Sturgill Simpson performs “Ripple” with Jerry Garcia for the Grateful Dead | Kennedy Center Honors

[@debbiestacy216]

To see Jerry's face appear on the screen and Trixie crying as she watched her Dad sing was overwhelming as well as Phil being honored by having his son Graham on stage performing. I feel both Jerry and Phil were respectfully honored.♥️

[@leobigelow7021]

And then to have Billy reach over and take her hand.

[@acemcateerguitar]

@@leobigelow7021this made me so happy but sad it was beautiful

[@frazz3519]

i cried too

[@Improvise1013]

Beautiful tribute to a beautiful, momentous force in music, thank you!

[@7fanmail9]

need more of this.....

[@billcutler8770]

I miss my old friend Jerry Garcia every single day. Playing and recording with Jerry was one of the greatest experiences I've ever had in music. To see this performance, with him singing along with Sturgill and the band, moved me to tears.

[@Ghost1126]

heresy.... obvious fraudster!

[@robertb1610]

@@Ghost1126 why are you sure?

[@jeepninja1]

lol 🤡

[@njdevilsfan95]

Wait are you the real Bill Cutler? Starlite Jamboree?

[@JohnClagnaz]

@@billcutler8770 yeah, I remember my Aunt Betty bringing home the board tapes and Uncle Ramrod would shoot hoops with me.

[@seadogfishingteamandcharte3315]

Sturgill is the man and this is unreal, so well done

[@gaylenhalbert4391]

Yes. Sturgil is the man with a nod to Billy Strings.

[@ScottSimmons-fn5dz]

Tears when I saw Jerry. Tears when I saw Phil with his son performing. Outstanding and just reinforces how much the Grateful Dead mean to me. Still listen every day since 1967. Proud old man Deadhead.

[@jimrebr]

Me too!!!

[@karenl668]

Absolutely. What a wonderful tribute to a band beyond description

[@squigtonianmayhem4602]

Gotta say, it caught me off guard! Shed a few!

[@JohnClagnaz]

Englishtown was my first show as a 16 year old. Now 63 and listen to Jerry every day. Love seeing Rick Mitarotonda of Goose. You can still find great music

[@jimmywilliams2100]

Tears fell pretty hard

[@dvrsweet1]

Grahame Lesh singing in front of his dad’s image really got me.

[@macjuiceplussharesmiller4379]

Yes, so proud of him!!!! You could tell it got to him (rightfully so) I was so happy to see those men and sons up there. Very emotional honoree(s).

[@potatosunflower]

Phil would have loved this so much. I am crushed that he could not be there.

[@mattyk19751]

@@potatosunflowerhe was there ❤

[@potatosunflower]

@@mattyk19751❤

[@7670bigmike]

I listen to this song a minimum of 4 times a day. Some songs just do that to me.

[@jedwardmac]

Don Was deserves some love here; whenever something great is happening, he is on the stage.

[@musicofanatic]

He certainly is ubiquitous...the new Paul Schaffer...

[@smw397]

Not to mention his countless recording credits as both performer and producer.

[@Lynnmusiccowgirl]

@@jedwardmac Think what sets him apart is he is SO humble. Goes about his business....making music. Not only extremely talented.nust steal sweet, genuine guy from what I know. Hey all, be blessed and enjoy things if you can And Don't let these days get you down 🙏💙🎶🎸🐴🌹🤠

[@GentlemanMarxist]

Sounds more like an opportunist to me 🤔

[@josephtroy374]

yep, cheers to Don Was!!!

[@bevstuff16]

Yeah. Jerry singing. I cried. Unashamed. This was very well done.

[@wginpb]

Agree…tears too!❤

[@SamanthaBaker8]

There’s Strength In Tears

[@roobotix]

Who was I to think it might just be me

[@bevstuff16]

@@roobotix And every time someone replies to my comment, it brings me back to this. And it's just as stirring and emotional as the first time I watched this. I knew there would be people covering Dead tunes, so I had stepped outside for a smoke, but through the door I heard what was unmistakably Jerry singing. It was a true WTF moment I tell ya.

