Uncle John's Band
| "Uncle John's Band" | ||||
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French single cover, 1970 | ||||
| Single by Grateful Dead | ||||
| from the album Workingman's Dead | ||||
| B-side | "New Speedway Boogie" | |||
| Released | July 1, 1970 | |||
| Studio | Pacific High, San Francisco | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Composer(s) | Jerry Garcia | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Robert Hunter | |||
| Producer(s) | Bob Matthews Betty Cantor Grateful Dead | |||
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"Uncle John's Band" is a song by the Grateful Dead that first appeared in their concert setlists in late 1969. The band recorded it for their 1970 album Workingman's Dead. Written by guitarist Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter, "Uncle John's Band" presents the Dead in an acoustic and musically concise mode, with close harmony singing.
The song is one of the band's best known, and is included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. In 2001 it was named 321st (of 365) in the Songs of the Century project list.