Dan Healy, Grateful Dead Sound Technician - Part 2 of 3

As the Grateful Dead's sound man, Dan Healy has been checking levels, and mixing microphones for over 20 years. In Part 2 of the Dead Head TV interview, Dan shares a cautionary tale of an early version of the Dead's ground-breaking "Wall of Sound" concert sound system.
Correspondent: Tom Sparks.
Music: Henry Kaiser.
Photos: 1989 Robbi Cohn/dead images.
Computer Graphics: Nanaimo - Kadea Graphics, Carolyn Cox.
Originally aired on Dead Head TV episode 011 - April 1989.
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[@joelfrombethlehem]

Excellent interview and as always, a great return to the "good old days" Thank you for putting these DeadHead TV segments up on RUclips. Much appreciated.

[@dreamswedreamed]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@bobschenkel7921]

That "holographic effect" was why I always tried to get next to the soundboard at almost every show I ever attended. I got to talk to both Mr. Healy and Candace Brightman at shows at The Spectrum in Philadelphia.

[@brianwalkosz9567]

I love this footage! Thanks!

[@dreamswedreamed]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@susiefairfield7218]

Was thinkin bout Dan , while listening 🎶🎧🎶 to this D & C Final Tour because they're putting voices in the Drumz~Space and other Healy Effects.. and was curious as to whether he listens to D&C, and if he is proud
❤Ya Dan...you r the best

[@PureGerry]

I love what you're doing with this channel. Thank you for sharing all of this awesome vintage content, and keep up the good work! (~):-}

[@dreamswedreamed]

Thanks, will do! tell your friends!

[@dreamswedreamed]

check back, more videos to come!

[@dour96]

Thanks for posting part 2 !!!

[@dreamswedreamed]

You bet!

[@Uncle_B83]

You know that any other band would have given him the boot after that. Divas they were not. Shows how how much of a community it was.

[@ScarlettFire341]

LOL at times in the 70's I'd think Bob's Guitar wasn't even plugged in ... Healy had it so low in the mix ! LOL
you tell me ?

[@billbeliakoff5589]

I think it was pretty low in the '80s too. After Brent passed and Vince came along it seems like Bob got turned up.

[@wrongwayranger4736]

Love listening to Dead Roadies

[@petephelan969]

The greatful dead was a band of intellectuals.

[@PattiCornell]

Wall of sound I was there from the beginning from Patti Cornell

[@wrongwayranger4736]

Weir didn’t like the vocal effects. Which is why Dan probably added them. Dan wasn’t Weirs biggest fan

[@rustykiley3577]

Many rumors circulated that Dan was turning down Weir in the mix. Why he got let go. I will say Bob's guitar tone in the 91' on sounded "plincky" to my ears . Course your mileage may vary

[@729pjp]

didn't he get fired because he would always distort Weirs voice in the later years

[@wgbearden7776]

He would turn weirs guitar down in the mix