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Jerry Garcia
& John Kahn
1984-06-0
Kabuki Theater
San Francisco, CA
Soundboard recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included
1st Set:
01. Deep Elem Blues
02. Friend Of The Devil
03. Dire Wolf
04. Oh Babe, It Ain't No Lie
05. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
06. Run For The Roses
2nd Set:
01. Little Sadie
02. To Lay Me Down
03. Valerie
04. Bird Song
05. Goodnight Irene >
06. Ripple
Jerry Garcia - 1984-06-03 - San Francisco CA (SBD)
The mid 1980s were a tough period for Jerry Garcia. Garcia became more and more dependent on heroin, neglecting his personal health in the process. He grew overweight, exacerbating his issues in the process. In late 1984, the rest of the Grateful Dead staged an intervention, demanding Jerry check into rehab. That seem to work for a while, as the Dead's Spring 1985 tour featured some stellar playing and creative set lists. By the end of that year, however, Jerry had lapsed back into heroin dependency. In the middle of 1986, the drugs, weight and other health issues all came home to roost, as Jerry lapsed into a diabetic coma after a concert in Washington DC. Fortunately he made a miraculous recovery and we were blessed with 8 more years of music before his untimely passing in 1995. This soundboard recording from June 3, 1984, 33 years ago today. captures Jerry playing an acoustic show with long time bassists John Kahn, just around the start of that dark 2 year stretch. Incredibly, for a man about to fall into the oblivion of drug abuse, his live playing shows few, if an, signs of the trouble ahead.
The mid 1980s were a tough period for Jerry Garcia. Garcia became more and more dependent on heroin, neglecting his personal health in the process. He grew overweight, exacerbating his issues in the process. In late 1984, the rest of the Grateful Dead staged an intervention, demanding Jerry check into rehab. That seem to work for a while, as the Dead's Spring 1985 tour featured some stellar playing and creative set lists. By the end of that year, however, Jerry had lapsed back into heroin dependency. In the middle of 1986, the drugs, weight and other health issues all came home to roost, as Jerry lapsed into a diabetic coma after a concert in Washington DC. Fortunately he made a miraculous recovery and we were blessed with 8 more years of music before his untimely passing in 1995. This soundboard recording from June 3, 1984, 33 years ago today. captures Jerry playing an acoustic show with long time bassists John Kahn, just around the start of that dark 2 year stretch. Incredibly, for a man about to fall into the oblivion of drug abuse, his live playing shows few, if an, signs of the trouble ahead.
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