''Dave's Picks Volume 45'' is a four-CD live album by the rock band the

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. It contains two complete concerts recorded on October 1 and 2, 1977 at the Paramount Theatre in

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. It was released on January 27, 2023, in a limited edition of 25,000 copies. The album is one of many Grateful Dead live releases to feature performances from 1977, widely considered a peak year for the band. Material from the band's October 1977 shows was previously documented on '' Road Trips Volume 1 Number 2''.

Critical reception

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Timothy Monger wrote, "Pristinely recorded by soundboard mainstay Betty Cantor-Jackson at the Paramount Theatre, ''Dave's Picks 45'' comprises both concerts in their entirety as the Dead cook through classic combos of the era in fine form. They even drag out a few oldies, playing their first "Dupree's Diamond Blues" since 1969 and re-introducing the eternal "Casey Jones" back into the canon after a three-year absence."

Track listing

Disc 1 :''October 1 – first set:'' #"

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Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and de ...

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Jerry Garcia Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 196 ...

, Robert Hunter) – 7:50 #" Mexicali Blues" (

Bob Weir Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with the Other Ones, later known as the Dead ...

John Perry Barlow John Perry Barlow (October 3, 1947February 7, 2018) was an American poet, essayist, cattle rancher, and cyberlibertarian political activist who had been associated with both the Democratic and Republican parties. He was also a lyricist for th ...

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" (Garcia, Hunter) – 4:05 #" Cassidy" (Weir, Barlow) – 4:59 #"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:27 #"Passenger" (

Phil Lesh Philip Chapman Lesh (March 15, 1940 – October 25, 2024) was an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he developed a unique style of improvised six-string bass guitar. He was their bassist throughout their 30 ...

, Peter Monk) – 3:54 #"Tennessee Jed" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:29 #"New Minglewood Blues" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 5:28 #"

Peggy-O The Bonnie Lass o' Fyvie (Roud # 545) is a Scottish folk song about a thwarted romance between a soldier and a woman. Like many folk songs, the authorship is unattributed, there is no strict version of the lyrics, and it is often referred to by it ...

" (traditional, arranged by Grateful Dead) – 9:29 #"The Music Never Stopped" (Weir, Barlow) – 8:11 :''October 1 – second set:'' #

"Bertha" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:33 → #"

Good Lovin' "Good Lovin" is a song written by Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick that was a #1 hit single for the Young Rascals in 1966. Original version The song was first recorded by Lemme B. Good (stage name of singer Limmie Snell) in March 1965 and writ ...

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) – 5:23 Disc 2 :''October 1 – second set, continued:'' #"It Must Have Been the Roses" (Hunter) – 8:19 #"Estimated Prophet" (Weir, Barlow) – 9:48 → #"Eyes of the World" (Garcia, Hunter) – 11:57 → #"

Dancing in the Street "Dancing in the Street" is a song written by Marvin Gaye, William Stevenson, and Ivy Jo Hunter. It first became popular in 1964 when recorded by Martha and the Vandellas whose version reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart for two ...

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Ivy Jo Hunter George Ivy Hunter (August 28, 1940 – October 6, 2022), known as Ivy Jo Hunter, was an American R&B songwriter, record producer and singer, most associated with his work for Motown in the 1960s. Life and career Raised in Detroit, Michigan ...

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Mickey Hart Mickey Hart (born Michael Steven Hartman, September 11, 1943) is an American percussionist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 until February 19 ...

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 ...

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, Charles Hardin) – 10:41 → #"Black Peter" (Garcia, Hunter) – 8:58 → #"

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Casey Jones John Luther "Casey" Jones (March 14, 1864 – April 30, 1900) was an American railroader who was killed when his passenger train collided with a stalled freight train in Vaughan, Mississippi. Jones was a locomotive engineer for the Illinois Cen ...

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Jack Straw John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946) is a British politician who served in the Cabinet from 1997 to 2010 under the Labour governments of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He held two of the traditional Great Offices of State, as Home Secretar ...

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) – 4:31 #"Brown Eyed Women" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:46 #"

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Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American country and western singer and songwriter. He was one of the most popular and successful singers of his genre for most o ...

) – 4:34 #"Dupree's Diamond Blues" (Garcia, Hunter) – 5:29 #"Let It Grow" (Weir, Barlow) – 12:42 #"Deal" (Garcia, Hunter) – 6:57 :''October 2 – second set:'' #

" Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arranged by Weir) – 7:45 :''October 2 – encore:'' #

Johnny B. Goode "Johnny B. Goode" is a song by American musician Chuck Berry, written and sung by Berry in 1958. Released as a Single (music), single in 1958, it peaked at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot R&B Sides chart and number eight on its pre ...

" (Berry) – 4:48 Disc 4 :''October 2 – second set, continued:'' #"

Scarlet Begonias "Scarlet Begonias" is a song by the Grateful Dead. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and the music by Jerry Garcia. Background The song begins in Grosvenor Square in London and also references " Tea for Two" from ''No, No, Nanette'' by ...

" (Garcia, Hunter) – 9:37 → #" Fire on the Mountain" – 12:29 (Hart, Hunter) #"

Playing in the Band "Playing in the Band" is a song by the Grateful Dead. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir composed the music, with some assistance from percussionist Mickey Hart. The song first emerged in embryonic form on th ...

" (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 8:53 → #"Drums" (Hart, Kreutzmann) – 6:08 → #"The Wheel" (Garcia, Hunter, Kreutzmann) – 5:17 → #"

Truckin' "Truckin" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album '' American Beauty''. It was recognized by the United States Library of Congress in 1997 as a national treasure.''Grateful Dead: The Illustrated Trip'' . Jake W ...

(Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter) – 10:40 → #" The Other One" (Weir, Kreutzmann) – 5:30 → #"Wharf Rat" (Garcia, Hunter) – 10:51 → #"

Sugar Magnolia "Sugar Magnolia" is a song by the Grateful Dead. Written by Robert Hunter and Bob Weir, it is one of the most well-known songs by the band, alongside such hits as " Truckin'", " Casey Jones", " Uncle John's Band", " Touch of Grey", and fellow su ...

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Personnel

Grateful Dead *

– lead guitar, vocals *

– rhythm guitar, vocals *

– bass guitar *

– drums *

Keith Godchaux Keith Richard Godchaux (July 19, 1948 – July 23, 1980) was an American pianist best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead from 1971 to 1979. Following their departure from the Dead, he and his wife Donna formed the H ...

– piano, keyboards *

– vocals Production *Produced by Grateful Dead *Produced for release by David Lemieux *Mastering: Jeffrey Norman *Recording:

Betty Cantor-Jackson Betty Cantor-Jackson (born September 18, 1948) is an American audio engineer and producer. She is best known for her work recording live concerts for the Grateful Dead from the late 1960s to the early 1980s, including live album '' Cornell 5/8/77' ...

*Additional recording: Bob Menke *Art direction, design: Steve Vance *Cover art: John Vogl *Photos: Bob Minkin *Liner notes essays: Ray Robertson, David Lemieux

Charts

References

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