This episode takes a look at some of the Dead's most popular cover songs, by first listening to the original source.  Then we listen to a kick-ass version from the Dead, before moving on to a medley of other cover versions of the same song. 

Hard to Handle

Otis Ray Redding Jr. (1968)

Harpers Bizarre (1969)

Dead - 8/6/1971 Hollywood Palladium

Medley

GDTRFB

Henry Whitter (1924)

Woody Guthrie (1944)

Dead - NFA>GDTRFB 5/19/74 Portland Memorial Coliseum

Medley

Samson & Delilah 

Rev. Gary Davis  (1960) 

Dead - 6/9/77 Winterland

Medley

Lovelight

Bobby “Blue” Bland (1961)

Them (1966)

Dead - 2/13/1970 Fillmore East

Medley