[@iculooking78]

I am crying now!

[@anitahohl]

Instant tears when Jerry's imagine was there singing. Sturgill did an amazing job.

[@Smacker7474]

Sturgill freaking crushing it! I mean does this get any better?!?!? Sturgill singing “Ripple”, with Jerry starting it off…. I don’t think so! Saw Sturgill a few weeks ago in DC. One of the best shows I’ve ever been to!

[@MrBlackbergk]

He's so good live!! Saw him a while back on tour with Willie

[@nathanjochum8269]

I loved that Sturgill's first lyrics he sang were, "It's a hand me down.." A passing of the torch moment of two men that shaped my musical path.

[@jessicanevil]

Absolutely one of the best out there making new music right now. Saw him a couple of months ago and without question one of the best live shows I’ve ever seen. 🔥🔥🔥

[@TheZappanut]

Sturgill’s 2024 tour was legendary.

[@kylemcgovern8136]

Love that they included clip of Jerry at the beginning, what a song, what a band. Glad to see the Dead get the Kennedy Center Honor

[@Jonfishman5624]

Wonder why Donna wasn’t invited

[@carriegoss9141]

Sturgill Simpson was perfect for this! Beautiful! 💖

[@madeleinereads]

My father passed away two months ago, and he was a Deadhead. He would have been so happy to see the band at the Kennedy Center Honors. My dad loved music, and we heard many different music genres, especially the Grateful Dead when I was growing up. Dad even took up bass guitar lessons. I heard Grateful Dead sometimes in the background, but I've started getting into it since Dad passed. I know I'll think of him whenever I listen to the Grateful Dead. Music is one of the many ways I keep my dad in my heart. ❤I miss you, Dad. I bet he's having a jam session with Jerry Garcia, Ron McKernan, and Phil Lesh in heaven.

[@caspianjams]

💕 My father gave me my love for music too. He's no longer here but he lives forever in the music. Let there be songs to fill the air 🌹💕

[@telathejewel]

Lost mine 6 months ago today. Really felt for Trixie and Grahame especially last night. So sorry about your dad. May his memory always be a blessing.

[@blood_meridian]

So sorry for your loss friend. That’s rough. Happy you are taking solace in the Grateful Dead’s music. I find it incredibly healing for many different reasons. There is SO much good stuff to sift through.

[@madeleinereads]

@@blood_meridian There is! There’s even a Grateful Dead yule log for the holidays!

[@WorldwideWyatt]

Merry Christmas to all my beautiful brothers and sisters walking their path to the sounds of The Dead.

[@iamwuki]

Same to you!!!

[@elaine8013]

Yes I cried. I am still a deadhead and to see Jerry singing was a moment of memories, nostalgia and brought hope to an old woman's heart.

[@markkirsch1861]

I’ve been on the bus since ‘77 and have watched this clip more than 20 times since it was broadcast. When Rick turns, when Trixie grabs Bill’s hand and later wipes away tears, Bob’s wife’s reaction after seeing Jerry and Grahame singing in front of Phil’s image. These events together made the moment Perfect! If I knew the way, I would take you home….

[@Planet820Claire]

❤ 1971 for me. 😊

[@michaeld2060]

Sturgill keeps winning me over. This was a solid tribute.

[@tamaracrawford1414]

This man is pure class. Every cover he does every tribute he does is just as good if not better than the original♥️♥️♥️

[@bobschenkel7921]

Feel very fortunate to have witnessed this performance of Jerry singing "Ripple" back on Halloween Night 1980. He was in Radio City Music Hall in New York, and about 1500 other fans and I were in The Orpheum Theater in Boston, watching a live Closed Circuit broadcast, with a concert quality sound system, and a big screen. It was my second Grateful Dead experience, had about 50 more before Mr. Jerome John Garcia passed. All were really great. RIP Phil Lesh and Brent Mydland, and thanks for letting Graham Lesh fill in. I saw Graham when he was a baby, on the side of the stage, back in the day. Sturgill Simpson does a nice job here.

