Sugaree - Grateful Dead - Fox Theatre, Atlanta GA - (1977-05-19)

[@Robmar54]

I was backstage at this show. Got a pass because of lugging some equipment from a Kingfish show. I was offered 10$ but asked for a pass if and when the Dead regrouped after the hiatus. Scully gave me the pass after filling him in. I got there early about 3 pm and Jerry was somewhere behind the stage playing.I didn't bother him , just sat on a bench and listened. Jerry got done and wandered out and over to where I was and sat down next to me , looked at me and said " Howdy" . We talked for a few minutes until Weir , Keith and Donna and Phil walked in and they did a soundcheck. Phil was with a chick from the University of Alabama that he had met the night before. She and I talked some during the show standing against the equipment behind Keith and Phil. That was a great night but believe it or not as happy as i was to be backstage the show sounded better to me years later on tape than it did that night. However it was a blast and a great memory. I saw my 1st shows in Boston, Hartford and Providence but moved to Atlanta in 76 and will always treasure the shows at the Fox. My Favorite Theatre, saw Bob Marley and Lowell with Little feat there as well.

[@sstyblo]

Rob Maurice awesome.

[@Gr1mbl3]

Rob Maurice Wonderful! Thank you for sharing the story. :)

[@sunshinenblues]

+Rob Maurice wasn't being that familiar with cultural icons , i.e. the Dead a blast!! my God do I know what it felt like, because I had intimate knowledge of the GD in 1969 - I was 19 years old and Bobby Weir liked me so I got in at the concert, onstage and backstage...onward to hotel room in the band's limo. For two days all I was able to do was get high and wonder at my "karma" because I didn't know how special I was till that weekend in Porchester! So, I know what that feels like and then some!!!

[@christophergange3994]

Epic story!

[@DrewAnti1960]

Rob Maurice epic story man. Always enjoy reading this stuff about dead shows.

[@chrisc2756]

This was played on my 9th Birthday- tomorrow I’m 53 on 5/19. I estimate that I’ve listened to it over 200 times.

[@sky1137]

Anyone's here from John Mayer's Instagram story?

[@lordblue8252]

Haha. Me 😂

[@user-cb5we5dr5g]

😤✋✋

[@OnDaBeatBoy]

yup

[@funkydeano9065]

Swing Abroad yup

[@jenniferstarnes2724]

Hell yes 😍😍😍💋💋💋❤️

[@omerlm]

This might be the best Sugaree I've heard so far.

[@Bogey907]

I had tickets for the first night of an earlier scheduled date for these shows that was postponed. Was out of town and didn't hear that it was rescheduled until the day after the first show. Called the Fox and explained, they said come to the will call window and get ticks for the second show. Did that, and found the seats at the dead (heh) center of the front row of the balcony. That was the best seats for the best concert I ever saw.

[@AbhishekKashyapdeadred]

have trawled through almost entire repository that archive.org is...this version owns all. Brillante!

[@tripfall224]

ah yes...I lOVE this fox tape....Betty board as I recall....the very best sugaree (IMHO) and the rest of the album as well...really one of my favs...thank you for sharing!!!

[@judithrobson826]

tripfall224 hi

[@rushpape6767]

Sick version. Beautiful matrix! Thank you. Hey now forever............

[@stambo1978]

This is the quintessential version of Sugaree. So effortless from Jerry. Somewhere between heaven and earth lies this music that fills the air...into the cosmos...the roof of the tiny old Fox lifts off and exposes the night sky...stars...and moon...

[@josephbongiorno2265]

yes!

[@richardalbert7971]

You're no Yeats,but that was pretty good.

[@stambo1978]

@@richardalbert7971 hahahaha! Thanks brother!

[@arareanddifferenttune3130]

Beautiful

[@sethstine4698]

This one is my baby. 3/25/85 is awesome. 9/2/80 is amazing. 3/27/95 is the best Sugaree of the nineties (perhaps bc I was there; but check it out, holy God!!). But THIS one...This one, in the year of so many great Sugaree's (77').. is the best by far.

