Ch. 23 - Grateful Dead Channel

10:00am - Now here is a station that I totally get. The Dead should have a whole station dedicated to them. They have more than enough music and concerts in their catalog. I bet they can play the entire Grateful Dead catalog for over 1 year without repeating itself.

I do like the Dead. I'm not a Deadhead and I have never been to a concert, but I never mind listening to their music. In fact, we have 2 Dead albums. Their concert recordings are always so clear and crisp. Their music is a great mix of folksy rock and bluegrass. Great harmonies. Great guitar. Great jams. And let's not forget the great Jerry Garcia.

Just heard a song by a guy named Jesse McReynolds. It was a good cover of "Standing on the Moon" which is a nice Dead song. Initially, I was bummed that this station played covers of Grateful Dead songs, but then I realized that it would actually be a great idea for all of these artist dedicated channels to play covers o their songs. Anyway, I just had to look it up to see why they would play this guy on this station. Jesse McReynolds is a famous bluegrass singer who is known for his mandolin playing. He put out an album not too long ago covering Grateful Dead songs. I will have to check it out.

This made me think about how doing this Sirius Journey has exposed me to so many new artists and types of music. Not just me. My mom drove with me the last time I did this through a week of country. It got her hooked on country and now my classical music, Broadway tunes listening mother listens to a country station at home (I apologize if I have already told that story). Doing this truly makes me appreciate the evolution of music and the many different genres. I love the different influences that I hear on different artists' sounds. I wish my mom was here for the Grateful Dead channel. I think she would like it. Well, some of it.

This is another station that makes me think about my past and people I have known. I grew up with a girl whose older sister took her to Dead concerts when we were in junior high. I can picture her in the hallways of Deer Park Jr. High School talking about a concert. I hadn't spoken with her in 30-some years. Today I found her on Facebook and caught up with her. She looks exactly the same. And she still loves the Dead and listens to this station everyday. I wonder how she would feel about her 13-year-old daughter going to a Dead concert with her older sister.

Good station. I'd listen again.






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