[@BeauLyons-ym8qt]

🌹

[@billmarr8728]

I was at Radio City

[@andrewjohnson1697]

I saw the same show at the tower theater in philadelphia. my first show. I was living in an ashram and snuck out with a couple friends to experience "the world".

[@josiahrobbins162]

Started and fell in love with them in 72 never looked back,although Jerrys voice lost something starting in the 80s,fucking heroine again.

[@jdel7525]

That made me cry. Couldn't hold it.

[@Spreeces]

Cuz it’s over.

[@frazz3519]

im sure alot of us did

[@debbiebrueckner6919]

Cried like a baby

[@stacybenstockklein449]

I cried, smiled, sang and danced. God bless The Grateful Dead 💀 🌹

[@keitthane6246]

Tears immediately. I was not ready for Jerry to start us off. I was Born on 8/1/98. Every birthday was never my birthday, but Jerry's. I'm super Blessed to have shared it with him. Sturgill is my favorite Artist at the moment this is one of the best videos ever! RIP PHIL AND JERRY THEY WOULD BE SO PROUD

[@mainecanoe]

So beautiful to hear Jerry’s voice coming from stage again. He’ll never win any singing contests from a technical perspective but boy he had a way of getting right to the emotion of a song.

[@timmyanne4931]

I second that emotion. He’s my shining star💛

[@ericstehman2476]

So true, so much sensitivity it was like he was weeping every word

[@PaulDeFelice]

His voice cracks in all the right places

[@huntersmith5459]

I entered the world four years after Jerry left it. Somehow, I still miss him. This video’s going to be a daily watch for sure, and shout out to Rick! Hanging with the big boys.

[@josephdallaire9987]

Awesome seeing one of your favorite current musicians, and fellow Kentuckian, singing a tribute to your all-time favorite musician and band.

[@markd2747]

Cannot watch this without tearing up...man, I miss Jerry.

[@marcusgrandon3640]

Wiping tears away. . . totally didn't expect to see Jerry there. An amazing tribute.

[@johnstewart7880]

Thank you Robert Hunter ❤

[@KittyCarlile-490]

Robert Hunter wrote Ripple and so many others

[@matthewoboyle6010]

@@KittyCarlile-490Ripple and Brokedown Palace in the same day if I remember the story correctly.

[@matthewoboyle6010]

And To Lay Me Down. That’s one hell of an afternoon.

[@KittyCarlile-490]

@@matthewoboyle6010 yes!

[@fourrossers]

Crying right along with Trixie & the picture of Phil next to Graham.

[@EmWebster-k4s]

To see Jerry Garcia performing that first part was really moving. Ripple is my favorite Grateful Dead song

[@edcarey2037]

I am and will always be a Deadhead.... Long live the Grateful Dead

[@davida.krenkelesq.595]

I could watch this 100x over and never bet bored.

[@colegeraci3028]

seeing how jerry singing with the band and then seeing his daughter,Made me vary emotional. for someone who wasn’t even born in a time where I could have seen the full band together, and still finding a way to finally feel like myself. Shows that the Grateful Dead and just the “family lifestyle” won’t go away anytime soon

[@philmcgrady9016]

Wasnt expecting to see Jerry sing there…absolutely fantastic performance!

[@JimmyTAYLOR-o4h]

Beautiful spirit of Jerry keeps many alive still...

[@nancycavazos2313]

Ripple was played at my little brother's funeral so it ALWAYS makes me cry...😢

[@ScottSimmons-fn5dz]

Played at my Dads funeral.

