Grateful Dead Black Muddy River

[LazyFunGi]

I hope our love for each other "rolls on forever"

[thebailhimself]

this show is always so sad

[tripfall224]

read Phil's book "searching for the sound"..it tells of a Garcia who'd been in serious mental and physical decline since their last studio album...RIP Jerry!!! Thanks for the memories...

[velvethammer2002]

Jerry was messing around with words here and there but how strange it is that if you listen very close he says "I will walk alone by the LAST muddy river" the first time around! Oh Jerry, so many tears... at that show, shows before that, and ever since. Bless you all!

[forest1997]

it seems as if they knew this was gonna be the end.. the sound of Jerry's voice.. its... i.d.k. is it all in my head?

[catrider73]

I was there. So many roads was best. Box of rain was last song. How fitting the last line sung was "Such a long,long time to be gone and a short time to be there". Thank you for a real good time.

[guyr2d2]

GDF

[PATOMMM]

So beautiful, yet so painful. Rest in peace, old friend. Love and miss you always.

[GSRJosh33]

Thanks for this brother/sister.

[yoleonardyo]

If you disliked this.....You have NO soul

[65jackstraw95]

I was there rip Jerry, rip Vince.

[Geniebeanie1]

I remember that I cried during Box of Rain, it was like I knew that was the end.

[smokedogg396]

sweet

[JohnLennonVideos86]

jerry died less than a month before i was born :(

[jonathan13holland]

nah Jeryy sang it but he did somehow slip last Black Muddy River in to it. I was there!!!

[oldfatjeff]

I miss Jerry.

[LeBubba]

A precious piece of history. And stones fall from my eyes instead of years. RIP Jerry.

[bluegrassman776]

great song period!

[epsteinjosh]

The "So Many Roads" played earlier by Jerry just rips your heart out. The best version ever played in my opinion

[LiamfromColorado]

I was at this show...somewhere down on the field...high as the moon. I vividly remember this song into Box of Rain to close out the night. Thank you boys, for some really great times!

[shotgun042]

footage of the last time uncle Jerry sang this awesome song.

[kc9axz]

The last muddy river. Great song ok vid. Wish the audio was a little better on the video. RIP Jerry

[Eddyeddymomeddy]

The worst thing is that I was born in 92 and I was alive for when he passed but I wouldn't have been able to appreciate his poetry if I had gone.

I also want to apologize for the majority of my generation and their unhealthy obsession with what NoClassGear calls garbage music. I do what I can but so many of my peers who listen to the Dead are the kids who think it's only good when you're high. Hopefully one day, they'll grow up enough to appreciate the culture.

[blueridgedew]

This was the last few moments that I had to spend with, Jerry.....

I guess you had to be a fan "family" to understand.

[TheCasinoGuru]

so sad. i cry when i see this but he and the boys still brought me a lifetime of joy from the first time i saw them live in 1966 till today. thanks jerry and i hope you found peace.

[HeyGidz]

:'(

[jonathan13holland]

Box of Rain was the Last song played. The last lines sung, Such a long time to be gone such a short time to be here

[artsyfartsy898]

@jonathan13holland phil sang box of rain that night because he didnt feel like black muddy river was a good note to end on. amazing. phil sang jerry's last song before he died. beautiful...

[yossarianhunter]

i've had an audio of this since about a week after the show... eerie, first chorus he sings "i will walk alone by the LAST muddy river..." like he knew... love you Jer, thanx for everything...

[yossarianhunter]

i've had an audio of this since about a week after the show... eerie, first chorus he sings "i will walk alone by the LAST muddy river..." like he knew... love you Jer, thanx for everything...

[finematt]

I think Jerry could sense what was going to happen man... he poured his heart and soul into this performance. Man this song gives me chills

[ascheylus]

rips tears from my heart and sends chills through my existence.. thank you , jerry.. you changed my life and I never got to say thank you.. 15 years later and still lost without you...

