Making the rounds on the GD matrix is this fascinating document focusing upon the subject. Would you like to hear Weir's rhythm guitar work completely isolated from a live Grateful Dead performance? Well, thanks to modern technology and the hard work of others(apparently the grand maester Charlie Miller) you certainly can.
I wouldn't want to prejudice anyone on my reaction to the clip--which was jarringly unexpected--so I will just provide the link:
As well as two more shorter but still revelatory clips:
I'll conclude with an audio clip from David Rawlings. I doubt he wrote "Guitar Man" about Jerry Garcia--he's always been more of a Neil Young man. But lately the song has begun to strike me as a cousin to "Candy Man," whether intentional or not. It could just be a figment of my imagination. But it certainly seems to draw from the same waters. Anyways the song now reminds me as much of Weir as Garcia. After all Garcia is hopefully playing in a great cosmic band and Weir, who recently turned 72, is still with us. Still on the road. Still the "guitar man."
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