[@cevinwillson9113]

JGB 3/1/80 gorgeous sugaree

[@JGarcia77]

I’ve had a copy of this show since 1980.. it never gets old...the finest band in the land!

[@robertgrateful5016]

my friend was backstage for a Dead show and he had a very big piece of hash....Jerry saw him and ask him if he could see it...my friend handed the hash to Captain Trips and Jerry took a really big bite out of it...as Jerry handed the hash back to my friend...they both had a good laugh...MISS YOU BOTH....GRATEFUL ROB

[@rajibob2474]

Oh may of '77. You make me proud to be born 5/14/77. Must've been some strange rippin tradewinds driftin thru. My parents may have beeen listening to conway twitty and willie n waylon, but jerry, I still found you. Hence we call it home. Because we feel we are at home in ourselves. Thus the appeal of the dead for me.

[@ColdSmokes]

Yes...this was a good night...great performance here.

[@edhalfen7380]

Super easy-groove song. I did see them once at The Santa Barbara Bowl, a small outdoor event. Elvin Bishop Band also played and possibly even Warren Zevon. Wish I could find out about that...Rock on...Ed

[@ianvorrath1467]

Beautiful.

[@yonijony]

Face, melted. Awesome.

[@phish66]

Brilliant playlist!! 5/19/77 works.

[@tarheel387]

WHAT A BAND!!!

[@brandonwalker4622]

So tight and chilled out.

[@tripfall224]

man...I forgot how they vrip in this version...truly the DEAD at (one of) their finest!!!! Love it!!!

[@cgange33]

TOP SHELF

[@bobbygladon9243]

Sugaree - 5/19/77 ---> A part of my daily Dead

[@hippiehillape]

i'm a second generation head, native to atlanta... i've heard stories of this show from my dad

[@TheFran34]

he brought me here to man.

[@giacomoschmitt]

Great, great version, but the best one for me is Hartford, May 28, 1977.

[@ZacharyCava86]

@johanbjorken glad you liked it, check out the peggy-o from DP #15, its my favorite.

[@Gnofg]

I went both nights. I took a friend to the first night for his first show. He never looked back. We went together to many shows after that. He could not scalp a ticket for the 2nd show.

[@johnathebar]

I’m that friend! I was on the bus since that show. Has had a major influence on the rest of my life. Forever grateful Mike!

[@johanbjorken]

GREAT ALBUM! PEGGY O IS MY FAVORITE ON THIS ALBUM!

[@arareanddifferenttune3130]

Same!! It’s so beautiful!

[@ZacharyCava86]

please share

[@trumandavis4426]

One more from the road :)

[@georgevandyke4235]

Happy 75th Robert Hunter

[@Madhatterfl]

i have to agree the Peggy-O from DP 15 is stellar

[@willsteele4713]

I was there.

[@shaconage]

Wow..... can you please post the Wheel from this show?!? Thanks.

[@moba1983]

where can i get this stamp?

[@enigmasoftheancientworld5245]

I prefer 5/5/77 but this one is nice too.

[@egotrippin121]

There's a 78 version of this thats even m o r e e u p h o r i c

[@StratOnFire]

J.C.Mayer

[@cgange33]

Ridiculous version. May be the best ever IMO

[@Madhatterfl]

check out the one from DP 10 its out'a control dude

[@Cardsfan57]

pembroke pines 77 sugaree trumps all

[@marcbernicker206]

Cardsfan57 i saw both shows and Hollywood Sportatorium trumps The Fox shows, all of them!

[@marcbernicker206]

Cardsfan57 Agreed

[@zcscott]

@8:08 liftoff

[@christophergreen3197]

just don't tell em

[@keith7861]

Good tight version but i've heard a lot better. Don't know why most people think May 77 was the dead's peak...

[@Danthecoinman67]

Late 71-74 . They were at top of their game . Exceptional stuff with Pig ,and Keith both in band...

[@marktefft3431]

Can you send me a link to one please? 🙏

[@TF-xu4gw]

i also think 71-74 is prime dead. but this also happens to be my fave sugaree. that's the thing about loving this band...any given song on any given night...they left gems scattered across decades for us to find and thrill our souls.

[@sethstine4698]

*3/25/85