Il 9 agosto 1995, moriva il geniale Jerry Garcia. In suo ricordo vi posto il brano dei Grateful Dead, “Truckin’”. Leggi il testo e guarda il video.
Ricordando Jerry.
Jerry Garcia è stato un chitarrista, cantante e compositore, frontman dei Greateful Dead, uno dei maggiori gruppi musicali di rock psichedelico americano.
Jerome John Garcia, alias Jerry Garcia, (Oakland, 1º agosto 1942 – Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, 9 agosto 1995), miscelava nel suo stile il folk, il country, il blues ed il bluegrass.
Attorno ai Grateful Dead nacque una sorta di culto; alcuni loro fan, chiamati Deadhead, seguirono il gruppo in concerto per anni, vivendo di fatto come nomadi in onore della loro devozione verso “the Dead” (Fonte Wikipedia).
Jerry morì per attacco di cuore, mentre si trovava nel centro di riabilitazione dalle droghe Serenity Knolls in California,
La rivista Rolling Stone, ha classificato Jerry Garcia al 13° posto, nella lista dei migliori chitarristi di sempre.
Certamente la sua musica non è di facile ascolto, ma è notevole la grande improvvisazione, a cui veniva dato spazio nei concerti.
” Truckin ‘ ” è una canzone dei Grateful Dead , apparsa per la prima volta nel loro album del 1970 American Beauty . È stato riconosciuto dalla Biblioteca del Congresso degli Stati Uniti nel 1997 come tesoro nazionale.
Testo: Grateful Dead – Truckin’
Truckin’ got my chips cashed in. Keep truckin’, like the do-dah man
Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin’ on.
Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street.
Chicago, New York, Detroit and it’s all on the same street.
Your typical city involved in a typical daydream
Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings.
Dallas, got a soft machine; Houston, too close to New Orleans,
New York’s got the ways and means; but just won’t let you be, oh no.
Most of the cats that you meet on the streets speak of true love,
Most of the time they’re sittin’ and cryin’ at home.
One of these days they know they better get goin’
Out of the door and down on the streets all alone.
Truckin’, like the do-dah man. Once told me “You’ve got to play your hand”
Sometimes your cards ain’t worth a dime, if you don’t lay’em down,
Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me,
Other times I can barely see.
Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it’s been.
What in the world ever became of sweet Jane?
She lost her sparkle, you know she isn’t the same
Livin’ on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine,
All a friend can say is “Ain’t it a shame?”
Truckin’, up to Buffalo. Been thinkin’, you got to mellow slow
Takes time, you pick a place to go, and just keep truckin’ on.
Sittin’ and starin’ out of the hotel window.
Got a tip they’re gonna kick the door in again
I’d like to get some sleep before I travel,
But if you got a warrant, I guess you’re gonna come in.
Busted, down on Bourbon Street, set up, like a bowlin’ pin.
Knocked down, it get’s to wearin’ thin. They just won’t let you be, oh no.
You’re sick of hangin’ around and you’d like to travel,
Get tired of travelin’ and you want to settle down.
I guess they can’t revoke your soul for tryin’,
Get out of the door and light out and look all around.
Sometimes the light’s all shinin’ on me,
Other times I can barely see.
Lately it occurs to me what a long, strange trip it’s been.
Truckin’, I’m a goin’ home. Whoa whoa baby, back where I belong,
Back home, sit down and patch my bones, and get back truckin’ on.
Video Youtube : Grateful Dead – Truckin’ Live 1972
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