''Move Me Brightly'' is a music documentary film. It contains live performances of Grateful Dead songs from a 2012 concert by Bob Weir and a number of other musicians, called "Move Me Brightly: Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday". The film also includes interviews with some of the performers, other musicians, and members of the Grateful Dead extended family. It was released on
DVD
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and
Blu-ray
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in 2013.
''Move Me Brightly'' was directed by Justin Kreutzmann, the son of Grateful Dead drummer
Bill Kreutzmann
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. Many of the interviews were conducted by Luke Wilson. The music was produced and mixed by Rick Vargas, with live mixing by
Dennis Leonard
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Born in Brooklyn, Leonard attended Oceanside High School on Long Island, then playe ...
and audio mastering by David Glasser. The liner notes for the video were written by Mike Campbell, Benjy Eisen, and
David Crosby
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Crosby joined the Byrds in 1964. They got ...
.
Concert
On August 3, 2012, former Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir and a rotating lineup of musicians performed a five-hour concert of Grateful Dead songs at
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in
San Rafael, California
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. The show was called "Move Me Brightly: Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday", and took place two days after the 70th anniversary of Garcia's birth. Many of the songs featured Weir on guitar,
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
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) on guitar,
Jeff Chimenti
Jeff Chimenti (born October 21, 1968) is an American keyboardist, best known for his ongoing work with former members of the Grateful Dead. Since May 1997 he has played with Bob Weir & RatDog, and has also played on every tour of The Dead (incl ...
(
RatDog
RatDog is an American rock band. The group began in 1995 as a side project for Grateful Dead guitarist and singer Bob Weir. After the Dead disbanded later that year, RatDog became Weir's primary band. They performed some Grateful Dead songs, a mix ...
Mike Gordon
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Phil Lesh and Friends
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Phil & Friends is not a traditional group in that several different lineups of musicians have played under the name, including gr ...
, Furthur) on drums,
Donna Jean Godchaux
Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay (born August 22, 1947) is an American singer who was a member of the Grateful Dead from 1972 until 1979.
Biography
Donna Jean Thatcher was born in Florence, Alabama. Prior to 1970, she had worked as a sessi ...
(Grateful Dead) on vocals, and
Jon Graboff
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Jim Lauderdale
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,
Harper Simon
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,
Cass McCombs
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Josh Kaufman
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,
Adam MacDougall
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Chris Tomson
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,
Tad Kubler
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, and
Craig Finn
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.
Songs
The DVD and Blu-ray release of ''Move Me Brightly'' includes the following songs.
Film:
*"Cumberland Blues"
*"Goin' Down the Road Feelin' Bad"
*"Mission in the Rain"
*"
Shakedown Street
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"
*"He's Gone"
*"Eyes of the World"
*"Terrapin Station"
*"Days Between"
*"Franklin's Tower"
*"U.S. Blues"
Bonus performances:
*"Dupree's Diamond Blues" *
*" Friend of the Devil"
*"Tennessee Jed" *
*"Ship of Fools" *
*"Bird Song"
*"New Speedway Boogie"
:*Blu-ray only
Featuring
The following people are listed in the "featuring" section of the film credits. They and others are interviewed in the film.
* Bob Weir
* Phil Lesh
*
Bill Kreutzmann
William Kreutzmann Jr. ( ; born May 7, 1946) is an American drummer and founding member of the rock band Grateful Dead. He played with the band for its entire thirty-year career, usually alongside fellow drummer Mickey Hart, and has continued to ...
Donna Jean Godchaux
Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay (born August 22, 1947) is an American singer who was a member of the Grateful Dead from 1972 until 1979.
Biography
Donna Jean Thatcher was born in Florence, Alabama. Prior to 1970, she had worked as a sessi ...
*
Mike Gordon
Michael Eliot Gordon (born June 3, 1965) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist most recognized as a founding member of the band Phish. In addition to bass, Gordon is an accomplished banjo player, and is proficient at piano and guitar. He ...
*
Jeff Chimenti
Jeff Chimenti (born October 21, 1968) is an American keyboardist, best known for his ongoing work with former members of the Grateful Dead. Since May 1997 he has played with Bob Weir & RatDog, and has also played on every tour of The Dead (incl ...
Josh Kaufman
Josh Kaufman (born November 9, 1976) is an American soul singer and singer-songwriter. A native of the Tampa Bay area in Florida, Kaufman is based out of and resides in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is best known for winning the season 6 of NBC's ' ...
*
Sammy Hagar
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David Hidalgo
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*
John Doe
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*
Stephen Perkins
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*
Dave Schools
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*
Bill Walton
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*
Jorma Kaukonen
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*
Jack Casady
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Setlist
The full set-list from the show is as follows: ( * indicates it was featured in ''Move Me Brightly'' DVD or Blu-Ray.)