Grateful Dead Sleep Stories | Box of Rain, the Last Song the Dead Ever Played and more
From Grateful Dead Sleep Stories · 01:28:09
Show by GD Sleep Strories
Tonight, the story of Box of Rain, a song Phil Lesh wrote for his dying father, and the song the Grateful Dead chose, all the way at the end, for their very last goodbye. A slow, calm story made for one thing, helping you fall asleep. Dim the lights, let the day go, and let it carry you off. CHAPTERS 0:00 Phil Lesh's dying father 6:49 The lyrics, on many levels 13:08 American Beauty, 1970 19:15 Lesh's tender voice 25:20 Its rare place in the shows 31:18 July ninth, 1995, Soldier Field 37:28 The final goodbye 44:07 What the song meant 50:43 A song that gathered weight 57:11 Shows that never repeated 1:03:42 A band listening 1:11:01 The Deadhead family 1:16:49 The scene and its shadows 1:22:21 Coming home to Box of Rain 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 an hour and a half of true stories from the band, the scene, and the people who lived it. Perfect for insomnia, winding down, long nights, or anyone who loves the Dead and wants to drift off inside the history. If this helped you sleep, following the show is the one thing that keeps them coming. Sweet dreams. TAGS: box of rain, grateful dead box of rain, phil lesh, robert hunter, american beauty, soldier field 1995, grateful dead last show, 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, grateful dead history, deadhead, calm history narration, long sleep story
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