(LOOTPRESS) – Grateful: The Music Plays the Band, a compilation featuring interpretations of the music of the Grateful Dead, is available now.
Featuring 17 classic songs, the album comprises performances from significant members of the extended Grateful Dead musical community. Some featured performers include Dark Star Orchestra, Oteil Burbridge of Dead & Company, and the David Nelson Band.
The album relies on a healthy mix of veteran and upcoming artists who have been impacted by the broad-spanning work of the Grateful Dead and various offshoots of the group. From traditional country, roots, and rock & roll to Afrobeat and synthpop, this new compilation checks a variety of stylistic boxes across the sonic board.
Selected tracks for inclusion on the album include beloved tunes such as “Friend of the Devil,” “Jack Straw,” “Touch of Grey,” and many more.
Proceeds from Grateful: The Music Plays the Band, will support The Grateful Guitars Foundation, a 501-c3 nonprofit. The Grateful Guitars Foundation seeks to provide quality instruments and audio gear to community musicians. The foundation works to support music instruction in schools and is currently rolling a program to accomplish just that.
“We identify musicians who thrive in live settings and we secure the gear they need to reach their fullest musical potential,” reads the foundation’s mission statement. “Through the powerful connection between the skilled player and the highest quality instrument, our aim is to ensure that jam band music thrives for generations of live music fans.”
Grateful: The Music Plays the Band is now available to stream now. The full track list can be seen below.
1. “Jack Straw” – Dark Star Orchestra
2. “Friend of the Devil” – David Nelson Band
3. “Peggy-O” – Alex Jordan & Friends
4. “Candyman” – Katie Skene & Andrea Whitt
5. “They Love Each Other – ALO
6. “One More Saturday Night” – BERTHA: Grateful Drag
7. “Loser” – Michael James Wheeler
8. “Touch of Grey” – Doom Flamingo
9. “So Many Roads” – Cubensis
11. “China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider” – La Horsa Bianca
12. “Stella Blue” – Oteil Burbridge
13. “Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo” – Unlimited Devotion
14. “Sugaree” – Brown Eyed Women
15. “See What Love Can Do” – Jerry’s Middle Finger
16. “Dark Star” – Afro Dead
17. “Morning Dew” – Dark Star Orchestra
End track list –Â Grateful: The Music Plays the Band