Jerry Garcia and Friends 5 21 68 Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA

"Rock Jam" with Jerry Garcia, Elvin Bishop, Jack Casady, Mickey Hart, Jorma Kaukonen, Steve Miller, and others.
Jam
Good Shepherd
Jam
My Babe
My Baby Told Me
Key To The Highway

[@vernal6944]

I'm reading the book Owsley and Me about the adventures of Rhoney Gissin Stanley. She came up with the idea of letting musicians jam on Owsley's sound system when the bigger bands were out touring. Garcia assured her it would be a success because he promised to be there and play! They were actually worried nobody might show. lol They were wrong. THIS IS THE FIRST NIGHT AT THE CAROUSEL of musicians just jamming to jam. It cost $1 to get in. All because of Rhoneys's idea!

[@vernal6944]

Just read a bit more....The Carousel closed about a month later because of financial problems. Bill Gramm took up the lease and turned it into the Fillmore West after that. It was a brief moment in time that this happened :)

[@donaldgehre5964]

@@vernal6944 "Three bands for three dollars."

[@peterbetts858]

@@donaldgehre5964 i dollar Donald .

[@johnm3152]

I feel like a fly on a melting wall when I hear this. Like H.S. Thompson seeing the Airplane at the Matrix

[@danh367]

and now the Owsleys Bears Sonic Journals has released Tim Buckley live at the Carousel in late 60s

[@JerryGarciaPOBox]

Whoa Dude? How has this slipped through my viewing pleasure. Even for an old tape trader it seems something new pops up every day. Fantastic lineup. A++ quality! Wonderful.

[@jackdepalma]

Again Elaine Hi Quality and A+++ new to me as well. Jerry Jorma and Jack make the r&r music and we smile.❤.

[@smoovegittar]

Hearing this makes me miss Garcia. Grateful.

[@namcat53]

There are places and times on Earth when being there is the exact right thing to do. San Francisco in 1968 is certainly one. Thanks for posting this.

[@codybluetarp]

Yeah, do you mean that, since we are in the time, and rhyme(?), a mime that is now, it helps to be reminded of a time, such as iconically, San Francisco in the late '60's, and be taken back to recall experientially what it was like when this music was in the mix of things as they were happening?

[@egbrady7355]

What an incredible opening jam, almost an hour, Jerry and Jorma, thank you!!!

[@johnm3152]

...and thank you mind expanding chemicals (Stanley)

[@michaelgismondi9861]

Jack Casady's bass playing here does not disappoint.

[@johnm3152]

John Enwhistle, Mingus & Phil, all admired Jack

[@FirsteMann1929]

Never does

[@Matt_Grateful]

Really cool picture of Jerry

[@rogerrrubin]

for the record......May 21, 1968 is the 142nd day of the year 1968 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 224 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday. I went to many of these jams.....they were unbelievable...word got out...and the ballroom was literally jammed!

[@natestoffregen1904]

+R. R. Rubin May 21, 1968 was my 6th birthday. While I can remember having a good old time, sadly it was to be another ten years before I began to become more musically savvy and aware of the Dead. Proud to say I drove myself alone to my first show at Alpine Valley, Wi. I believe the show was August 12, 1980, or thereabouts. Ran into many friends who I had no clue were fellow deadheads. It was to be the first of many eye-opening events after that. :)

[@johnm3152]

But who's counting ✌

[@23skidd00]

@@natestoffregen1904 I have lived my life and there have been events, few and far between, that match a Grateful Dead show: both inside or outside.

[@longstrangetrip8799]

a week later kenedy was assasinated during one of these concerts

[@mattcouch2965]

@@longstrangetrip8799 I heard he was dosed

[@neilchalfin9787]

One for to make my heart rejoice! Fantastic rendition of Good Shephard at 53:50.

[@krissantos6624]

🎼makes me feel excited to be alive again💀to the core

[@susiefairfield7218]

Yessa! Just keeps getting better with every listen ✌💖😻☮🌹🔥😁👌

[@jackdepalma]

In my first days listening, jerry and jorma jamming was the BEST. here we hear jerry playing schoolgirl while jack and jorma support and push the listening. Jorma Jerry and Jack. The old wednesday nite jams. PB and J

[@abeechr]

frikkin phenomenal recording. sending gratitude from SF right now!

