Most notably, he had unearthed several missing pieces in “They Love Each Other.” When Chris Chappell, the band’s male vocalist (the female vocalist is Katie Freeman-they both play guitar and write songs) heard I was the author of The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics, he immediately informed me that my book was lacking in a couple of places. But they do a couple of Dead-related tunes as part of their regular repertoire, one of which is “They Love Each Other.” (The other I’ve heard is an amazing “Viola Lee Blues.”) No, they are not egg farmers, but their name does pay tribute to Petaluma’s historical role as egg basket to the Bay Area. There is a plethora of bands, songwriters, studios, and venues here-ranging through all genres of music, from the all-volunteer symphony The American Philharmonic, to songwriters trying to break through to a larger audience.Ī recent discovery for me was a local Petaluma band called The Incubators. Maybe it’s true everywhere in the world, but the county I live in, Sonoma County, California, is a hotbed of local music.
Therefore, the best part, I would hope, would not be anything in particular that I might have to say, but rather, the conversation that may happen via the comments over the course of time-and since all the posts will stay up, you can feel free to weigh in any time on any of the songs! With Grateful Dead lyrics, there’s always a new and different take on what they bring up for each listener, it seems.(I’ll consider requests for particular songs-just private message me!) Here’s the plan-each week, I will blog about a different song, focusing, usually, on the lyrics, but also on some other aspects of the song, including its overall impact-a truly subjective thing.