Picking up where Keith Godchaux left off in the rotating keyboard position for the Grateful Dead, Brent Mydland by songwriting alone would no doubt have lasted the long haul of the next 16 years. Her setlist on that night included her late father's signature cover of "Dear Mr. He was a member of The Grateful Dead from 1979 to 1990, a … Updated on 8/8/16. It makes no claim for exhaustiveness, and I'd be glad to include recordings I have forgotten. View Comments. The B-3 he played for the majority of his tenure with the Grateful Dead, known for once being covered with stickers, is currently used by keyboardist Jeff Chimenti during live performances. I really enjoy spreading the love of the Dead & Phish and seeing how people react to my stickers. Mydland spent most of his childhood in Concord, California. Feb 10, 2020 - Explore Michal Strickland's board "Brent Mydland" on Pinterest. [7] He also co-wrote "Revolutionary Hamstrung Blues" with Phil Lesh and Lesh's lyrical collaborator Bobby Petersen, although the song was performed live only once. Sadly, Mydland had his demons which led to his tragic death 26 years ago today. He was a cross between Gregg Allman and Howlin’ Wolf. [4] After two weeks of rehearsals, he played his first concert with the band at the Spartan Stadium, San Jose, on April 22. He was the Dead's third keyboardist to die since the popular rock group was formed in 1965. Ever wonder what A Christmas Story star Peter Billingsley and other adorable kids from holiday movies look … Mydland’s father was a chaplain in the United States of America’s Army who was based in Munich, West Germany. Weir has said that the late '80s and early '90s, with Brent Mydland, was his favorite time playing in the band. Over his 11 years with the band, his contributions grew mightily. Strange Trip, Pacific Northwest Producer – Grateful Dead* Producer [Associate] – Doran Tyson, Lisa Allen Producer [For Release] – David Lemieux Recorded By – Betty Cantor-Jackson Research [Tape] – Michael Wesley Johnson. Mydland began taking for… [6] He easily fit into the band's sound and added his own contributions, such as in Go to Heaven (1980) which featured two of Mydland's songs, "Far From Me" and "Easy to Love You," the latter written with frequent Weir collaborator John Perry Barlow. Brent Mydland occupied the role for the next eleven years, until he died of a drug overdose. He wrote several songs on the band's studio albums released while he was a member. That’s me yesterday with two bass guitars that Phil Lesh used with the Grateful Dead. Watching “The Grateful Dead Movie” with my little sister, I guess the dancing like this to the dead is universal. His will, filed Thursday by attorney Ruth Dickerson, provides no benefits for Mydland's daughters Jennifer, 2, Jessica, 5, or his estranged wife, Lisa. He then formed the band Silver with Batdorf, releasing one album on Arista Records. Sponsored by PeopleLooker. Lisa Marlene Mydland, age 53, Kapaa, HI 96746 View Full Report. Mydland, keyboardist, singer and composer with the Grateful Dead since 1979, was found dead July 26 in his home in Lafayette. [4], Mydland joined the Grateful Dead in April 1979, replacing Keith and Donna Godchaux, who had decided to start their own band. LA Times correction: For the Record Correction Mydland estate--Grateful Dead musician Brent Mydland's estranged wife, Lisa, will receive half of his estate under California community property laws, according to James Whitmer, administrator of the Mydland Family Trust. Richard Terry of the Contra Costa County Coroner's office. Brent's death days after the show completed the terrible trip that was the Grateful Dead at Tinley Park. In the mid-1960s, the Grateful Dead was the house band for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest author Ken Kesey's Acid Tests, where Merry Pranksters and others got together to take LSD and trip out.That era was immortalized in Tom Wolfe's 1968 book The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.It's also how the band met Neal Cassady, the real-life Dean Moriarty of Jack Kerouac's On the Road. The Grateful Dead An album cover Reckoning Arista Records, 1981, signed by six members of the band including Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Brent Mydland. Monty Byrom, guitarist of Mydland's unreleased solo album said of him "“Brent was one of the most talented guys I’ve ever met. After graduation, he played with a number of bands and recorded one album with Silver before joining Bobby and the Midnites with Bob Weir and jazz veterans Billy Cobham and Alphonso Johnson. Fullscreen. During this time he also used analog synthesizers including a Minimoog, and a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5. He was a composer and actor, known for Grateful Dead: Backstage Pass (1992), The Grateful Dead: Touch of Grey (1987) and Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (1981). Looks like we don't have pictures. Mydland regularly played the Hammond organ, and had a B-3 with ten modified Leslie speakers in his setup for his entire tenure. His 1990 death deeply hurt the band. Available on … I’ve never seen anybody that could sing with those kind of notes, night after night. A Harley which was owned by Mydland was featured on a 2013 episode of Pawn Stars. It was present at the 50th anniversary "Fare Thee Well" concerts in July 2015. The Grateful Dead Forum is focused discussion area for the Grateful Dead. He frequently changed his setup to add new sounds. 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