Desert Wind, Rollin' River

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Gans music

This is a loop piece based on a melody derived from the phone number I had in 1974.

"Lee Street Shuffle" - soundcheck 7/23/13

Mastering engineer Jeffrey Norman explains how he combined audience and soundboard recordings of the 11/30/80 Grateful Dead show for the new release Dave's Picks volume 8.

BTW, the guy who did the matrix mix that inspired Jeffrey, whose name JN couldn't remember at the time of the interview, is Chris Chappell. Here is a link: http://archive.org/details/gd1980-11-30.110936.mtx.chappell.sb31.flac16


Jeffrey Norman talks about Dave's Picks vol 8

An interview with Lori Abrams, and professional ASL interpreter who signed Grateful Dead concerts live for the Deaf Heads. Recorded February 26, 1995 at the Oakland Coliseum Arena; broadcast on Grateful Dead Hour no. 351.

"Deafheads" ASL interpreter Lori Abrams

From the 2/2/14 broadcast of "Tales from the Golden Road," a call-in show heard every Sunday 4-6pm ET on SiriusXM's Grateful Dead Channel (23).

Rita Hurault and Ed Renehan remember Pete Seeger

from the CD "Desert Wind, Rollin' River" by David Gans and Eric Rawlins. Recorded by Stephen Barncard and mastered in HDCD™ by Dave Glasser


Waltzing Across Texas

A collection of originals and covers from friends who have been singing together for nearly 25 years. Available on Festivalink and HDTracks and from dgans.com

Jacqueline

From the CD "Desert Wind, Rollin' River," available via download from Festivalink.net and HDTracks.com and on CD from dgans.com

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"Free-From Fridays" at the Monkey House in Berkeley. David Gans and Phil Savell, guitar and vocals; Zach Partain, bass; Neil Hampton, percussion. The complete first set:

In My Life (Phil and DG)
Jam->
All Along the Watchtower->
Jam->
Jam->
Phil’s New Changes->
Jam->
Playing in the Band jam->
A Hard Day's Night->
Jam->
Dear Mr Fantasy

Free-Form Fridays 4/25/14 set 1

Interview with Alexander and Ann Shulgin, broadcast live on KPFA 94.1 Berkeley CA on January 19, 1994, Talking about their book "PIHKAL: A Chemical Love Story." Host: David Gans

Sasha and Ann Shulgin on KPFA 1/19/94

Author/photographer David Gans discusses his new book IMPROVISED LIVES with cohost Gary Lambert and Jay Blakesberg, who produced the book and wrote the foreword. SiriusXM's Tales from the Golden Road (Channel 23), Sunday 9/24/23

Improvised Lives: David Gans and Jay Blakesberg on SiriusXM 9-24-23

I was in the studio today recording "Brokedown Palace," and when it came time to record the vocals I found myself thinking a lot about Calico, who passed away yesterday. She was an exemplary human being and one of the greatest hippies who ever lived. Thousands and thousands of Deadheads remember her fondly for the great care she took of us all in so many ways.

Recorded by Jeremy Goody at Megasonic Sound, Piedmont CA.
I took this photo in San Rafael in the summer of 2000 (I think).

Kickstart this record!

Brokedown Palace (for Calico)

Jam no. 3

Jam no. 4

Jam no. 5

The Known Unknown 5/16/15 KKUP

John Meyer, founder of Meyer Sound, talks about speaker systems in an interview broadcast on SiriusXM's Grateful Dead Channel (23) between sets at the 7/4/15 Fare Thee Well show at Soldier Field in Chicago.

John Meyer interview 7/4/15

This is a track from my album in progress, IT'S A HAND-ME-DOWN, a collection of Grateful Dead songs in my "solo electric" style.


Deal

On KPFA's Dead to the World, Starfinder Stanley (in the studio) and guests Hawk, John Meyer, Jeffrey Norman, Dennis "Wiz" Leonard, and Ron Wickersham (on the phone) discuss the life and work of Owsley Stanley. More info at http://owsleystanleyfoundation.org and http://www.thebear.org

Owsley Stanley Foundation - KPFA 150909 Pt1

Owsley Stanley Foundation - KPFA 150909 Pt 2

Authors Blair Jackson and David Gans discuss their book THIS IS ALL A DREAM WE DREAMED: AN ORAL HISTORY OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD with Tim Lynch on KPFA's Dead to the World, 11/18/15

Blair Jackson and David Gans on KPFA 11-18-15

DG joins The Kind Buds for a few songs at the Ashkenaz in Berkeley Sunday, February 21, 2016: Friend of the Devil, Cold Rain and Snow, Things We Said Today-> US Blues, Deal

Kind Buds w/ DG 2/21/16

From a January 2005 broadcast on KPFA's Dead to the World. David Nelson, Peter Albin, Barry Melton, Dave Getz, Jeff Tamarkin, Sally Mann Romano, and Jesse Dryden tell stories about the legendary San Francisco drummer, who died a few weeks earlier. For copyright reasons, I had to take out most of the music because otherwise I couldn't post the rest.

