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It is no surprize that the Grateful Dead pulled much of their inspiration from 1920s-30s folk, Jug Band, Country and Blues recordings . This episode presents some of the original performances that no doubt inspired Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir. From Gus Cannon's' MINGLEWOOD BLUES, MISSISSIPPI SHEIK' Sittin' On Top Of The World and Ragtime Henry Thomas' DON'T EASE ME listen and learn about these early artists and recordings..Jerry & pals were on to something GREAT!
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It is no surprize that the Grateful Dead pulled much of their inspiration from 1920s-30s folk, Jug Band, Country and Blues recordings . This episode presents some of the original performances that no doubt inspired Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir. From Gus Cannon's' MINGLEWOOD BLUES, MISSISSIPPI SHEIK' Sittin' On Top Of The World and Ragtime Henry Thomas' DON'T EASE ME listen and learn about these early artists and recordings..Jerry & pals were on to something GREAT!

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