me and my uncle-grateful dead cover

me and my uncle-grateful dead cover.
"Me and My Uncle", often also written "Me & My Uncle", is a song composed by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, and popularized by the Grateful Dead and Judy Collins.
John Phillips originally wrote "Me and My Uncle" at a drinking session in a hotel room with Judy Collins and Neil Young (among others) in 1963. According to Grateful Dead Lyric & Song Finder[1]

John often used to tell the story behind "Me and My Uncle". Years ago he began receiving publishing royalties from a song on a Judy Collins record with which he was unfamiliar. It was titled "Me and My Uncle". He called Judy to let her know of the mistake because he hadn't written any such song. She laughed and told him that about a year before, in Arizona after one of her concerts, they had a 'Tequila Night' back at the hotel with Stephen Stills, Neil Young and a few others. They were running a blank cassette and John proceeded to write "Me and My Uncle" on the spot. The next day, John woke up to the tequila sunrise with no recollection of the songwriting incident. Judy kept the cassette from that evening and then, without informing John, recorded the song for her own record. Over the years the song was recorded by several people, and eventually became a standard of the Grateful Dead. John used to joke that, little by little, with each royalty check, the memory of writing the song would come back to him.

[edit] Performances
"Me and My Uncle" was first recorded by Judy Collins at some point in 1964, and performed at The Judy Collins Concert.

It was later heard by the Grateful Dead, who adopted it as one of their standard performances. Bob Weir is reported to have learned it from Curly Jim Cook, a member of the Bay Area A.B. Skhy Blues Band. According to Deadbase X, the Dead's first playing was in late 1966. The first available performance of it is from the Electric Theater in Chicago, on April 26, 1969, and is available on Dick's Picks, Vol 26.[2] Their best-known version is from the 1971 live Skull & Roses album. The song continued to be performed regularly until Jerry Garcia's death and the end of the band in 1995. Indeed according to Deadbase X, it was the most-played song of all in the Dead's long concert career, with 613 performances.

Later performances were made by reunited The Dead and Bob Weir's band Ratdog, starting in 2003 with the latter performing the song into 2006.

"Me and My Uncle" has also been performed by John Denver, Dino Valente, Mike Wilhelm and by John Phillips himself.

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[denandcin]

excellent cover better than most of the dead versions ive heard as far as quality.cant wait to see more keep it up loved it.

[strat2caster]

@denandcin

thanks much man, ive got a vid of good lovin' (dead style) on my channel

peace

Strat

[MsMinglewoodBlues]

nice job, man!!!! see ya on tour!

[strat2caster]

awesome, thanks! see ya there ;o)

[carcosa]

Beautiful, very well played and sung. I agree that it would be indistinguishable from Bob.

[strat2caster]

thanks thats a great compliment ;o)

[b9r8h7]

you sound like bob

kick ass

[AnAcidRevolution]

damn dude you really got the bobby wier voice. im diggin it dude. The Dead live on through people just like you. keep on truckin brother.

[katesimester]

very nice, man. (:

[1958wvpicker]

Excelent job my Friend

keep up the great work

Rich in WV

[ilikejdmtlk]

very very very very nice(: it sounds so similar!

[KLBRECH1]

hell ya man!!! that was awesome. keep tokin borhter. P&P :)

[dannyaingefan]

Very nice man...Have a Jerry Christmas :)

[MrEmperorBlack]

Great Job! I loved every second

[YellowJullyfish]

damn brother!

[jbyai]

oooh, niiiice... (wink)