This week’s “All The Years Live” video from Grateful Dead HQ features a 7/1/92 “Stagger Lee,” filmed live at Buckeye Lake Music Center in Thornville, Ohio.
“Debuting in 1978, ‘Stagger Lee’ was a reworked traditional story, with Hunter creating a visual masterpiece with his words,” explains Grateful Dead archivist/legacy manager David Lemieux. “In the repertoire 1978-1979, and 1985-1995 (with a few versions in 1982), this song was a thrilling addition to the first sets of many Dead shows. This version is from the final show of the Summer Tour of 1992, after which the Dead took one of their longest breaks since the 1974-1976 hiatus, going five months without a show.”
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Watch the 7/1/92 “Stagger Lee” below:
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DRock
December 22, 2019 at 4:58 pmAwful, just awful…
Ashbury
December 21, 2019 at 12:28 pmI need a good Days Between. Even from 95. Don’t care. I love Jerry and this band. Yes some videos hard to watch and I am often picky too. But I guess I’m in Christmas spirit.
tpace
December 20, 2019 at 3:30 pmI remember this being an average show at beautiful Buckeye but man why this Stagger Lee? It’s pure garbage. There were highlights in the 2nd to take like any of the Miller/Buffalo stuff,especially that killer Truckin’ jam! Even the Birdsong in the 1st was spacey and Jer’s guitar was tamed and warmed up.
K Smith
December 20, 2019 at 2:17 pmAgree, his guitar is off for 1/2 the tune. Would have been fine for a sound check but this not a gem by any means and I doubt the boys in the band would have ever picked this as a release.
Josh
December 20, 2019 at 11:53 amAgreed, the 2nd half of the solo can’t be heard which kills the flow of the tune. However, I feel the vocals were strong but this is in no way a stand out Stagger Lee.
Doug
December 19, 2019 at 5:47 pmWhat the… why… what in the world? Why on Earth did Dave and crew select this one? He’s missing half the lyrics, blows the midi flute change and therefore the sound mix missed that whole solo, and his voice isn’t particularly strong. The Drumz > Casey Jones from 11 days earlier is on video. Try that one. Yikes!