[@marcarmstrong8106]

very nice.....this is a good set to kick back o any time

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Surprisingly good 👍 thanks

[@susiefairfield7218]

Maaan can't listen to this ENOUGH! TY1Nce again...this is so beautiful

[@williamrodgersjr682]

11:28 out of this world thanks for posting.

[@codybluetarp]

It's cool how these guys can wander out there in the field, the one that happens to before them, see something interesting, and play around in it, as if there's a camp fire in the middle of it, which there is. You can hear the musically stylistic influences here - with Jefferson Airplane Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady; Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia and Mickey Hart. And they mix it all up here together, returning to where the riffs flow; And in the meanwhile work their way back to someplace New; and yet we recognize it for the first time. An example musically is the rendition of "Good Shepherd", where Jorma, Jerry, & Jack & Mickey gather as representing a musically joyous time, with all the rest that comes along with it. It's great to hear this music.

[@3243_]

I LOVE the sounds of Mickey Hart's snare drum-rolls, Jack Casady's co-lead bass playing, and the sound of Jerry Garcia playing the Gibson Les Paul like a banjo, with quite a bit of vibrato.

[@Tipi_Dan]

Hart occasionally used "triplets", a legacy of his time doing martial drumming

[@bluesriot2]

that's not a Les Paul that's an SG

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

Les Paul or the SG from live dead?

[@3243_]

In this recording, he was playing a Les Paul. He switched to the SG sometime in late '68 and was playing it when this photo was taken in May 1969.

[@joergie6008]

Ok so this was the sound ALL along , no offense -I dig DEAD everything to the day I DIE, lemme just double exlclaim my LOVE 4 JERRY , Grateful Dead , and all things funky,but this is the SOUND that would of changed Music as we know IT....4Realz Commercials’ KILL

[@susiefairfield7218]

Ride on Joergie 💯FACT ⚡💖😁👌☮

[@user-qw2vg8cn1o]

I think the Butterfield Blues Band had been sounding like this for a couple of years already , I think you hear the influences here very much

[@1994jhg]

Very euphonious!!!!!!!

[@Hotzenblotz01]

just wow, thanks man for uploading... love it!

[@bootlegbill63]

Very Nice Indeed...Keep um comin' ...thanks

[@blackbirdpiggies]

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[@kathyellis4272]

thx Evan!!!

[@bighupp3081]

thank you

[@free1982]

ハマるぜ😉

[@jackdepalma]

Thanks from brooklyn ny ❤

[@eddiem5997]

This opening jam is 🔥. Just subbed, thanks!

[@egbrady7355]

so conversational

[@robclarke4648]

Who else is jammin' on that night? I was too young to be there.

[@johnm3152]

Sounds almost like Jorma popping in. Could be a personal auditory glitch

[@hippiejohn7100]

WOWZER!!!!! ✨🎶🔥✨🎶🔥

[@JasonCunliffe]

00:00:01 Truckin' Across The Gobi Blues 00:11:48 -- Finding the Ravine 00:16:16 --- Where is our Dark Star ? 00:19:24 ---- Arrow Heads Are Everywhere 00:20:43 ----- March of the NoMad 'Sicians 00:22:22 ------ Take it Away Jack! 00:24:24 ------- Micky Is this Our Dark Star 00:27:27 -------- Rhytm'nBees On A Mission 00:30:20 ~ Jack> "Think Maybe It's This Way" 00:35:00 ~~ Steep Climb UP the Fossil Shale 00:36:36 ~~ March Along the Highe Jagged Ridge 00:41:12 ~~~ Wild Ducks In a Row 00:42:48 ~~~ Dead Alive Flying In the Wind 00:46:41 Sublime Descent to the Top 00:53:00 Eagle 🦅 has landed 00:54:00 Good Shepherd 01:02:53 Good Shepherd Train Leaves The Station 01:13:00 Terminus 🙏 _________________________________ :: CODA :: different musicians different feel different music > Steve Miller & Friends ??? 01:14:25 My Baby 01:17:25 Harmonica My Baby....vamping /thin groove Fades to solo noodle harp 01:22:00 Organ comes in.. still pretty sloppy they sound tired 😴 out of tuune & lost to me (ymmv) 01:25:28 Key to The Highway

[@dtchinacat3973]

Don't know who all the FRIENDS are? But you can definitely here that Anthem of the Sun sound!

