Jack Straw, 05/8/77 ☮ Grateful Dead ♫♪

[@sleestack9831]

Phils on point best Jack Straw I've ever heard!

[@kfitterly]

Classic username!

[@matthewsmith4691]

So many good ones> you'd like Hartford same tour

[@carljw316smp]

best Jack Straw ever... and I've listened to hundreds of 'em

[@gingerli5820]

I finally managed to graduate from Cornell in 5/77 although I was class of '75 - and this was the last event I attended before I left. It was such a memorable concert because it was so clear and pristine - the acoustics were the best Barton Hall ever produced.

[@RobLordJohnny]

1977 was a great year for the Grateful Dead

[@stoneyfoot]

Yes it was...my brother & I went to their live shows in DC & Baltimore that year.

[@MaartenVrijman]

Love this song! Veneta '72 is my favourite

[@paulmorris5744]

best dead show of all time IMO 5.8.77. legendary

[@gingerli5820]

Agree - I was there.

[@slamjackson2137]

I’ve heard this show many times and never realized how incredible this Jack Straw is. The entire “Leaving Texas, 4th day of July” verse leaves me stunned.

[@d64d64]

Was just today thinking, and feeling the same. That is how love for your country should be.

[@TheTinyAutistsGuideToTheGalaxy]

Such a great version

[@davenunyabusiness4893]

I have never heard a superior version of this song...

[@jeffreystark435]

I think 9/77 Englishtown is the height of this year even though consensus says it is this run.

[@jamesgibson9257]

jerry's bluegrass skills are evident! Wow!

[@jellyfishrising]

Excellent quality, thanks! Check out in HEADPHONES....Love Phil's work at this show.

[@ethanhill9460]

I burst into tears each time in hear this song.

[@ryanhookway9803]

Favorite version of Jack Straw right here. Jerry's guitar work in the jam before the final stanza give me chills.

[@GammaNu955]

There are better JS… Europe 72?

[@rockyroff2040]

@@GammaNu955 Jerry's guitar licks in that recording are the best, IMO. His playing is too busy to touch the moment in this one

[@tracyrobinette3840]

May 77' Flawless. Transcending at times, on point every night. Legendary part of music and definitely for the Band with a heart of gold

[@troutvoice]

Rock & Roll is not Dead. Dead is Rock & Roll........

[@PureFPSPwnage]

dude im so fucking stealing that line...thank you so much...

[@troutvoice]

Fps Doug My Pleasure! We can share the Women, we can share the LINES!

[@caroniadistefano1432]

yo man, do you have coke

[@wtangodelta1715]

'The Dead aren't the best at what they do, they are the ONLY ones who do what they do'~Uncle Bobo

[@alicelovell3905]

Dead to the Core

[@mellodc]

Great version! And I love the 72. Thanks.

[@jaysoneubanks579]

Twirl and turn your eyes to the sky and say "God bless the Grateful Dead"

[@soozeypug]

I miss Jerry too! He lives on in his music! What a kind man to leave so much joy and peace behind. RIP! Heaven must have one hell of a rock band!

[@libbynielsen6267]

Donna is tbe finishing touch to this, fkn epic!!!! I love her at the end at 506 super sassy woo!

[@maoparis49]

You folks have nailed the sensibility of the Dead as I remember them from growing up In NorCal and also in revisiting them sans Gerry in Santa Clara in 2015. Keep it up, please!

[@EpicNole]

May of 77 was a good year I must say. Best shows I've heard. This song gives me goose bumps.

[@trinocular]

this always gets overlooked due to the 2nd set. garcia's playing in this jack straw is so beautiful & fluid. you'd be hard pressed to find a better version.

[@bennyvega100]

The drummers really make this one move. Nice work.

[@jacksoncmoore]

This whole show is awesome, I've still got a bootleg cassette of it I've had since 1997. These guys had some good nights, some bad nights, but this was definitely a GREAT night on that stage!

[@charlesearle8414]

Best Jack Straw I've ever heard...

[@sethknight170]

love Jack Straw it is a song you know you are going to hear at a concert just like Bertha or Good Lovin so love them or hate them they are a staple GD song and I love them all, but with a terrapin mixed in on a whim it makes life not so predictable!🎶

[@matthewbohn5805]

energy, rhythmic and enticing to that feeling accompanied by listening to a dead song at its highest standards.

[@Sweldredge]

Best Jack Straw

[@josephcormier4014]

Only better one i can think of is Tuscaloosa Alabama same year.

[@thomasmantellwilliam]

Beautiful music I heard it on cassette back in the day, one of their greatest shows ever! What an electric performance, they were "on" that night, for sure, thanks for the post, keep 'em coming, many thanks, peace and music, Paisley Tom 06 23 2012

[@donnybackes9536]

Chase, been meaning forever to sign up on You Tube primarily to thank you for all the great stuff you upload. Saw most of my Dead shows from the summer of 76 through 83 or so . I rarely stray past 78 when streaming shows and spend a lot of time in the 60s but regardless I know if I see your name whatever the year the offering is worth taking. Dropped my comment under this one because it's a rare time when I'd call a particular version of a tune "best ever" , this Jack Straw is transcendent and as usual your post is from the fullest version on the IA , again thank you.

[@HH-sh9xr]

Might be the best Dead live song there is. Incredible!

