1970

Workingman's Dead

The Grateful Dead

Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
Label:
Warner Bros. Records (WS 1869), Warner Bros. Records (1869)
Genre:
Rock
Style:
Folk Rock, Country Rock
Added:
2024-06-05
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The pivot. The Dead leaving long-form psychedelic improvisation behind for tight, country-folk-influenced songcraft. "Uncle John's Band," "Casey Jones," "Cumberland Blues," "New Speedway Boogie." A fresh-grass record made by a band who'd been at Altamont a few months earlier.