The mythology surrounding the genesis of the song has been disputed over the years, with contradictory details about when and where it might have happened.Ĭollins recently recalled the circumstances of her learning the song from Philips in New York City during her first acid trip in an interview with Jesse Jarnow for the Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast podcast. Written by the notorious John Philips of The Mamas & The Papas, the mythology around the song is that he spontaneously wrote it during a drunken jam session and only realized he was its composer when Judy Collins, who heard the original drunken performance, included it on a 1964 live album. Notes: Sung by Bob Weir, “Me And My Uncle” was the song covered most frequently by the Grateful Dead. Original Artist/Songwriter: John Philips.Round 2 voting is open between now and 11:59 p.m. Entries for Lesh (“Broken Arrow”), Godchaux (“You Ain’t Woman Enough”) and Welnick (“Baba O’Riley”/”Tomorrow Never Knows”) did not make it out of the first round. Other Round 1 upsets included 12th seed “It’s All Over Now Baby Blue” knocking out fifth seed “Promised Land,” 11th seed “Cold Rain And Snow” beating sixth seed “Big River” and 10th seed “Morning Dew” out dueling “Turn On Your Lovelight” (which along with “Good Lovin'” took Pigpen off the board). The fourth seed, “Good Lovin'” was upset by the tournament’s lone cover song sung by Mydland, the 13th seed “Dear Mr. Round 1 saw the top three seeds “Me And My Uncle,” “I Know You Rider” and “Not Fade Away”/”Going Down The Road Feelin’ Bad” easily advance to the Elite 8. JamBase’s annual March Madness Covers Tournament is back and this year’s competition features songs covered by the Grateful Dead. Songs Not Of Their Own: Pick The Best Song Covered By The Grateful Dead In nearly every instance, the selected songs were ones not just covered by the Grateful Dead but that became fully engrained in the band’s live repertoire. Along with varied lead singers, with the exception of the all-encompassing “Traditional” credit, no songwriter was covered more than once. The selection process assured that band members Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, Phil Lesh, Donna Jean Godchaux, Brent Mydland and Vince Welnick each sang lead on at least one song. Seeding was ranked by the number of times each song was performed in concert by the Dead, with the most played getting the No. The Team JamBase Tournament Selection Committee chose the 16 covers based on several criteria. Voting for Round 2 - the Elite 8 - is currently underway and will decide who makes it to the Final Four.Īs a reminder, this year’s March Madness Covers Tournament features songs covered by the Grateful Dead going head-to-head in a typical single-elimination tournament. JamBase’s 2023 March Madness Covers Tournament Round 1 voting is complete.
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