Land Of The Navajo - Music

Old & In The Way Was A One-Shot Bluegrass Band Whose Legacy Lasted Far Longer Than The Band. Led By Grateful Dead Member Jerry Garcia Banjo Vocals The Band Also Featured David Nelson Guitar Vocals David Grisman Mandolin Vocals Vassar Clements Fiddle Peter Rowan Guitar Vocals And John Kahn Bass . Garcia Formed The Band In 1973 As A Way To Revisit His Bluegrass Roots And Demonstrate His Affection For The Music. To Round Out The Lineup He Recruited Clements And Kahn As Well As Grisman And Rowan Who Were Both West Coast Session Musicians Who Had Previously Played Together In The Band Muleskinner. Taking Their Name From A Grisman Composition Old & In The Way Played A Handful Of Gigs Most Of Them At The Boarding House In San Francisco In October. An Album Also Called Old & In The Way Was Culled From These Shows But Not Released Until 1975 On The Grateful Dead's Own Record Label Round. The Record Combined Standards And Rowan Originals Which Later Became Standards. Although The Album Was The Only One The Lineup Released During The 1970s The Members Continued To Play Together In Various Permutations Over The Next Two Decades And The Record Continued To Sell Steadily. The Group Reunited After Garcia's Death In 1995 Releasing A Second Album Actually Composed Of 1973 Recordings That High Lonesome Sound In Early 1996. A Third Album Of 1973 Vintage Appeared At The End Of 1997. read less