud. Do yourself a favour and buy this record by The Travelin' McCourys. It's absolute gold.
Traveling mccoury play the festival in my town every October I missed it for the last 4 years do the reasons we won't talk about but I can't wait till next October
Any Loser with a “Sweet Susie” with just exactly perfect with me… and this version is about as good of a cover. Jerry is smilin from above. Well done Ronnie & dah boys. ✌️❤⚡️🎸
Awesome Awesome Awesome My uncle and Jerry Garcia lived under a bridge in California before they made the big time . It’s crazy where some of the greats have been to get where they are
They are so incredibly good. The harmonies on the vocals are just so tight! Such smooth musicianship. Just so much better than the original version of this song. They nailed this.
Google Frank Wakefield meets Jerry Garcia. I was there this night at Paul's Saloon in SF in 75. Jerry playing Bluegrass w/ friends. I'm a very lucky guy to have witnessed this.
Really interesting to hear this from 2015. I saw them play it a couple of years back and I think Ronnie's e-mando playing has really improved. The sound here seems a bit weak and he's playing it very much in the mind-set of it being an electrified acoustic. Seems like over the years he's begun to get a far greater feel for it as being more akin to an electric guitar than a mando.
Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia - Thanks, boys! R.I.P.
Ronnie sounds like his Dad. I'm happy the McCoury sound endures
Michael, I don't know, he has the range, but I think Ron has his own unique vocal style distinguishable from his father. Not to mention writing style!
@@bpatrickhoburg no doubt that is true, however I can hear his father in his voice.
@@michaelsawyer158 Haha, yeah, that is undeniable, and I love it!
yes!
Don't know how it took me so long to see this. Now I have and I'm happy. That's the deal.
This is my fav Dead tune! Can't believe there are thumbs down comments??? This is an awesome rendition!
Those are people in Australia liking it.
The best compliment you can give any musician is to have someone play your song and make it their own
So says Jerry Garcia and many other musicians
@@MitraKirtan LOL
Hell yes brother these boys do it righteous
Just as there are bluegrass traditionalists who don't like a veer off the beaten path so there are Grateful Dead traditionalists, and if a cover doesn't hit the buttons they're looking for in the tune they love in their heart then you've done them wrong. I for one have loved every Del and Ronnie led Dead covers over the last couple decades. They're showing they're respects to legendary contributors to their musical culture in their own ways. Garcia and many others around him would love this band I bet!
Man, that 4 string E- mando is a sweet looking axe. Played by a master. Jerry would approve of this rendition. Thanks, from an bluegrasser dead head.
Ole Jerry has got to be smilin' from the great beyond when he hears this!
Beautiful and emotional rendition of a wonderful Dead song.
That's pretty much the sweetest Loser I've ever heard. Very fine.
I love the fiddle and the banjo on this song.
OMG! I found this today and have already listened a dozen times. Just plain awesome!
will you marry me?
The bass holding it all together. That bass line is killer 🤤
i put my headphones on and turn it all the way up to try to get more of that bass line. Its so dam good
The stand up Bass, is the best Bass.
Amazing how perfectly suited this song is to great bluegrass playing and singing. The light touch jazzy section toward the end has got to have Jerry's spirit beaming, and the same for Robert's spirit hearing his lyrics sung so perfectly. Didn't think the Billy Strings rendition could be matched, but this rendition is just as great.
One of my favorite Garcia/Hunter tunes done extremely well and tastefully.
I almost cry every time I listen to this amazing performance.
I think theres a banjo player out there in the great beyond smiling knowing his music is still being played long after he left this life, cant wait to see this group next week 💚🙏💚
Damn this is great, miss Jerry but some how he remains because of people like this.
Andy Chevalier Jerry Garcia remains cause of the music they put out, and people in 200 years will know his name and music will still being preformed
Beautiful rendition!! ❤️ ❤️ ✌️ ✌️
Jerry is smiling bigger than you'll ever know.
Amen
You mean Roger Hunter . I love Jerry, but Roger wrote the songs
@@tylerao You mean Robert Hunter, he wrote lyrics with Jerry while the latter wrote the tunes.
@@bpatrickhoburg yes, my fingers are fat on my phone
@@tylerao I figured you knew, I just wanted to make sure a new fan won’t get confused trying to look him up.
One of the best bluegrass bands around. I have seen them dozens of times including another dozen with Del
One of my favorite Dead tunes, very well done!
This is truly one of the best version's of this song that I've ever heard and I've heard a lot !
The song, the band, the beautiful genre of bluegrass, that suit, it's all so beautiful
Jesus Christ I'm in tears.
You're not crying. I'm crying.
Jerry's crying
I cried. True.
I’ve listened to this song probably 30 times today ..
One of my favorite covers of a dead tune, it is awsome
Who are the 4 people that gave a thumbs down? That had to be a accident! This was imo the best cover of this song I have ever heard!!!
Idiots who travel all over RUclips putting down good music
That was a proper special evening that was.
