Robert Hunter very rare interview raw footage - Ripley's Philadelphia PA 4/30/81 Grateful Dead

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@jamesjackovich5886 Жыл бұрын

The only song writer in the Rock and Roll hall of fame, the sophistication of the lyrics is unmatched

@mcdaniels6188 Жыл бұрын

Man, the Dead were so cool to insist Hunter be part of their induction. We'll never know the full extent of his contribution, or what all those lyrics actually meant!

@brianjansen3103 Жыл бұрын

Don't forget Neil Peart

@mcdaniels6188 Жыл бұрын

@@brianjansen3103 There are many songwriters inducted into the hall of fame, but Robert Hunter was the only one who was exclusively a song writer. Robert Hunter never played on a Grateful Dead album.

@danamcalister Жыл бұрын

@@mcdaniels6188lyricist, he didn’t write the songs, Jerry wrote the music and Hunter wrote the lyrics

@hommie422 Жыл бұрын

Robert Hunter is the Man. Once went to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame and saw Wavy Gravy's name on the wall. He wrote Wavy G and justice

@noturnleftunstoned72 Жыл бұрын

The singing man is at his song The holy on their knees The reckless are out wrecking The timid plead their pleas No one knows much more of this Than anyone can see anyone can see Thank you eternally for this. ✌

@susiefairfield7218 Жыл бұрын

Polished like a golden bowl💛 The finest ever seen Hearts of Summer held in trust.... 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛

@tommymyers3183 Жыл бұрын

3/27/93

@RobertMcEntee Жыл бұрын

Yes, don’t forget “ valentines in flesh and blood as soft as velveteen” which may be the oddest line in GD book?!

@djchaiwallah 10 ай бұрын

This man has gifted so many of our lives in ways that words will never be able to accurately describe. Thank you Robert Hunter ❤️💙

@KhalDrogo76 Жыл бұрын

Wow this was great, extremely rare seeing RH in this format. What class...they broke the mold with this cat, brilliant mind with the touch to hit that sweet spot we all have of our youth, of home, of the confusion of growing older and making our way in the world. Like so many others I am forever changed by his words he was one in a million.

@sethstine4698 Жыл бұрын

I saw Robert Hunter do a show in 2002 at a little place on Beale Street in Memphis. It was so intimate. Just him, a stool, and an acoustic guitar. He told stories between each song; some were about his current visit to Memphis and others were about the songs themselves. The venue (The New Daisy Theater) was at the end of Beale Street. It basically was a glorified bar with a concrete floor and the only actual seats were on a 2nd level balcony that maybe sat 20 to 30 people at most. It was a wonderful experience. Sitting 10 feet away from Hunter singing "Candyman" and "Ripple". And yes, sitting a lot of the time. Like children in a classroom at story time, hanging on his every word. After the show, he came to the edge of the stage and shook peoples hands. He signed his "Box Of Rain" book that I had brought with me. It's hard to believe that was over 20 years ago...

@donnachristiansen494 Жыл бұрын

was a great show!

@robertkirkendall2010 Жыл бұрын

I had a similar experience! I saw Robert Hunter perform a one man show with an acoustic guitar back in '98 or '99 at a since closed nightclub in Santa Cruz called Palookaville. Between songs he'd tell stories or make comments. During one song break he talked about the traffic on Hwy 17 (the mountain connector between Santa Clara Valley and Santa Cruz) and what a dangerous roadway it is. He then played another song, and when he was done he said, "I'm serious about 17." He also took liberties with some of the classic GD lyrics, but as he sang in Ripple, "When you right the songs, you can change the words. Ripple in still water..." After the show I stuck around as the roadie put away the equipment. I gave my copy of Box of Rain to the roadie and asked if he could get Mr. Hunter to sign it. He went backstage, returned, and handed me my book. I looked inside and there was Robert Hunter's signature. One of my prized possessions.

@777jones Жыл бұрын

I remember he played a set at Alpine Valley that summer.

@kobr1964 Жыл бұрын

Lost my wife to cancer few years ago. I have RH lyrics inscribed on her tombstone. “Fare you well, fare you well I love you more than words can tell”

@agear2 Жыл бұрын

I am sorry for your loss....

@mattdavis911 Жыл бұрын

Interesting, Hunter talks about his "Touch of Gray" album, astounding interview. Thanks for sharing.

@wiredwithwalsh6282 Жыл бұрын

This was only uploaded 4 weeks ago! Wow! What a blessing to get this!

@simonharris1776 Жыл бұрын

Best compliment i ever got was... "Robert Hunter would be proud..." after letting someone read a poem I'd written. Such a lyrical genius Mr Hunter was.

@simonharris1776 Жыл бұрын

@@Joe-ny2up I Highly doubt they did, I just appreciated the compliment. I'd like to publish a small chapbook of my Dead themed/Hunter inspired stuff one day.

@mcdaniels6188 Жыл бұрын

Hunter your contribution to this world can never be properly measured.

