Grateful Dead Sleep Stories | Merl Saunders, the Organ Player Who Taught Jerry Garcia to Play Again and more
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Tonight, an organ player: Merl Saunders, from the fog and the hills of San Francisco, and the guitar player who kept turning up at his side for twenty-five years, Jerry Garcia. Small clubs on weeknights, a pizza parlor where dancing was against the rules, and a bar in Berkeley where the band had to walk through the crowd to reach the stage. Two friends taught each other things neither could have learned alone, and years later, when one had to learn the guitar all over again, the other was sitting at the piano. A long, calm story for a long night. CHAPTERS 0:00 Settle in 1:41 A piano in the Haight 6:43 New York and Broadway 11:57 The Matrix on Monday nights 17:07 Learning the standards 22:29 Keystone Korner in North Beach 27:29 Keystone Berkeley 32:28 Heavy Turbulence 37:51 Fire Up 43:13 Live at Keystone 48:24 Bill Vitt on drums 53:47 Tom Fogerty and Paul Butterfield 58:55 Keystone Encores 1:04:16 Reggae in the repertoire 1:09:25 Merl Saunders and Friends 1:14:23 Halloween at USF 1:19:25 Legion of Mary 1:24:33 Merl with the Grateful Dead 1:29:45 The Reconstruction band 1:35:07 The hospital visit 1:40:20 Relearning the guitar 1:45:25 The Twilight Zone theme 1:50:38 Blues from the Rainforest 1:55:59 Keepers and Still Having Fun 2:01:03 Merl's last years 2:06:04 Drifting off The Shakedown Archives Sleep Stories are long, calm, spoken-word journeys through the real history of the Grateful Dead, made to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. No jarring music, no ads breaking the spell, no bright screen. Just a quiet voice and two hours of true stories from the band, the scene, and the people who lived it. Perfect for insomnia, winding down, long nights, travel, or anyone who loves the Dead and wants to drift off inside the history. Dim the lights, get comfortable, and let it carry you off. If this helped you sleep, following the show is the one thing that keeps them coming. Sweet dreams. TAGS: merl saunders, jerry garcia, keystone berkeley, keystone korner, matrix, howard wales, john kahn, bill vitt, tom fogerty, paul butterfield, heavy turbulence, fire up, live at keystone, legion of mary, reconstruction, blues from the rainforest, grateful dead sleep story, sleep story, sleep stories for adults, history for sleep, fall asleep fast, bedtime story for grown ups, boring history for sleep, calm history narration, long sleep story, stories to fall asleep to, insomnia sleep story, grateful dead history, deadhead
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