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grateful dead lyricist robert hunter has died
Posted on 9/24/19 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 9/24/19 at 1:26 pm
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Robert Hunter, the poet and writer who provided the Grateful Dead with many of their vivid and enduring lyrics, died Monday night. He was 78. No cause of death was provided.
“It is with great sadness we confirm our beloved Robert passed away yesterday night,” Hunter’s family announced in a statement. “He died peacefully at home in his bed, surrounded by love. His wife Maureen was by his side holding his hand. For his fans that have loved and supported him all these years, take comfort in knowing that his words are all around us, and in that way his is never truly gone. In this time of grief please celebrate him the way you all know how, by being together and listening to the music. Let there be songs to fill the air.”
another primary source to the great american songbook is gone
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Posted on 9/24/19 at 1:46 pm to cgrand
RIP. He may be gone, but his lyrics will live forever.
“Let there be songs to fill the air.”
“Let there be songs to fill the air.”
Posted on 9/24/19 at 2:10 pm to cgrand
Posted on 9/24/19 at 2:52 pm to Motorboat
Sad, but I am fortunate to have seen him once, between set breaks for The Dead in florida back in 2003.
Hunter was the highlight of the show for me, seeing him stroll the stage with his guitar, keeping alive the songs that he gave life to originally, songs that a few years before I thought would never be as good/the same or that even may die and I'd never hear again. Songs that make up the soundtrack of my life. Fare thee well friend I never met...
Hunter was the highlight of the show for me, seeing him stroll the stage with his guitar, keeping alive the songs that he gave life to originally, songs that a few years before I thought would never be as good/the same or that even may die and I'd never hear again. Songs that make up the soundtrack of my life. Fare thee well friend I never met...
This post was edited on 9/24/19 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 9/24/19 at 3:02 pm to BrotherEsau
this was robert hunter's eulogy for jerry garcia at his funeral in august 1995
Posted on 9/24/19 at 3:09 pm to cgrand
david lemieux
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Fare you well, Mr. Hunter. We love you more than words can tell...
For a man who provided us with so many meaningful words, the soundtrack to our lives, he's left us a bit speechless with his passing. For more than 50 years, since his first lyrical contributions to the Grateful Dead in 1967, Robert Hunter has been just as integral a part of the legacy of the Grateful Dead as those who recorded the music to accompany his words, those who walked out on stage to bring his words to life. More than 2,000 times 1967-1995, these six (or five or seven) proud walkers on the jingle bell rainbow, plus countless thousands of times since then by other performers, the Grateful Dead have brought Hunter's words to life in front of all of us as their witness. Not a single day has gone by since 1984 that Hunter's words haven't been a part of my world; I've heard Jerry, Bob and others sing his words literally every day for the past 35 years.
When the final Fare Thee Well show ended in Chicago in 2015, Mickey Hart famously sent us on our way by asking us to "please, be kind," and that lesson along with its lyrical brethren written by Hunter, "ain't no time to hate," and "are you kind?" are some of the truest words to live by. No matter what meaning, solace, lesson you find in Hunter's lyrics, please go out and do some good with them.
David Lemieux
Posted on 9/24/19 at 3:45 pm to cgrand
bobby
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If I’m gonna count my blessings, Robert Hunter and his imagination are gonna be up at the top of that list. I think I can speak for a lot of people In saying that. And then there’s the added blessing that he left us with plenty to go forward with...
Posted on 9/24/19 at 3:47 pm to cgrand
phil
Posted on 9/24/19 at 4:26 pm to cgrand
Thanks for adding those.
See these guys whenever you can.
See these guys whenever you can.
Posted on 9/24/19 at 8:44 pm to cgrand
Posted on 9/25/19 at 7:23 am to misterc
Posted on 9/25/19 at 9:13 am to 88Wildcat
Posted on 9/25/19 at 9:13 am to cgrand
billy
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I will always cherish my many wonderful memories of Robert Hunter and I am sad that there won’t be any new ones. I cried when I heard the news and I’ve spent all day reflecting. And all my thoughts lead me to this: Robert Hunter is gone, but his words will live on forever. How many people can we say that about? Not many. He was a rare bird and a gift to us all. Wildflower seed on the sand and stone, may the four winds blow him safely home.
Posted on 9/25/19 at 9:16 am to cgrand
trey
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Some of the most beautiful memories of my youth are of standing at concerts listening to Jerry sing Robert Hunter’s lyrics. The combination of those lyrics, always from the point of view of the outsider, the broken, the confused, the outlaw, the dying, the man on the street, and Jerry’s aching vulnerable voice, full of pain and spirit, was indescribable. Black Peter, Wharf Rat, Stella Blue, China doll, far too many to even name. I often find myself trying to describe those moments to younger musicians who didn’t get a chance to actually experience it. The songs live on, but for me the friendship and the connection between those two masterful artists will be the memory I’ll carry for the rest of my life. An entire arena caught in a collective gasp, tears running down peoples cheeks, all over one simple line. “A pistol shot, at five o clock, the bells of heaven ring” It was so profound and powerful. I am so grateful to Robert Hunter. Rest In Peace
This post was edited on 9/25/19 at 9:19 am
Posted on 9/26/19 at 9:37 am to cgrand
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An entire arena caught in a collective gasp, tears running down peoples cheeks, all over one simple line.
The amazing part is that there are so many of those lines that can produce that result.
His words will live on, as this music really is timeless. My 10 year old cried when I told her. My 13 year old picked Mission in the Rain for the 1st song en route to school today. She's amazed her friends don't know who the Dead are, so she's out to educate them all.
It's still sad. It's like losing old friends from my younger years, every time it happens, a little bit of my youth dies too.
But god damn, I really hope there is an afterlife, because it will be rockin...
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