[jcovotsos]

15 years ago to the day, seems like yesterday i was at Soldier

[spayspay]

Thanks a lot.

[Wharfomatic]

15 years ago today and I still miss you so much Jerry.

[imissjg]

If we only knew when we were filing out of Soldier`s Feild that night,that,that would be the last time,any of us would hear Jerry,do what only he could do with a guitar,perform magic!..it was the "last rose of summer,"it turned out.I was already planning Fall tour.I still possess a flyer,that entailed the new Fall Tour Dates and locations,I didn`t realize how sentemetal that peice of yellow paper would become.I just wanted to "Roll on Forever."..with The Grateful Dead and Jerry.

[BoarHorse]

who's walking alone?not anymore

[jimmy7633011]

I remember this just like it was yesterday. I was 26 rows from the stage. Jerry's voice is just so soothing on this song.  Forever Grateful!!!!

[Davviiidd]

first chorus he says "LAST muddy river"

[jds832002]

what a amazingly sad, beautifully haunting rendition of this incredible song - all the more important for its place in history (so close to the end).

[jasonepope77]

Was right there singing along. Man, what a night.

[pigpen7852]

thanx jerry

[luckydog12472]

I was at this show and yes it was very sad to see. You could just tell Jerry was so drained. I remember thinking that i doubted there was going to be a fall tour. There was so much drama on that final summer tour. Forever listening....forever remembering....forever loving Jerry.

[redneckpride4ever]

@luckydog12472 I was at the Highgate show that year. Man, I could just about cry listening to your desription, but my wife is sitting across the room and I don't want her to think I'm nuts. She was only 6 when Jerry died (I was 16), and she has no way of understanding the power of this man and this band.

[OapostropheC]

@redneckpride4ever thanks for making me feel SO OLD! I had graduated from college in May of '95, and although I wasn't really into the dead at that time (yeah, I know), I still felt his passing very deeply. An era had ended before I was ready to let go.

[Snowrider2401]

Does anyone know where to find a video of the final song Box of rain? I've looked and looked but can't seem to find it

[jdeweyhs]

So sad...Too bad Jer didn't take a break from touring and make an attempt to get better...There wiil never be any band or scene to replace them.

[xango2001]

Not feelin well walkd to the beach where I liv. Watchd waves, the sunset and heard:When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain, stars start to scatter in the sky, I will walk alone along the black muddy river. Boom, my knees buckle from a severe asthma attack. Drove to ER fast with when the strings of my heart start to sever, and stones fall from my eyes instead of tears. Spared another day, got home and played this, and the tears roll down my face. At deaths door, Jerry soothed my soul

[gotmychipscashedin]

Very nice!..... I was in a coma from a car accident back in 1997. A friend of mine put a walkman on my ears with some of my favorite Dead tunes......shortly afterward I woke up.

I have a lot to be grateful for.....

[Fliedermous]

That's a great story.

Sometimes we need to go on long, dark, and difficult journeys to realize just how much we have to be grateful for.

Life is short and fragile....

[CondemnedHXC]

Haha.Nice joke,I'll tell it to my grandchildren

[gotmychipscashedin]

No joke at all. Very true!

[lampoonatic]

@gotmychipscashedin Reading your comment just sent shivers up my spine and brought tears to my eyes. I too, was in a coma from a car accident in 1982. My brother brought in a portable tape deck and played old bootlegs on it. I opened my eyes to Weir singing Weather Report--"I am, I am, I-I am..."

[allpissedoff]

@gotmychipscashedin

Sweet tale thankx for mentioning it,very cool.

[watsugar]

He sings "last" at 1:47, listen closely. He sounded so bad and so sick, makes me sad.

[watsugar]

Very special show, and yes, Jerry does sing "LAST Muddy River" in the first verse. Telling. I miss Jerry a lot.

[beadingnutritionist]

Yes, very special show! I had such eery feelings while leaving... Sadness as though it was all over. I know that I was not the only one. Awesome show!!!

