The GRATEFUL DEAD Cold Rain & Snow/High Heel Sneakers 1966 Live

[pinkus44]

i hate it slow. i love these early ones so much.

[stepenwolf7]

Oh what wonderful memories.

[jmccullough]

Those were the days, when Billy was going by Bill Sommers.

[tara9001]

The Grateful Dead could have (and maybe should have) stopped after about 1967.They were amazing, up to that time.

[matt29ottobre]

listen carefully to the bass line...it's a trip

[bjcpc0337]

Great song, good recording from that period, thanks for posting. Need to bring back some acid tests, everything is too corporate factory ready made. I sure missed those early blues / Pigpen influenced songs.

[pyrotech8285]

god i always loved cold rain and snow,especialy the early versions! i love how pig pen plays the organ in cold rain in snow,just pure epicness.this reminds me of driving to my grandparents with my dad when i was five, my dad out on a 66 show and we jammed the whole way there

[JasonTryp]

@pyrotech8285

Pig Pen was all they needed as an organist. Too bad they kind of diminished his role in the years to come but his performances on the live shows was always a highlight of their sets.

[mixmaster2669]

THE DAY...longshoremens, filmore and the doghouse...oh pig oh ya got me...

[deadheadstolla]

It's from Grateful Dead Live at Fillmore Auditorium on 1966-11-19. Also aweful is "pain in my heart' and specially ' The same thing'. For me the best show was

Live at Carousel Ballroom on 1968-02-14, This show has been commercially released as "Road Trips Vol 2.2" Unlucky for me, because I always listened to this show by streaming with archive.org. It's difficult to buy cd's in Holland from GD. Special the old one's.

[rusticwiles0]

Or did you know? just why i felt the worn and tired cold?

[rusticwiles0]

After I tripped twice i found out I allways liked to be treated like i was left with snow!!!! why did you, girl, go? did you know something i should've known? or was it me left to an evening all alone? Why great woman why did you decide to go? Was i nothing, or just another means to an end?

[BeatleBob2]

wow , was that a bad note I just heard from Garcia on high heel sneakers? even gods are not infallible!

[Wehategod]

How come the LP Version stars off with well she's Coming down the stairs combing back her yellow hair ? DId the Dead reverse the song for their Debut?

[apples13able]

Really like this sound, the organ is great. This is garage punk to me! Love those vintage instruments! thanx for posting, I'll search for more 60's dead.

[kapila013]

sounds like bill graham at the begining. is it? was the filmore around in 66?

[JasonTryp]

I'm sure it is Bill Graham and if it's not the Filmore then it's another venue that Graham ran before that, perhaps the Avalon.

[grimgrimdeath666]

@JasonTryp Ive got an album of the Grateful Dead preforming at Avalon on my iphone witch all the songs they did and also got a Warlocks album before they called them selfs the Grateful Dead and its rreally good

[Pithecanthropus2483]

You could say Pigpen was underrated--along with Weir--all right! Both of them were virtually fired around 67-8 for not pulling their weight in the band. I'm not a professional musician, but I can't see that any of the others were any greater shakes at this time.

The two overcame their devastating on-the-job Performance Reviews by verbal promises and follow-through--but also by just continuing to show up at the gigs anyway!

[iunnodiapeys]

no man, pig pen played with the dead til he died in early 70's

[Pithecanthropus2483]

@iunnodiapeys Exactly. They both promised to work harder and do better at the "Performance Review", but it's not clear to me whether the band then said, OK, we'll give you another chance to turn it around, OR if it was more a case of them just turning up to play anyway even though it wasn't clear they were wanted. In the end, though they were accepted back into the band however it happened.

[Wehategod]

I like Cold rain and Snow because Pig Pen plays what i like to call Whriling Keyboards!!!!!!!!!!!! I love the Dead's First Album!!!!!

[drmlabs]

Yeah! Right! Pig did have that whirling swirling thing going on. Love it .Worked great - he was waaay underrated as a musician. Mostly known for his vocals, ya know?

[Wehategod]

Never knew that thanks for telling me man!!! This is my favorite Grateful Dead Song

[JasonTryp]

Me too. It's such a fun listen. My girlfriend loves Good Morning Little Schoolgirl!

[MrClearlight]

He originally called himself Bill Summers, then reverted back to his original name in 67

[StreetracerBMX91]

I'm straight from the hood growin up listening to hip hop n heard this the first time really like it. Garcia!!!!!!

[JasonTryp]

It's good to have an open mind and thanks for digging it!

[ClueSign]

StreetracerBMX91 -- good for you... this music has same roots -- in blues-- as hip-hop..stay open. Peace

[BeatleBob2]

This is my favorite song and version of CR&S. Phil Lesh was my biggest inspiration. Saw him at the Grand Ballroom in '67, and he just blew me away. Not sure if many know, but I've read that he is a natural born perfect pitch. Very handy for a bass player. Those low notes are hard to hear when you are playing live on stage.

[Geniebeanie1]

Nothing like the Dead, especially with Pigpen. No one repleaced his style.

[Pithecanthropus2483]

Pig utterly rocked the organ on the studio version of Cream Puff War.

[JasonTryp]

Hey, I agree. Why they brought in other musicians on organ/keyboards during Pigpen's lifetime baffles me.

[deadheadstolla]

It's from Fillmore Auditorium on November 19, 1966 wit a bluesy Pigpen and with the psychedelic playing style of Jerry. Oh my god, there 're still amazing great. Pain in my heart.

[ClueSign]

"Mr Bill Summers on drums?" wtf?

[rockyracoon667]

he went by bill sommers in the early days...its listed in the first dead album as bill sommers

[ClueSign]

Rocky Wow thanks never caught that detail before.

[funkberto]

This is a Psychedelic treasure. Thankz

Chile

[sparkyization]

Makin' a run from Oakland to Reno. The PanHead's shorty pipes beating out 6/8 time ... in the cold rain and snow

Great old tune from another space in time

[Sean123771]

love this how they play it fast they slowed cold rain down quite a bit

[MTCatman]

Way cool, thanks for sharing!

[tuggers1]

great post ,i wonder if there is any warlocks footage out there

[icecoldhubbas]

Wow! this is early. I've heard alot of tracks from 66' but this sounds way old.

[BeatleBob2]

Now this is how I remember the tune when I saw them three times one weekend in MI in 1967. Twice at the Grande and down in Ann Arbor free in the park. Phil Lesh absolutley mesmerized me the entire time.

[twingats16]

way to make someone have a flashback...TY

[Antarblue]

This is how I remember Grateful dead in SF! Thanks! *****

[JasonTryp]

Thanks a lot Mr. Antablue! It's great that you could have seen them back them. I'm sure you have some great stories to tell!