[@christinaoneill3535]

Amazing!!! To hear Jerry's voice and then they take on the rest. I really got teary eyed here. Phil's son... geez. Most beautiful song I've heard in a long time ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ We need more of this!!

[@mermaidofaloha]

Best thing I've seen in 30 years, since seeing Jerry sing this live ♥️🔥♥️🥰♥️💃♥️🌹

[@jcolorful9815]

PURE GOLD TEARS STREAMING DOWN MY FACE. That was beautiful , the way they had Jerry sing the open lines,....Omg I am a crying mess typing this.. My 1st show MSG 9-16-88 ,, Took the Bus to Last Cali Shoreline 95 June shows....Talk about adventure and trouble !!! LOVE LIGHT HAPPINESS DANCE AND LAUGHTER TO US ALL LONG LIVE THE SPIRIT MUSIC AND SOUL OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD !!!

[@cathydew]

That was so special. The way they put Jerry's voice in with the band was just amazing! What a poignant moment.

[@Capricornsrule]

There is no non relative I miss more than Jerry. The lyrics sung with such tone and emotion. This grown man tears up after watching for the 20th time. Thank god I got to see them live.

[@j-book3937]

Just another that can't help but shed a tear.

[@JamesAllmond]

Glad Billy was sitting next to Trixie when Jerry's face and voice popped up. Then seeing Grahame playing and singing in front of his Dad's pic...will be honest, took me out and this is one of my favorite songs period, Not just Dead song, any song, and this as just become a very well regarded version. BTW, I'm an old biker, takes a lot to get me that emotional...

[@EckensThrilla]

doesn't sound like it 😅

[@lauriecapps614]

Bravo!!!! Sturgill allows us all to feel this beautiful song!

[@MandaW-y2u]

Ohhh. Knowing that Strugill was a huge Prine fan I should have known... It's like falling in love the The Dead all over again. Turtle's all the way down❤❤❤❤❤

[@Everythinghasasoul]

Let there be songs to fill the air…✌🏼❤️💃🏼

[@zzzzzach]

I teared up as soon as Jerry started singing. No more needs to be said as to how much this band touched me.

[@christiantownsend6186]

tears rolling down my face seeing Jerry like this

[@kitten77kma]

Let there be songs to fill the air🌹

[@Soulcritic]

Phil the air!

[@momscomputer]

To know that they are forever in the musical canon, understood beyond just the timeless music, makes me smile smile smile.

[@tonym2141]

Tremendous job from all involved, tears in my eyes too. May everyone's tears dry on the wind!

[@SamGinwright-f7z]

Sturgill was the best man for this job. Beautiful

[@travistarr9433]

Damn chills just kept coming with this one.

[@Psilocybinenthusiast]

So beautiful. Just what I needed for Christmas Eve. The dead’s music will live long past our time here. ⚡️🌹💀

[@jmcc199]

I got chills Thank the Good Lord I lived the same time as The Grateful Dead

[@pa209]

😢😢😢😢 I grew up on the Dead..this just put me right over the edge...

[@christiantownsend6186]

Balling my eyes out

[@j.d.o5709]

The best artist they could have chosen to do this song.

[@taylorblue8141]

Ladies, gorgeous tribute to one of our greatest musical legends.

[@aubreylynn9090]

Such kind men and big hearts

[@iamwuki]

Seeing Trixie tear up bought tears to my eyes....missing jerry, and now Phil, more and more as the band goes to Music Heaven.

[@Kamakazi152.]

Oh man now I want a Cuttin Dead Grass album with him covering Dead songs lol so good

[@bobberry5809]

I said the same damn thing this morning

[@christopherjanda]

Let there be songs to fill the air.........

[@miltontoro6594]

Tears of joy & a wonderful cover of Ripple per Sturgill!

[@telathejewel]

Such a beautiful way to include Jerry and Phil in this performance. Tears all around in our house last night. An exquisite rendition of Ripple.

