Bruce Hornsby - 1996-06-22 - Charlotte, NC (SBD)

Bruce Hornsby

1996-06-22

Furthur Festival

Blockbuster Pavilion 

Charlotte, NC

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Hot House

02. What A Time

03. Stranded on Easy Street

xx. Across The River (missing)

xx. Mandolin Rain > That Would Be Something > Brokedown Palace (missing)

04. Tango King

05. Cruise Control

06. Another Day >

07. It Takes A Lot to Laugh, It Takes A Train to Cry

08. Jack Straw *

* with Bob Weir on Guitar and Vocals

Bruce Hornsby - 1996-06-22 - Charlotte, NC (SBD)

The legacy of 1967 has lasted far beyond the Summer Of Live.  the 1996 and 1997 Furthur Festivals are an a perfect exmple of the spirit of psychedelia, peace and love shining through some 3 decades after Monterey Pop. After Jerry Garcia's passing in 1995, the Grateful Dead disbanded rather than continue playing as a unit without their long time guitarist and spiritual leader. Over time, they reversed that decision, reforming to play in various guises such as The Other Ones, The Dead and most recently, Furthur. Furthur has always been part of the band's vocabulary, dating back to the the 1960's when it was name of the bus used by Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters as part of the Electric Kool Aid Acid tests, The Grateful Dead, of course, were the house band for those events! The Dead's tune The Other One references Furthur in the line "Captain Neal at The Wheel, of the bus to never never land". So, it's not surprising then that the first musical initiative after Jerry’s death by former members of the Dead was dubbed "The Furthur Festival". The Furthur Festival, w was a collection of bands with links to Dead, such as Bob Weir's Ratdog, Mickey Hart's Mystery Box, Hot Tuna, Los Lobos and former GD keyboardist, Bruce Hornsby, just to name a few. Hornsby in addition to his 2 plus year stint with the Dead, also grew up playing in a Grateful Dead cover band! This soundboard recording captures his set at the Further Festival in Charlotte on June 22, 1996, 26 years ago today.  The set features one more link to 1967 - Hornby is joined for the final tune, the Dead's Jack Straw, by none other than Bob Weir!