29) Hunter says: " 'China Cat' took a long time to write. In an interview in Golden Road (Spring, 1991, p.
It's good that a few things in this world are clear to allof us." People seem to know exactly whatI'm talking about. In his Box of Rain, Hunter writes: "Nobody ever asked me the meaning of this song. 24), Hunter said: "Ican sit right here and write you a China Cat or one of those things in tenminutes.How many of those things do you need.?" Ken covers the song in their live performances. If you have time, check out my China Cat page, which (of course) featuresa direct link to your China Cat Sunflower page. By 1979 we hadreleased a single on Atlantis Records of LA and were getting lots of airplay in the SF Bay Area market.the name China Cat was well-exposedduring that period. The Dead were a big influence.īut wait, there's more. Since i was the bass player (and one ofthe creative forces in that band) I worked into our songs a lot ofsyncopation. IN addition, we covered a few Dead arrangements of cover songs(Know You Rider, Not Fade Away). During the period of 1971-72and then again between 19 I was in a Bay Area band calledChina Cat, the name adopted by myself as a direct result of my love thatDead song. This ispurely a piece of trivia-with-a-small-T. 2.Īn enduring song in the band's repertoire, usually paired with "I Know YouRider" in concert, leading to the designation "China/Rider."Ī reader writes: Date: Mon, 13:51:32 -0700Īnyway, this message is in reference to China Cat Sunflower. Grateful Dead: Authentic Guitar Classics Vol.Hunter has posted the manuscript of an early draft of the song in his archives. Look for awhile at the China Cat Sunflower O this is so Deadlike.The Annotated "China Cat Sunflower" "A leaf of all colors plays a golden-stringed fiddle." The Annotated "China Cat Sunflower"An installment in the Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics.ġ997-1998 Research Associate, Music Dept., University of California Santa CruzĬhina Cat SunflowerWords by Robert Hunter music by Jerry GarciaĬopyright Ice Nine Publishing used by permission. Good ol' grateful dead Comment by Sean Sparks 4
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Great bass, Lesh filling! Comment by Paul Sture Roll fxckn tide ! Comment by user776058434 This is rock-jazz fusion-blues-amazing!!! Comment by alliexx (I've loved this band for such a long time).!! Comment by scottforte14 Love the dead.,jerry Garcia forever Comment by Julie Elphick Comment by Nico BuerkleyĪlways stuck in ma brain Comment by Jim Manser What a great jam Comment by user960823165 The chills are an understatent, when i hear this jam i can literally feel myself trippin my face off at one many awesome shows ive been to Comment by Ronnie Bernstein Keep goinggggggg Comment by Jess Francis 2 I could listen to Weir's riff all day till the end of time Comment by oshod12 Sounds like they're in my living room! I'm guessing it has the "Uncle John's Band" segway? Comment by medicalLSD The music shall never stop! Jammin my face off in sweet riffin' heaven Comment by 518TrApPeR KeEpEr518 This is a GRATE version of this one!!!!! Comment by Alex W. 🤘🤘🤘 Comment by Montruschka Von Twizzle Me and Jacob love this Comment by ¥µ∩g gεεzεr What a ripping china cat, love the drum mix Comment by Kim's music Comment by J͓̽a͎M͎e͎s listening to The Grateful Dead Comment by Lush Bomb
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