@mauilogic1679 10 ай бұрын

you mean scot burns christie shakespeare.......i agree!

@bluesriot2 Жыл бұрын

thank you so so much for putting this out here , i love this like mad. so lucky i got to see him a couple of times , the show at hofstra with the 5$ pitchers of beer was a joyous celebration of life and the music that made us feel connected

@christophercampbell1677 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for what you do sir. Love this channel. God bless you and the grateful dead

@ClevelandLiveMusic 8 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! People caring makes it worthwhile

@andrewvolk6370 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting this, such a rare treat.

@ClevelandLiveMusic Жыл бұрын

I was amazed not posted

@buckodonnghaile4309 Жыл бұрын

Robert was 40 here. In 1981 i thought 40 was old, little did i know.

@hubertsumlin9697 Жыл бұрын

This is wonderful, I've seen very very little Hunter footage of this vintage or length

@russbuford8392 Жыл бұрын

So happy to see RH. He lives 😎…oddly has the feel of Hunter S Thompson, another master of the obvious.

@kenlabowe 10 ай бұрын

Excellent. Thanks for posting this!

@kneelt Жыл бұрын

I was at the show at Ripley's on 4/30/81 and have an audience tape of it. Very cool to see this interview so many years later.

@ClevelandLiveMusic Жыл бұрын

Wow...very cool

@oughtssought1198 9 ай бұрын

much thanks for this special treat

@nojuanatall3281 Жыл бұрын

Excellent interview.

@tracedehaven2190 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Netta! I used to read Gray Areas regularly, and even have an old copy in my archive. I also attended this show at the Ripley in '81. I think the Ripley later became a Tower Records for a number of years before they folded.

@gratefuldug 9 ай бұрын

Hey now… do you know Netta? She’s an old friend… interesting lady. We’ve lost touch, I have wondered how she is doing. Love seeing the rare RH footage. Robert was more edgy in 81 than the interviews I’m more used to from the 90’s era.

@tracedehaven2190 9 ай бұрын

No, we never crossed paths in person.

@Elevendyeleven Жыл бұрын

I have been thinking a lot about Robert Hunter since the last show of Dead and Co's "last tour" at the Oracle. I was wondering what it was about the Grateful Dead and later versions of it that not only captured so many hearts, but changed them for the better. I myself was an angry teen when I first saw them, that became an adult who spent most of her life in a helping profession, doing my small part to try to make this world a better place. I can honestly say that I dont know if I would have been as spiritual or kind if it was not for the influence of the Dead. And when I thought about why that might be, I thought of Robert Hunter's words. Even his saddest songs held a profound reverence for and awe of living a life on this earth, in this Universe, a quest through a maze of wonder, whatever that may be. His songs almost seemed to be written from the love of a father to his own children, at least that's how it felt to hear those words. He was a true poet in his use of imagery and metaphors that could be interpreted in many ways, interwoven with a true sage's understanding of the intangible nature of reality and the simple message to love and take care of each other. I could say many things about the music, the mastery of the musicians, the one of a kind Jerry Garcia, the improvisational spirit of jazz inside of souped up folk songs, in which no version was ever the same, or the power of two drummers shaking you right off a** to get up and dance, but Im not sure so many people would have come back, year after year, to hear those songs if it wasnt for Hunter's words that continue to live in our hearts and will for many years to come. If he was ever a young man who was inspired by the beat poets to subversively change the world through words, I think he succeeded, and I am eternally grateful.

@oughtssought1198 9 ай бұрын

amen

@zeppelinboys 10 ай бұрын

wonderful man! thank god for all the tapers!

@thirtytree.3 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@darylwise1 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic.

@susiefairfield7218 Жыл бұрын

Happy Birthday Robert Hunter 2023 ❤⚡💙🤘🏼

@BrianRoberson-k7g 9 ай бұрын

This whole time watching this I was thinking about all of the lyrics he's written.

@kurtaaron9478 Жыл бұрын

One of the best songwriters ever!

@johnm3152 Жыл бұрын

Thanks CLM - very groovy

@michaeldematteis3409 3 ай бұрын

What a complex cat.thank you Mr.Hunter..

@AbbyLaVoe Жыл бұрын

Untouchable Lyricist

@geoffstockton Жыл бұрын

He cracked me up with the blah blah blah answer.

@christophercampbell1677 8 ай бұрын

Never trust a prankster

@berrey7 Жыл бұрын

Interviewer: What kind of letters do you get from Deadheads that write to you about your lyrics? Robert Hunter: I get letters that say huh, I know you were writing this song about me and you are messing with my brain, you’re warping me, why want you answer. I’m being driven to desperation. Tell me, what to do next? Or Thank you so much for your work, it’s been very inspirational and helped me through some hard times, and I would just like to write and thank you.

@jeffreywebb7932 2 ай бұрын

The man was a poet.A great one at that.If Ripple was his only lyric,it would still be true.