[FarFromGroovin1]

One of the best of all the shows I saw, I'll never forget July 9, 1995. It's imbeded in my mind for all the days of my life. Thank you for the upload!! I can close my eyes and go right back to the one and only GD show my wife saw =) (future wife at that time)

[GBZ10TROY]

I have a Skull and Roses bicycle jersey that I wear in the month of August in his honor.

Hunter-Garcia touch my soul

[ChucklesU812]

Was there the night before - and Visions of Joanna brought tears to my eyes. If I had only known - the tickets were within our grasp too. But a backpacking trip to CO loomed and drew me away... hindsight! What a fantastic ride though! Soldier field was the best!

[HippieBuddah]

I was there and I was really close and I was really lucky...

[womenrsmarter420]

gobrowns correct me if im wrong but this is the night he passed on......

[NewPaltz75]

womenrsmarter420: I'm not trying to argue with you, but gobrowns4 is right - This amazing show as exactly one month before he left us,... I miss him and the people I met along the way so much,,,There never was and will never be anything like a Grateful Dead concert - Have many favorites, and this is def one of them.......Peace!

[gobrowns4]

this was a month before he died

[thatsrightbitchshutp]

call me silly but this is my favorite dead song.

[GSO752]

your silly

[shermanatortwo]

Don't call anyone silly for liking a grateful dead song you piece of garbage...

[goulaglenn]

I was there with my two best friends and it's truly fortunate we enjoyed these last two shows together. So Many Roads and Visions of Johanna highlighted the weekend. My eyes don't just water when I hear those songs, I flat out CRY. Jerry's influence as a musician surpasses beatles, stones, hendrix, etc. because he turned so many people onto a variety of music --acid rock, blues, jazz, bluegrass, country, folk, 50s rock, you name it. What a tremendous legacy he left for all of us.

[pupython]

I was also one of the lucky to be there. Mysteriously, beautiful show. I feel blessed by the Dead.

[doclyssa]

I was lucky enough to be there for the weekend also. So true about the show being mysteriously, beautiful.

[muckstar23]

cryptical,..

[fassman316]

I never saw Jerry play, never knew him personally, never met him, but man do I miss him. I think it speaks to how powerful his music was for so many people who didn't know him personally to miss him so much.

[xxsmiley13xx]

last dong he ever sang boo.

[usernametaken73]

I was there!

[donveill]

i love the grateful dead, but one thing i dont like about the crowd is when they cheer during the verse, when it seems like the night will last forever, its a sad line, doesnt mean keep the party going all night, ya know what im saying.

[ih8tbush]

I know what you're saying, and as teh final song ever, its a real tearjerker, B U T, than again neither is the premise of Dupree's Diamond Blues, and its about as light as it gets...maybe they're moved by the deliberate evocatives.

[FrossetBlod]

I'm 17.

Obviously I wasnt around when he was famous, or around when he wrote his songs.

But I miss Jerry. We always loose the ones that matter the most.

[deadhead1130]

jerrys last show

RIP jerry

[mmmmmfreshcope]

:o(

[NoClassGear]

I can't understand how this video has only been viewed a little over 3,000 times and garbage music like Lil Wayne is viewed tens of millions. That's whats wrong with people today. I was never fortunate enough to have seen Jerry but have seen Bobby w/ Ratdog and the Dead. RIP Jerry...

[ih8tbush]

I here ya, but if its popularity you want, think how lame it was when "touch" was a top 40 hit and it was for a brief period in 87 played as the encore while attendance climbed.

[indieindy]

@NoClassGear

I agree that the Dead are one of the best bands ever, but I wouldn't call anything garbage. Every generation has their own misunderstood music. Some people (out of touch, imo) called the Dead garbage, but we all know it isn't true. Just let people like whatever they want and be done with it.

[grkinn]

We went both nights except for two of our friends, who traded their tickets to what turned out to be the last show for two Pearl Jam tickets for the same night in Milwaukee.  Pearl Jam's a great band, but they've never forgiven themselves for missing that last show.

