Brent Mydland died on this date in 1990 (7/26)

I've got the Truckin' Up To Buffalo DVD the dead put out a long time ago. Really good show, and the highlight is a killer Morning Dew. They cut to him during the peak of the jam and he has the most faraway look in his eyes! He was playing and playing well, but his eyes indicated that he was in a galaxy far far away!

Really one of the better musicians to be a part of their journey, rip.

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not much of a music board

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you got that right.

Loved Brent. His Hammond B3 on Don't Ease Me In was one of the things that made an impression on me at my first show. I barely knew any of their songs and that became my first favorite. I was fortunate enough to see his last five shows. Easy To Love You, Just A Little Light, Dear Mr. Fantasy, Far From Me, Hey Pocky Way.

It sucked so bad when he died. My first show was in '87 and the band was sounding better than I'd ever seen them by 1990. They were never the same after Brent passed.

The crazy thing is that his last show in Chicago on July 23 was the 10 year anniversary of Keith Godchaux's death. I remember talking about it that day, none of us knowing we'd be seeing Brent for the last time.