For years, I have wanted to know the name of the second song from the first "real" live Garcia-Grisman gig, 2/2/91 at the Warfield, which has previously just been identified as "Instrumental". They played it again the next night, and they would never play it publicly again.
Well, the great Neil V. Rosenberg, whose book Bluegrass: A History, is totally essential, has sent along an identification. It's "Woody's Rag", written by the one and only Woody Guthrie, and done among others by The Weavers.
Thank you, Professor Rosenberg!
And don't forget that this tune is featured on Rodney Albin's 1961 tape from the first Boar's Head that is in circulation. While Jerry is not playing on this tune, Rodney and Peter Albin are purportedly accompanied by recent Carlmont high school graduate David Nelson on mandolin.
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