RE: Monday Music - Shady Grove: My First Impression Leading up to Discovering The Grateful Dead
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Most of my friends in Colorado loved the Dead and all the spin-off projects. I myself was never a big fan, but I was born and raised near the boyhood of bluegrass legend Bill Monroe. When I heard some of the bluegrassy stuff the dead experimented with, I much preferred to the rock and roll style albums.
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Hahahaha, okay I think I got it: You were never a fan of the Dead, but when you heard their bluegrass, you started liking their rock and roll. (Meaning, you didn't care much for their take on bluegrass!) Wow, now I REALLY need to look up Bill Monroe. His music will probably blow my mind, since I actually like the Dead's bluegrass. ;-)
typo - I should've written "I much preferred it to the rock and roll style albums."
I am no expert, but I think the Dead covered at least a couple of Bill Monroe songs. Shady Grove was one of his greatest, as well as Blue Moon of Kentucky, even though he was actually an Indiana boy.
Oh okay, makes sense. Still, now I've gotten excited to study me some Bill Monroe...