[@mattcouch2965]

This music in its self is mind expanding. This one's saved to the "weird file" to be used at a later date.. liked. And sub'd.

[@maiacortez-lopez4161]

exellent toppe

[@jackdepalma]

Jam and Jerry

[@philmcgee3291]

Clearly there are two separate performances on this recording: a first jam for over an hour ending at 1:14:26 (Jerry, Jack, Jorma, Mickey), and a final 16 minutes of the Steve Miller Band. None of the first group of musicians are playing on the Steve Miller tunes.

[@JasonCunliffe]

Thanks for confirming this From 1:14:25 it really does not belong here ___ except that it was same day same venue (?)

[@timtrefz5450]

My god! I don't dont care! Love! Is one! We are one!

[@jontilles3557]

rock n JGB

[@FebruaryMang]

this is insane. perfect for weeding out the crowd late night. hellyeahfuckyeah!

[@SanFranciscoFatboy]

weeding out the crowd? thats funny, like make all the squares go home and only the cool cats who "know' will be left .... thats when the host breaks out the Panama Red :)

[@jebstewart666]

@@SanFranciscoFatboy funny to bring up a memory: in the mid to late '70s at parties we would put on brian eno and the drunks would scatter leaving the real party behind....

[@TheGravygun]

I cant keep up anymore tellin them apart

[@tashijoe21]

wowwww

[@deadmetal8692]

Woah Dude Righteous Indeed....

[@libertyskrollz7045]

yohm yohm yohm pranks fer sharin the ear candy

[@libertyskrollz7045]

like times infinity// holy cheebuzz//

[@earlbutler6213]

Heaven ain't bad

[@fluffhead1000]

AMAZING!! Where did you get the info; title, setlist, musician's etc. Was it written on the tape/CD? I know from DEADBASE that there were a number of similar gigs around this time that were billed as "Mickey and the Hartbeats". I have a CD-R labeled as such from The Matrix (San Francisco) Dec.16, 1968. The setlist is listed as: Jam(w/excerpts from Dark Star & China Cat)>Hartbeat Blues> Last Jam. It's all improvisational jamming, no vocals and runs 71min. I think Mickey and the Heartbeats had Phil Lesh also. I no longer have my copy of Deadbase X, so I can't be sure. Anyway, I really love hearing these great musicians mix it up...

[@vernal6944]

fluffhead1000 See my comments above brother...

[@garyh.b.618]

Vernal 69 I believe that I heard about the Owsley & Me book, read about a book about "Bear" being released, I wasn't sure of the details such as the author, but it must be the same as I believe it was to be the first biography on Owsley released, for obvious reasons. I wasn't aware of a sister who was also involved with the band, of course there wasn't a whole lot of info on Bear, for "obvious reasons" (lol! Back in 1991 I met Jerelyn Lee Brandelos (sp.?), author of The Grateful Dead Family Album and former girlfriend of Mickey Hart, signing books at a campground full of heads outside Richfield, Ohio. She was with Mickey all through the '70's and went with them to Egypt. One of the heads there was asking about "Bear" and she said he didn't want any obvious pictures of himself in her book because he feared that some mothers against drugs group would hunt him down, lol. She said this in a humorous way but there was obviously some truth to this as she pointed out the page in the book that featured all of the dead family's passport pictures with a black spot in the middle "that was Owsley" but she left it out at his request. She also said that there were two pictures in the book where he was visible, but only hinted at where they were. She also said that he was still present at many shows, usually hanging at.the Greenpeace table. Anyway, Beautiful book if you ever come across it, sadly my signed hardcover copy was taken from me many years back (by a non deadhead), along with my deadbase X, among others, I'm sure the karma came back to them long ago, but I will always have the memory of that night at Dover Lake Campground. I know I went of the subject a bit, but my point was to demonstrate my curiosity about Owsley Stanley III aka Bear, RIP, and how much I anticipate reading the new book!! Thanks for the message ✌🏼💀😁 ---Gary 🐻

[@nolanfan626]

Who are the "others"??

