Today marks Woody Guthrie’s 100th birthday. Here ia a clip of Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and members of Los Lobos singing Woody Guthrie’s most famous song, “This Land Is Your Land”
A Birthday Celebration: The Grateful Dead Movie Event
08/01/2012
In celebration of Jerry Garcia’s 70th birthday, NCM Fathom Events brings “The Grateful Dead Movie” back to select movie theaters nationwide for a special one night event on Wednesday, August 1 at 7:00 PM (local time).
This Grateful gathering will include a special commemoration of Jerry brought to you by notable director (and Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann’s son) Justin Kreutzmann and an exclusive interview with guitarist and Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir, who will take fans behind the scenes of his state-of-the-art studio, the Tamalpais Research Institute.
Join this special screening of “The Grateful Dead Movie” on Wednesday, August 1 at 7:00 PM (local time) to honor Jerry and kick-off the days between with friends, family, and fellow fans.
‘Move Me Brightly: Celebrating Jerry Garcia’s 70th Birthday’
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (July 10, 2012) — On the evening of August 3rd, a very special event will go down at Bob Weir’s TRI Studios (http://www.tristudios.com/). Musicians, friends and admirers of Jerry Garcia will assemble via the world wide web to pay tribute to The Man.
In addition to live performances by a one-time only group of musical performers, led by Garcia’s longtime bandmate and co-conspirator, Bob Weir, and featuring a diverse cast of characters including Mike Gordon, Benmont Tench and Cass McCombs, the event will include exclusive interviews with Garcia’s peers, including Carlos Santana. David Crosby’s moving tribute, “’Cause I’m Missing Him Tonight,” penned specifically for the occasion, will be read during the show. Luke Wilson (The Royal Tennenbaums, Old School, Anchorman) will take a moment away from his day job to emcee the event.
And you can watch it all happen for free…via high definition webcast.
“The Garcia family is proud to join with TRI for this special event honoring Jerry’s 70th birthday,” says Trixie Garcia. “Please join us in this celebration of Jerry’s enduring brilliance.”
Musicians already confirmed to play live include (in alphabetical order):
Neal Casal, Jeff Chimenti, Mike Gordon, Cass McCombs, Joe Russo, Benmont Tench, Harper Simon, Bob Weir, Jonathan Wilson
More details and artists will be announced soon.
Jerry Garcia strikes a Patriotic Pose!
Wolfgang’s Vault Deal of the Week for the first week in July 2012
A very HIPPIE birthday
and lots of GRATITUDE
to our favorite DAWG
David Grisman – we love you!