[hohwband]

miss you jer...miss you a lot.

[ptslinger]

I've heard elsewhere that the first time the lyrics "Black Muddy River" are sung, Jerry said "Last Muddy River" instead...

It does sound like this in the recording, but can anyone confirm or dispute this version?

[QuickSilv76]

Epic, who cares about semantics. Nice footage

[zzzepptri]

I can't confirm that, but it certain sounds like he says last, not black.

[tompadel]

This was Jerry's last song. Phil broke into Box of Rain only because he could not stand to see Jerry in such pain at the end of his life. This should have been the last song EVER played by The Greatful Dead. Phil took it upon himself to change destiny. Thats the truth, I read it in Phils book just last night. Love you Jerry. i know your spirit will be shining down this spring. god Bless The Greatful Dead

[1177rr]

Box of rain was the last song and the the fireworks.I was front row.

[trufflesmell]

I'm sure it's been said millions of times, but what's really indicative of and amazing about the dead and the community is that the spirit of the occasion can come to you, years later, even on a poor recording like this, from a camera running low.

[krispysmurf]

@trufflesmell

Well stated. 8)

[drsmith200]

last song

nuff said

[Alembic40]

Box Of Rain was the last song; there used to be a vid of it on here, but I didn't nab it in time =(

[KYEONGTI]

not what i heard.....was told this was the last song jerry played....but you know what you know about what you hear...peace!

[xylotone0110]

BMR is the last song JG sang , Box of rain was right after ths one that night , but sung by Phil L ( being really the last song the Dad played ever ] Thanks for posting this video . It takes me back to that night . A wonderful one . The entire show was hot , live And on tape as well thanks again

[spayspay]

@Alembic40 Do they take the videos from the last show down?

[lschicky]

I wonder if anyone caught the Hendrix style star spangled banner on video with the fireworks. This show always sticks in my mind.

[Mu51ch3r3]

@Alembic40 It always broke me up to hear Jerry sing "the LAST muddy river" during the first chorus. Hard to listen to this.

God Bless

[papinstripes62]

@Mu51ch3r3

I know kind of how you feel. I was at the last show Jerry did at Giants Stadium. He waved to the crowd as he left the stage. I'd never seen him do that before. I got a strange feeling in me that "I'd never see them again".

RIP Jerry...thank you...for a real good time :)

[badluckhoppy]

@Alembic40 I was pretty sure this was the final encore on the last Chicago night.... Unfortunately, my sister had to get back to Atlanta, so we had to head back a few nights early (St. Louis), but most of my friends made it to Chicago and said this was the last tune..... Very appropriate.

[badluckhoppy]

My sister and I followed this tour to St. Louis, but my sister had to get back to ATL, so we missed the Chicago shows... Nonethless, my friends finished the tour and said that this was in fact the last encore of the last night...

[jahacker224]

@badluckhoppy No Box of Rain was the last song... Phil went into it after BMR b/c he "Couldn't stand the thought of ending the tour with one of Jerry's most sorrowful songs."

[jahacker224]

@badluckhoppy No Box of Rain was the last song... Phil went into it after BMR b/c he "Couldn't stand the thought of ending the tour with one of Jerry's most sorrowful songs."

[usernametaken73]

glad I was there.....

[scraaaazy]

i really feel lucky to see this this morning 13 years later. every dead show i went to i felt like it was going to be the last one because the whole scene was so big. i remember thinking that night as i crossed the walkway over lake shore dr and looked at the massive crowd in the parking lot "this cant keep going on, its nuts" as i got to the gate someone offered me $100 for my ticket-i considered it-but went to the show.they played a string of my favorite dead tunes that nightit was alwaysagift

[scraaaazy]

@scraaaazy --I should of been there with you MK,But I was there!

[1DMCQ1]

banks of thanks! one of a kind. roll on forever.

[JBCopland]

nicely said

[FRIOMASTER]

thanks.

[maddogwrestlingfan]

RIP Jerry.... God Bless and Thank You...