[@jasonbell4670]

This was beautiful 😢

[@kevina4386]

Thank you C Hazard for all you have done for our community! May the music never stop

[@jimrebr]

I’m not crying 😭, to see Trixie and Jerry singing, oh my Grateful Dead 💀 heart ❤️. They are my all time favorites and have been since I awash 12. Have seen them so many times, and JGB and Ratdog and Dead and Company. Love Ripple, American Beauty is golden.✨👏👌🎸🥰✨

[@sophielachapelle8423]

What an amazing performance! So deeply touching. She is an extraordinary interpret, but song writer as well. I can’t wait for the release of her new album (early?) next year!

[@silverfairyprincess1732]

Miss them dearly. A huge part of my life.

[@Jezzica007]

Sturgill representing for Jerry, nothing makes me happier.

[@petermillett4467]

Would you hear my voice come through the music? Would you hold it near.. as it were your own? yes.. I will! oh, how I miss you so much Jerry

[@ImTheOtherLucas]

Seeing Rick up there is just insane, what a moment for him. Beautiful performance by Sturgill!!!

[@Improvise1013]

What a beautiful tribute to a beautiful, momentous force of love and music, thank you!

[@melindashannon1015]

Bloody brilliant.

[@spenna316]

This is so good. Just another example on how this music brings us all together.

[@Pittsburghbad]

Very classy love sturgill. Great musician.

[@joshmanuel3773]

Ngl, this is the first time i've ever seen him wear a suit on stage lol

[@kevinchieff5178]

The next generation, honoring the Dead, and embracing the songbook.

[@TheJhtlag]

A reminder where The Dead comes from, every bluegrass festival I go to has a cover band, a set or maybe a few songs by individual performers.

[@jamesch333]

What a great tribute to a great American band.

[@gaylenhalbert4391]

Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@RailroadOfSin]

This Is a dream come true.

[@heathermarkwell7286]

I didn’t think I would get so emotional but I damn sure did!

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

This song never fails to give me the chills. I still remember the first time I heard it, I was in an extremely bad place mentally and I just listened to it over and over again and felt some strange form of calmness that I hadn't felt in a long time, that song along with the rest of the American Beauty record somehow took me through it all. Sturgill did it justice, and man, when Jerry appeared above them I got some heavy goosebumps

[@jonmarcus6343]

I have watched this no less than 200 times almost to the point of addiction....Sturgill is amazing, Graham nails it, so great to see Don and Rick and Jeff (along with the drummer). Fucking love this so much,,,,,

[@derekgladden5200]

Omg two of my favorites… Sturg and The Dead! We need to start a petition for Sturgil to do a dead album

[@tfiess]

Beautiful

[@rose35197]

Gorgeous tribute, love Sturgill. I am not crying ❤

[@OldGuySailing]

My favorite dead song

[@johnkelly7587]

The is beautiful!!!

[@GammaNu955]

Yeah.. have no words. Tears flowing. Loving this and missing Jerry.

[@jimdrummond5172]

Outstanding tribute.

[@johnrenshaw5319]

If you didn’t cry u are not a deadhead

[@carinchanning9388]

You know our love will not fade away! ❤

[@calebcroche]

Thank you for the music.

[@jimjohn3498]

Sturgill FKN Simpson! Thanks Jerry and Robert!!!

[@dmadoff54]

Jerry Blue Skies. Jerry Forever

[@lofisounds]

Miss this artist.

[@Paullinley1955]

💖Love this from Grace so sublime I’ve got it on loop because it’s so mesmerising even intoxicating so soul searching 🎤🎵🎶💖❤️💖the raw emotion from Grace is so strong you feel every word 💖❤️💖

[@Buffalo1981]

It’s a hand me down, indeed. Well played.

[@ChrisCrozier-x4b]

Geez good job lads, excellant and tight

[@cathy3613]

Papa.. we love you