[@egbrady7355]

some of these all star jams are disappointing, but this one sparkles

[@peterbetts858]

sumthin about that Garcia guy . . . .

[@mattcouch2965]

"So that's what tie dye sounds like" -some dude

[@dubluris]

5-21-1968 - Carousel Ballroom, San Francisco, CA - "Rock Jam" with Jerry Garcia, Elvin Bishop, Jack Casady, Mickey Hart, Jorma Kaukonen, Steve Miller, and others. 1. Jam 2. Good Shepherd 3. Jam 4. My Babe 5. My Baby Told Me 6. Key To The Highway

[@ground752]

Jorma is the first guitar

[@vincentpalluel2123]

Ce Que J'aimais Dans cette MusiQ Sa Sent Les Années 70 Une Sorte De Liberté Contrôler on ne pourra jamais retrouvé sa (Une identité) Un Son? l'orchestre te montrait le sens de la vie l'Amérique Vraiment un pays unic à part (Fascinant)Le Cinéma inclus :Les français de l'époque on essayé Cette MusiQ Excusé Moi Vous Étiez Ridicule le cinéma guer mieux je parle tout le temps du passé (Mais Pour Moi C'était Tellement Mieux)Je Me Torture Tous Les Jours Avec(YT)

[@thomasanthony9636]

tabarnac

[@simonbender7800]

At around 42 mins, starts to sound like Antelope

[@johnm3152]

This was around the time Bobby and Pig were on their forced hiatus,...er, I mean vacation from the Dead.

[@abeechr]

tell more!

[@jacknotreallyjackstrawfrom7109]

@@abeechr they were actually getting fed up with the fact that neither were really the muisicians the rest were pig wasnt a very hood organ player and bob although unique was pretty limited also i know bob made it a point to get better besides jerry would never let them get kicked out in hid own words i aint no cop gotta love jerry!!!

[@stephenilieff7531]

was when they sort of fired bobby and pigpen

[@jewelsandbinoculars1]

just shows to go ya…… none of those guys could ever stay home on any given night…😂

[@joergie6008]

Juss Look ... HIS 3rd 👁 Izz Callin Uuu

[@jesaja90]

anybody know the name of the song at 57:15????

[@rickbrenner7743]

Good Shepard - Jefferson Airplane

[@Tipi_Dan]

Though it remains a subject of vigorous debate whether the Grateful Dead were the greatest acidrock band ever to mount a stage, it can be stated unequivocally that the Jefferson Airplane were the greatest acidrock band ever to enter a recording studio.

[@razzledcroaker3678]

Personally, I'd say the greatest to ever take the stage was Quicksilver Messenger Service, but I wouldn't begrudge anyone who picked the Dead or the Airplane either. All were truly phenomenal at their peaks.

[@389383]

@@razzledcroaker3678 The first Country Joe and Fish was more acidrock than either the first Dead or first two Airplane.

[@JasonCunliffe]

Good Shepherd >> Traditional song with many roots Do check out the version on 1969 album "Volunteers" by Jefferson Airplane // en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Shepherd_%28song%29?wprov=sfla1 If you want to get to heaven ... Over on the other shore Stay out of the way of the blood-stained bandit - Oh good shepherd, Feed my sheep. One for Paul, one for Silas (Simon)... One for to make my heart rejoice. Can't you hear, my lambs acallin'? Oh good shepherd, Feed my sheep.

[@scomule98]

"blood stained banders!"

[@MarkStangeland]

Its "Blood stained bandits"!

[@jerrywangzinger8483]

@@MarkStangeland its not blood stained bastards?

[@JasonCunliffe]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Shepherd_(song) bandits banders both are valid here they sing "bandits" The song has roots & many versions see: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Shepherd_(song)

[@damon744]

A real high point for Garcia , when the substances seemed to be having an enlightening effect and freeing his guitar rather than gumming up the works with jittery repetitions. #endwriter

[@Tipi_Dan]

Different substance.

[@johncordes7885]

A nom a nom, do,do,do,,t,do,do

[@perry3295]

LSD at it's best. Take a bike ride.