Merl Saunders and The Rainforest Band at Deadheads Festival Tribute to Jerry Garcia

[@JC-yn7fx]

Found myself randomly in Breckinridge in a snowstorm merl was playing at a hotel or something small we all hung out it was so cool. Great people great music maybe March 97 96

[@adamgill1278]

Been listening to Melvin, Gloria, Jackie crew for years. After hearing Tony Saunders the other night at a bar I am just now discovering Merl Saunders. Wow!!!!!!💃🕺🎇

[@treebeard8475]

He worked with Jerry Garcia and there’s no way any dead head worth his salt doesn’t know this talent of a man 😎 check out their albums together

[@adamgill1278]

@@treebeard8475 call me what you want, but that's some good music!!!!

[@Shivaho]

so grateful I got to see & record Merl & the Rainforest Band play a bunch of time in the early 90s

[@OldLadyViejita]

Merl gave me a ride home from the 8x10 in Baltimore in the early 90s. ❤

[@DerekBullene]

I love it

[@DerekBullene]

Yeah buddy sisas too ❤❤❤😂🎉🎉😢😢😮😮😊😅😊oh yeah

[@ReadytoCruise]

I just love The respect that people of other countries have for all of us musicians. If you look At most American made videos. weather made from a public video or from a commercial Videographer, they never seem to be able to Video the entire groupl, but focus only on their favorite instrument.. Usually guitar and usually singer But they usually leave out the drummer and leave out the bass player. But in this case the Japanese truly loved us and wanted to highlight our performance. For that I truly appreciate .

[@treebeard8475]

That was so unexpected for me. We need more Japanese hippies tbh but respect great video and audio

[@myourlap6902]

I am so thankful to Steve Keyser for providing this tape of our dear brother Mer Saunders and Michael Hinton and others in Japan. Wow!!!

[@DaveSullivan860]

Oh man this is a treasure, thank you for uploading

[@drewl9330]

I love his Jerry tie dye. Japanese audience seems very respectful of the music. also very happy audience. Merl's organ playing is awesome, along with all the players,

[@Bridgeknapek]

I think it was called the Globe east side Milwaukee, Wisconsin and a few other places I have witnessed the room filled with Music lOVE

[@Bridgeknapek]

I saw Merle in person at little venues he always brought a lovely crowd

[@iankennedy]

Thanks for putting this up - I was there, up in the balcony.

[@donflatt]

That's awesome! You're lucky you got to go!

[@mattrulezhfl]

Thanks for putting this up, It really made my day!

[@donflatt]

Awesome!! I'm glad you enjoyed it! I was telling someone this summer how wonderful this was but I couldnt find it on the net anywhere. Luckily I had a dusty old vhs tape from back in the day and still have a dusty old vcr so I was able to upload it! Always Grateful! :) Cheers!

[@billy_madison]

Thanks! I'm really digging this set tonight

[@donflatt]

Good to hear!

[@seankelly47]

Miss that a whole bunch check out Tony Saunders his son is makin beautiful jazz playing bass Merle is the reason i wanted to slap on a B-3 and ultimately why I play keyboards now and Michael Warren is the reason I said well I wanna play bass too but if I could just touch these keys with a guy like that it might work out so much fun

[@marcbernicker206]

just watched this for the first time. i always loved Merle so finding this is like finding gold. what great covers of Sugaree and Fire on the mountain. i had no idea that the rainforest band played Japan. Wheres Danko? i saw his name on the credits

[@donflatt]

Glad you enjoyed it! Danko: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r2qtm32rlrN7qtE . It's a separate upload. Cheers!

[@marcbernicker206]

Thanks for the link mate!

[@donflatt]

You're welcome! Cheers!!

[@BellinoDrew]

Also v confused. Where the frick is Danko?!

[@tedtucker4180]

Always fire

[@richardmcconnell4822]

Can you imagine if Merl had played played in the Dead?

[@jscotthales]

Oh, that's Mike Hinton! I knew him.

[@ryanoke849]

Michael Hinton!❤️

[@BellinoDrew]

this rox!

[@YaleRoth]

That’s right

[@andyelliott22]

That’s an awesome t shirt

[@DerekBullene]

Have a tangeray