[@smartluck100]

The Apex of The Grateful Dead! This entire show is damn near flawless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@tjhillgardner]

Lovely video montage to go with this awesome soundboard recording of a night for the band that shall live forever.

[@normk58]

Another super tasty version of Jack Straw with some more inspired playing by Jerry is the 6/9/77 Winterland show. Makes me cry......I miss Jerry.

[@65jackstraw95]

Believe it, that's the Grateful Dead.

[@williams78128]

Definitely one of my favorite Jack Straw's

[@DictionRedaction]

Awesome version, awesome show.

[@slapshot0417]

this song just melts my troubles away, hope dead and company plays this when I see then in july

[@randallzuest5855]

I am going as well....I hope to see you there...I will be wearing A tie dye T shirt...and will be smoking A big Fat "J"...you will know me when you see me .lol :)

[@MrMcprodigy]

+Randall Zuest lol that's almost every person at a dead show. I would be a bit more specific lol

[@crunchu2361]

Randall Zuest I go to dead shows looking like that too

[@chasefukuoka61]

@pipewatcher - thank you, for the thumbs up!

[@jjoe0990]

@chasefukuoka61 You really know your stuff.........This show has been one of my favorite shows for many many years. I had a bootleg which was the worst recording in the world back in the early 90's. Thank god for Archive!!!!!!............Keep it going brother!!!

[@jeffreystark435]

Love myself some Jack Straw. I put together all the shows that began with Jack Straw in Set I and it definitely sets a tone. Cold Rain & Snow is another favorite in the lead off position. Damn if Jerry always mixed up his two solo lines every time.

[@yetivanmarshall1473]

Hey Chase, how are you, you fantastic person. I come back to your uploads all the time! Always the best.

[@lenny3804]

Exquisite just out of this world sheesh

[@torret0714]

Keep on rollin' just a mile to go..

[@MayAllSentientBeings]

just beautiful.

[@soozeypug]

Love this song as a set closer-so powerful!

[@annewalker6703]

My 15th birthday. What a gift.

[@pipewatcher]

we can share what we got of yours... that was awesome! thanks, man

[@randylahey5456]

This is Bobby at his very best in my opinion. Jerry was great here, but I prefer a few other Jack Straw versions for his solos. But the kid was untouchable in his vocals and rhythm guitar this night.

[@nukkastyle]

+Randy Lahey Bobby is on Fire! This night everyone was lit up, you know Donna gets bashed pretty hard sometimes...i think she sounds great here

[@aaronprebenda5215]

Absolutely the best Jack Straw. Some kind of Appalachia thing going on here in the best Dead kind of way.

[@dougtroklus8552]

Almost just exactly perfect

[@kevinjones9685]

All Time Best Version Of This Tune

[@jimmyfighera1495]

God Dam,those Magic cords in 1st riff ,fuckin-amazing !!!

[@PhactorPhiction]

Favorite Jack Straw

[@UngratefulLiving420]

The soloing here is just amazing

[@flyingsnailify]

love it

[@chasefukuoka61]

@thegunnydog - i haven't uploaded anything but if you do a google search for "Lafayette College 1979-05-07 live archive" you can download a pretty good quality audience recording of the show.

[@bretfoley424]

Here on May 8 2020 man!!! do I need this, TY

[@mikecurtis9485]

here5/8/21

[@michaelworse6034]

Love the Cornell version too , but this is better

[@jonnycrill3225]

This is Cornell.

[@grantfolger8793]

sound tech...step back! let the musicians do what they know best...and...voila...listen!

[@berghundkennel41]

peace

[@TNAisWWEv2]

I loved when Bobby had tat 70's beard.

[@doxiedaddy1]

So I was waiting to get into this show. It was about noon - one o'clock and this dude comes up to me and says he's from the Cornell Concert Commission and asks if I'd like to get inside early. I said what do I have to do? And he says just give me your ticket and then go stand by that little side door over there at four o'clock and I'll get you inside. Well stupid as it sounds I actually trusted the guy and gave him my ticket to the show. Well you know what? He was sincere and he did get me in early, and I was the first one to enter the arena that night. I set myself in the center of the barricade right between Bobby and Jerry's mics and stayed right there for the entire show, tripping my ya-ya's out. I even had a conversation with Weir before the second set started. You can hear his side of the conversation on the CD. It's before Scarlet Begonias right after the Step-Back. Weir asks the crowd "there, don't you feel better?" Well we were being crushed worse than ever after the Step-Back and when I heard people behind me start to cheer I shouted out "NO"! Weir looked at me and said "Whataya mean no?"

[@brandonvalentine2555]

2:30 Nuff’ said

[@terrapin52]

@bobshenix As you say, who's to say. Boston was fraught with technical problems although a patient deadhead could easily overlook these.

[@jamesfarquhar4864]

Hip hip Horaayyy!!!

[@jeffridge1980]

Listen to Jerry! Pickin! Is the man on fire or what!!

[@devo7146]

no show on my bday!

[@jeffarnold9967]

1/2 mile from Tucson....

[@joenebelski4724]

Your taste mirrors mine Chase

[@koobsprat9960]

nice

[@thomasmantellwilliam]

Listen to the crowd at the end... are they "diggin' it " or what? heh heh heh,

[@GammaNu955]

best

[@johnpreston2786]

Holy grail shit

[@mardokbrannowski3117]

This has nothing to do with your comment but fuck you KZbin for deleting all my playlists

[@Bugiblanc]

jack straw, he's from wichita