@hubertsumlin9697 Жыл бұрын

I was pleased when the horse stopped galloping 7 or 8 minutes in LOL

@mikel5582 Жыл бұрын

It might have been a trot, or maybe a slow cantor, but definitely not a gallop. 😅

@stuartbowenjr8393 Жыл бұрын

Genius!

@wrongwayranger4736 Жыл бұрын

Everything you gather is just more that you can lose - Hunter

@josevillarreal9920 Жыл бұрын

It's true, and once you lost everything your free to do and be anything. I try to share this with people in recovery that have a hard time finding the desire to go on. Robert has shared a magic with us and The Grateful Dead.

@wrongwayranger4736 Жыл бұрын

@@josevillarreal9920 what if what you lost is your family and reason to go on?

@josevillarreal9920 Жыл бұрын

@@wrongwayranger4736 and some do and still find their way. There is a certain beauty to our humility in the frailty of this human experience.

@stevendewey5967 6 ай бұрын

Theres some satisfaction , in the San Francisco rain , no matter what comes down , the mission always looks the same …..one of my favorite lines

@LIZZIE-lizzie Жыл бұрын

There was KaZAa and I download every Dead show there was off KaZAa. It was the file sharing music site back in 2000. Promontory Rider ‼️

@MasterRoss-sn7dl 24 күн бұрын

Robert Hunter is the Grateful Dead.

@Wayzor_ Жыл бұрын

Oh the hours I spent peeling back the onion on the Dead and Hunter's words.

@Tee-Jay-y Жыл бұрын

Hunter is the Homer and Shakespeare of music. ❤

@brandonhudson1640 Жыл бұрын

I felt so bad for Bob when the interviewer kicked off the interview with “how’d you meet Jerr?” This is one of the greatest poets in American history. Show some respect. Sure, any other band I might be able to skip the lyrics. I love jazz because it saves me from trite lyrics but with the Dead and Hunter the words and music are on even ground. One of my favorite shows ever was a Hunter solo show. The love in that room! NFA

@FoolishPrankster Жыл бұрын

Robert Hunter, Lighten Up, LOL (dope)

@RegularJeff Жыл бұрын

Jerry!!

@sgg6927 8 ай бұрын

At about 15 mins "one day this won't be going on anymore" Little did he know 2024 a new version would be happening.

@Miskatonic_Alumnus 2 ай бұрын

I saw Hunter at the RIpley. If not at that show, then at about 1983. Had a seat at the bar for the entire show... maybe even at the exact spot Hunter is being interviewed in this. I was not much of a "dead head" actually... my roommate was, and he insisted that I drive and he ride b**ch on my 400 cc Yamaha to the show and back. Someone shouted out a request; Hunter simply said, "I don't take requests, and don't call be Bobby". I though he was such a bad ass. I'm becoming more and more of a dead head as I grow older, though. I play a lot of guitar, and Robert Hunter songs are at the top of my repertoire (I don't play Grateful Dead songs... I play Robert Hunter songs, is how I consider it).

@gratefuldug 9 ай бұрын

Are you still in touch with Netta? She’s an old friend… interesting lady. We’ve lost touch, I have wondered how she is doing. Love seeing the rare RH footage.

@ClevelandLiveMusic 9 ай бұрын

I have not been In contact since the end of her GRAY AREAS fanzine

@titangoodson1064 9 ай бұрын

That second interviewer asked two questions right off the bat that had already been answered. Silly guy

@patricias5122 7 ай бұрын

The interviewer is a stuffed shirt. R. Hunter is sublime.

@atown4434 Жыл бұрын

What song does he play? at the end

@williamwoodall1293 Жыл бұрын

I would say "Touch of Darkness", I was unfamilar with this song but in the interview Hunter says he was thinking about calling his upcoming album Touch of Darkness instead of Touch of Grey. Listening to the song, I heard the phrase "little touch of darkess"

@tracedehaven2190 Жыл бұрын

Gray Areas was more than a Fanzine. Yes, they featured interviews and show reviews of interest to the hardcore Deadhead/Taper community. But they also delved into the "gray areas" of legality and the emerging tech scene. First published in 1992, there were articles on Phone Phreaking, computer crimes, the adult film industry, prisons, smart drugs, UFOs. Their motto: "In life there is no black and white, only... Gray Areas." Sadly, they did not last long, and never would have survived as a print medium in todays media-saturated, internet-dominated environment. Thank you Netta Gelboa, Alan Sheckter and the whole Gray Areas crew. I imagine you poured your life into that magazine while it existed.

@ClevelandLiveMusic Жыл бұрын

As an advertiser in GRAY AREAS, it was an extremely well published fanzine.....plus everything else you wrote.

@gratefuldug 9 ай бұрын

Nothing was off limits. Those gray areas leaned more to the dark side but Netta was a fascinating person to dialog with when I knew her in the AZ dead scene in the 2000 aughts & teens.