There were four and then when we decided about a year ago to get back into doing Grateful Dead, we added on the second guitar and singer to do the Bob Weir stuff.Ī - We play on average about twice a month, something like that. (laughs) We've done that arrangement a couple of times.Ī - There's five. In the late '70s they had this arrangement that had this funky Disco beat to it and they added this really complicated jam at the end, but people love it, yeah. That had like that whole breakdown thing at the end. Q - Jerry Garcia really did a nice job with his rhythm guitar playing.Ī - Yeah. That when they were doing that Disco arrangement. Q - I recall seeing The Grateful Dead in 1978 and they did a great rendition of of Martha And The Vandellas' "Dancing In The Streets".Ī - Oh, right. I remember this song from growing up." They'd hear more of a conventional R&B grooves and Reggae grooves as opposed to the melting your face off Grateful Dead psychedelia. If someone was just a random person walking by outside the venue, hearing some of it, it'd be like, "Oh, yeah. While being a little more obscure, at the same time the music is a little more accessible. The thing that happened is after doing that for about four years and just a really rewarding experience, really getting to dig in. Q - But, when it comes to advertising a gig for Cats Under The Stars, they will put Jerry Garcia tribute band underneath that, right?Ī - Exactly. They want to see something other than just the standard Grateful Dead. When you shout that or put an ad out with that, it might just go past a lot of people's heads, but the really hard core, dedicated fan, they're intrigued by it. It's not as familiar as the name The Grateful Dead. I find that there is a pretty good demand for it. But then, it was really fun and it's still fun to do the songs. Q - Tom, how much of a demand is there for a Jerry Garcia tribute band?Ī - Well, you know we don't specialize as much as we did. Tom Wright portrays Jerry Garcia in that band.
Cats Under The Stars is a Jerry Garcia tribute band.
There are Grateful Dead tribute bands and then there are Jerry Garcia tribute bands. Gary James' Interview With Tom Wright Of The Gerry Garcia Tribute Band Gary James' Interview With Tom Wright Of Cats Under The Stars
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