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Grateful Dead – 6/9/76 Boston (Road Trips 4.5)(Archives, 2011)

The Boston 6/9/76 show shouldn’t be anyone’s first show, and it won’t be anyone’s favorite. But like November ’73, June ’74, or May ’77, June ’76 ranks as one of the most reliable months in the band’s three-decade career. The Dead…

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Grateful Dead - 9/24/76 College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA (Dave's Picks 4)
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Grateful Dead – 9/24/76 Williamsburg, VA (Dave’s Picks 4)

Contrary to what Becker and Fagen alleged three years earlier, William & Mary did just fine. Better than fine, really, with the band playing better than usual — Keith Godchaux’s interest and agility on the keys contributing the lion’s share…

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