Grateful Dead, Sturgill Simpson and Ripple

Watch Sturgill Simpson Cover Grateful Dead's ‘Ripple' at Kennedy Center Honors
Simpson’s grown more acquainted with the Dead’s music in recent years, particularly as he joined some of the band for the Dead Ahead Festival in Mexico at the beginning of 2024. He told Uncut magazine that learning Jerry Garcia’s guitar playing gave him renewed inspiration.
Sturgill Simpson Lays Down Incredible Cover Of The Grateful Dead’s “Ripple” At Kennedy Honors Event
Mayer has historically played with the version of the band called Dead and Company, but Simpson has also subbed in a time or two. Sturgill is even set to play with the Dead Ahead rendition of the group at their upcoming “Dead Ahead Festival,” which will take place on the sandy beaches of Riviera Cancun, Mexico in early January.
Watch Sturgill Simpson Deliver Powerful Performance of Grateful Dead’s “Ripple” During Kennedy Honors Event
While honoring the Grateful Dead at the Kennedy Honors Event, the band received a special performance of "Ripple" from Sturgill Simpson.
Kennedy Center Honors Celebrate Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, and More — How to Watch the Event
The event honored the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola, and the Apollo Theater, and will air on CBS.
Watch Sturgill Simpson Cover The Grateful Dead At Kennedy Center Honors
Sturgill Simpson unveiled Passage Du Desir, his debut under the alias Johnny Blue Skies, which made our list of the Best Albums Of 2024. On Dec. 8, the country polymath sang at the 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors,
Kennedy Center honors Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt and more
The stars came out to celebrate this year's Kennedy Center Honorees: Bonnie Raitt, the Grateful Dead, Arturo Sandoval, Francis Ford Coppola and the Apollo Theater, the famed Harlem institution that has helped launch the careers of many Black performers.
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Throwback To Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers & Wheeler Walker Jr.’s Legendary Performance Of “Sit On My Face”
The crowd went nuts when Sturgill walked out, and then the band got right into Walker Jr’s 2016 vulgar hit “Sit On My Face.” Wheeler takes the first verse (I won’t be typing out any of the lyrics, you ...
What were the best concerts you saw in 2024? Our critics name their top 20.
In a year of big stadium shows and cool underplays, we must point to two brat happenings on the concert scene. The oddly ...
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3 Face Melting Covers Sturgill Simpson Has Played on Tour
Needless to say, it’s become a favorite for Sturgill Simpson fans across the country. Thanks to his past albums, critics and people tag Sturgill Simpson with the genres of Southern rock and ...
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Watch Sturgill Simpson honour Grateful Dead with ‘Ripple’ cover
During the ceremony, Sturgill Simpson performed a cover of the band’s ‘Ripple’, though footage of the performance hadn’t been shared until this past weekend (December 22), when the ...