See Sturgill Simpson Join Dead and Company for ‘Morning Dew' at GD 60
Simpson, who — after established himself as a torchbearer of the Dead's jam aesthetic during his recent tours — served as opener for the second GD 60 show, led the group through 'Morning Dew,' and traded solos with John Mayer over the track's 12-minute runtime.
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Simpson was previously enlisted as part of the Kennedy Center Honors' tribute to the Grateful Dead earlier this year, where he performed 'Ripple.'
The 60th anniversary shows kicked off Friday with a guest appearance by Grahame Lesh, son of the late Phil Lesh, and honored his father by leading Dead and Company on 'Box of Rain,' even playing one of Phil's basses; Grahame Lesh also joined the band for 'St. Stephen' during Saturday's show.
The GD 60 celebration concludes with one last show on Sunday night.
In other Dead-related news, in what would have been Jerry Garcia's birthday on August 1, San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie announced that a portion of Harrington Street where the guitarist's childhood home resided would be renamed Jerry Garcia Street:
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