Remembering Spencer Dryden 1/19/05

Gary Lambert has interviewed John Mayer several times in connection with our work on the SiriusXM Grateful Dead Channel. Gary was kind enough to allow these interviews to be posted so more people can enjoy them.

Mayer - Lambert 6/25/16

Mayer - Lambert 11/21/17 Pt1

Mayer - Lambert 11/21/17 Pt2

Mayer - Lambert 11/21/17 Pt3

Candace Brightman, interviewed by Gary Lambert and David Gans on SirisuXM 2/4/18.

Candace needs our help: https://www.youcaring.com/candacebrightman-1085409

Candace Brightman on Tales from the Golden Road 2/4/18

This March 27th, 2018 recording is courtesy of Tuesday Lunch With Abe Perlstein, broadcasting Tuesdays, 12:00-4:20pm PST over 97.3 & 107.9 The Rock, Central Coast Community Radio, Morro Bay, California; streaming live at http://www.CentralCoastRadio.org.

Please visit and 'Like' http://www.Facebook.com/TuesdayLunchWithAbe.

DG interview with Abe Perlstein 3/27/18 pt 1

Sue Swanson, Connie Bonner, and Bob Matthews were the world's first Deadheads! They were teenagers in Palo Alto when the band was forming. They were interviewed by David Gans on KPFA in July of 1992. The music was deleted for legal reasons.

Sue, Connie, and Bob on KPFA 7/29/92

Memorial for Rebecca Nygren, aka Elisabeth Wickett. Friday, February 1, 2019 at the Faculty Club, UC Berkeley.

Rebecca Nygren's memorial 2/1/19

Backstage recording session at the Oakland Coliseum, October 1990. Dan Healy, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, and Jerry Garcia - promos for "Coast to Coast Live" broadcast of 12/31/90

Grateful Dead voice work for NYE 1990

From the album DROP THE BONE, available here:
https://perfectible.net/product/drop-the-bone/
Cover painting by Vi©kisa

Drop the Bone

Drop  the Bone

Life Is a Jam

Gary Lambert interviewed Mickey Hart before the Dead & Company concert at Madison Square Garden November 9, 2019, for airing on SiriusXM during the break of that evening's show.

Mickey Hart interview w/ Gary Lambert 11-9-19

By Jim Page, arranged by David Gans. This track is from the album The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dgans6

Down to Eugene

This track is from the album The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best and is available for purchase here: https://perfectible.net/product/david-gans-the-ones-that-look-the-weirdest-taste-the-best/

An American Family

This track is from the album The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best and is available for purchase at https://perfectible.net

Save Us From the Saved

This track is from the album The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dgans6

Like a Dog

KPFA's annual KPFA Grateful Dead Marathon airs Saturday, February 15, 2020 from 9 am to 1 am Pacific time. Streaming live at http://gdradio.net and http://kpfa.org and of course on the air all over Northern California at 94.1 FM. Rare recordings, live music, and some surprises!

Listen live

KPFA Grateful Dead Marathon 2/15/20

From the album DROP THE BONE. Radio edit and an alternate mix are included on the DROP THE BONE BONUS DISC.

Summer By The Bay (Radio Edit)

David Gans interviews the legendary taper Jerry Moore.

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Interview with Jerry Moore 1/19/08

David Gans interviews Doug and Jim Oade, two of the kindest and most generous Deadheads you'll ever know. And the makers and sharers of hundreds of great recordings. The interview took place in Tallahassee, Florida on October 24, 2007.

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Interview with Doug and Jim Oade 10/24/07

Dr Bob Wagner has made some great Grateful Dead tapes a well as recording of other fine musical performances.

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Interview with Dr Bob Wagner 11/30/07

Rob Bertrando, Barry Glassberg, and Jerry Moore tell stories between Grateful Dead sets at Cal Expo June 9, 1990. 

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Interview: Bertrando, Glassberg, Moore 6/9/90

LITERATE, IMPROVISATIONAL FOLK-ROCK, WITH LOOPING. 

A David Gans "solo electric" performance is likely to consist of several elements: country-blues-style fingerpicking; loop-based improvisations created live in the moment; sweetly-sung ballads, original or borrowed; Grateful Dead songs reinterpreted to suit his voice and guitar; wry observations of the music-festival subculture and the larger world; soulful and passionate political commentary; favorites from the folk-rock canon of the last 50 years. Mix and match - it's never the same show twice, but it's always worth a listen.

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