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!

--- 

Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support" rel="payment">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support</a>

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! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support

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 &amp; pals were on to something GREAT!

--- 

Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support</a>

ROOTS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD

American Grooves Radio Hour, hosted by filmmaker and collector Joe Lauro, takes you on a deep dive into the music of pre-World War II America. It focuses on the Jazz, pioneering Blues, early Country, Gospel, Vaudeville and World Music which was being performed on the streets and in the taverns and nightclubs of pre-1935 America. ONLY original 78 rpm records from Joe’s world-renowned archive and the libraries of other notable collectors will be played. There will also be stories from the first generation of record collecting as well as backgrounds and information on the records and the artists. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/american-grooves-hour/support)

Share ROOTS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD

Sign up to save your podcasts

ROOTS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD

ROOTS OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD

More shows like AMERICAN GROOVES RADIO HOUR hosted by JOE LAURO

This American Life

Music From 100 Years Ago

John's Old Time Radio Show

Rapidly Rotating Records

Blank Check with Griffin & David

Juke In The Back

The Big Picture

Crashing the Party

Dark Topic

The Old Dingy Jukebox

Countdown with Keith Olbermann

The Next Level

Inside Trump's Head

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Fun for All Ages with Frank Santopadre