Jerry and the Deaths would love this version. A great song, superbly performed - well done guys !
And its such a great fiddle playing with incredible accents... so we see: less could be so much more!
Beautiful, thank you.
Dell fest is one of my favorite festivals. It is pricey with late night tickets. You can literally float down the river and hear everything playing bouncing off the mountain. Plus the musicians are playing top notch.
This is an awesome Loser. Thank you McCourys. Another example of how GD is truly the greatest American band ever. Beautiful!
Your above comment is spot on! No other American band can touch the GD !!
Y'all killed it! GREAT GREAT GREAT! Thank you!
One of the best "Loser" I ever heard......Great Job.
I was lucky enough to see Del and the band perform in Fort Collins back in Oct 2018.Probably the best playing I have ever seen live and I have toured with multiple jam bands and such. BEAUTIFUL!
Hot damn!
Jerry Garcia would love this version. Jerry loved authentic American music and you can't get any more authentic than The Del McCoury Band and Del's sons' band The Travelin' MCCourys. I just bought the latter's self-titled 2018 disk with Loser on it and the whole record is sensational. A tremendously talented band with Ronnie and Rob McCoury on mandolin and banjo respectively, the brilliant fiddler Jason Carter, and Alan Bartram on bass, both of whom can sing lead like Ronnie, and lastly the excellent guitar of Cody Kilby. Del and Jerry must be so proud. Do yourself a favour and buy this record by The Travelin' McCourys. It's absolute gold.
Best version ever.................
a tremendous rendition, Jerry smiling.....
Just....wow
5 months til Delfest 2019! The countdown is on! 🤪
This is awesome 😎 Ronnie and Rob and Jason are amazing
absolutely beautiful.
DEL YEAH! this still gives me chills. and i must say Cody certainly is a perfect fit.
Excellent sound and audio mixing DelFest crew !
Traveling mccoury play the festival in my town every October I missed it for the last 4 years do the reasons we won't talk about but I can't wait till next October
Any Loser with a “Sweet Susie” with just exactly perfect with me… and this version is about as good of a cover. Jerry is smilin from above. Well done Ronnie & dah boys. ✌️❤⚡️🎸
Would be cool to see @BillyStrings cover this song as well!!!
He has
Billy strings is a bluegrass god
Scott Green when
A wonderful combination of bluegrass and Jerry Garcia.
Awesome Awesome Awesome
My uncle and Jerry Garcia lived under a bridge in California before they made the big time .
It’s crazy where some of the greats have been to get where they are
musicianship
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noun
1.
knowledge, skill, and artistic sensitivity in performing music.
'nuff said
They are so incredibly good. The harmonies on the vocals are just so tight! Such smooth musicianship. Just so much better than the original version of this song. They nailed this.
Beautiful!!!
LOVE JERRY. LOVE THIS.
thank you❤
Love it!!! Thank you:)
Love,Love,Love!
This is so dam well done
Damn. Glad I finally found this.
They added the sweet susy, bravo
Lovin. This jam
This is awesome!!! 🤯🩷
Cosmic Ronnie.
thats actually a pretty slick break by rob on the banjer
also how they build up to the crescendos in the song are perfect.
Love Jerry and Love Robert Hunter and love me some Mccourys!!
badass !
Well done for sure!!
Beautiful
Just goes to show that you can't beat the McCurry's in any thing they want to do, Bluegrass this which one of the best as usual.
Love how he threw sweet suzie in there
🧗♀️😉😉
Excellent!
just can't get enough of this!!
This is amazing!! Wish I could have been there. ❤
Google Frank Wakefield meets Jerry Garcia. I was there this night at Paul's Saloon in SF in 75. Jerry playing Bluegrass w/ friends. I'm a very lucky guy to have witnessed this.
God loves me #43
I got to see my dad and Bill Crow for years to of the best to ever do it!
wow..wow..wow. !!!
Absolutely beautiful
This is what I call sublime!
"Come to daaaddy, on an inside straight!"
Enjoyed - thanks for this!
These boys sound better and better in time. That's bluegrass
5 months til Delfest 2019! Can I get a "Del Yeah"?🤗
As a DeadHead all I have to say is FANTASTIC!!!
Damn sweet, to savor with space between.
Roots dig deep.
What a nice surprise, beautifully done.
Going to see them play with David Grisman next month!
Great
wow wow wow
sorry I missed it, this was great
This is the best version.
This is Gold!
Love it!!!
Great performance.
hello to all and good luck
😍😍😍I love you guys😍😍😍
Thanks for the post - good stuff!
Just perfect!
Really interesting to hear this from 2015. I saw them play it a couple of years back and I think Ronnie's e-mando playing has really improved. The sound here seems a bit weak and he's playing it very much in the mind-set of it being an electrified acoustic. Seems like over the years he's begun to get a far greater feel for it as being more akin to an electric guitar than a mando.
These guys understand Jerry.
Great music!!
goosebumps all over
Badass story behind this
SOLID GOLD!
just awesome.