Robert Hunter unfortunately has died


My youngest just gave me the news. Bummer, another talent gone
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For anyone wanting to hear some Robert Hunter lyrics put to good tunes and sung by a good singer, RH collaborated with Jim Lauderdale on the 2004 album Headed For The Hills. Not as good as some of Lauderdale's other albums, but good enough.
@bdp24, sad little person you are, doubt you have the capacity to learn, but you should try.

Wait, you guys think that was a knock on some other songwriters and singers? While Bob & Jerry can’t/couldn’t sing very well (everyone agrees about that, right?), they did write some good tunes. Dead fans are SO defensive! I’ve played "Friend Of The Devil" in a band---love it. And their early psychedelic albums (2nd and 3rd) are my favorites in the genre.

I saw The Dead live for the first time in '67 (I loved their debut album), with Pig Pen singing, of course. They were then still kind of a garage band, and I mean that as a compliment. When they, like everyone else, tried to duplicate The Band's brown album (with Workingman's Dead), their limitations became glaringly obvious. Play them improvised jams fellers, leave the singing to others.