Jeff’s Playlist: Rolling Thunder

Mickey Hart — Rolling Thunder

As promised. I think Mickey Hart was one of the three most influ­en­tial musi­cians in the Grateful Dead. His rhythms and musi­cal style were espe­cial­ly dom­i­nant in con­certs and added much to each show. This is his first “solo” effort. Though he relies heav­i­ly on oth­er Grateful Dead mem­bers and west-coast musi­cians, he is the dri­ving force behind these songs.

Track list­ing

“Rolling Thunder/Shoshone Invocation” (Rolling Thunder) – 0:46
“The Main Ten (Playing in the Band)“ (Hart, Weir, Hunter) – 7:04
“Fletcher Carnaby” (Hart, Hunter) – 4:14
“The Chase (Progress)“ (Hart) – 4:04
“Blind John” (C.J. Stetson, Peter Monk) – 3:48
“Young Man” (Hart, Monk) – 2:41
“Deep, Wide, and Frequent” (Hart) – 5:33
“Pump Song” (Weir, Hart, Hunter) – 4:42
“Granma’s Cookies” (Hart) – 3:00
“Hangin’ On” (Stetson, Monk; arranged by Mickey Hart) – 3:17

Personel By Track

Rolling Thunder Chant
Mike and Nancy Hinton – marim­ba
Alla Rakha, Zakir Hussain – rain

The Main Ten (Playing in the Band)
John Cipollina – gui­tar
Bob Weir – gui­tar, vocals
Jerry Garcia – gui­tar, vocals
Tower of Power – horn sec­tion
Stephen Stills – bass
Mickey Hart – drums
Carmelo Garcia – timbales

Fletcher Carnaby
Sam Andrew – gui­tar
John Cipollina – gui­tar
Robbie Stokes – gui­tar
Mickey Hart – drums, per­cus­sion
David Freiberg – vocals, bass, piano
Tower of Power – horn sec­tion
Steven Schuster – flute

The Chase (Progress)
Jerry Garcia – gui­tar
Mickey Hart – drums
Zakir Hussain – tabla

Blind John
Steven Schuster – flute
Grace Slick – piano, vocals
Mickey Hart – field drum, tim­pani
Greg Errico – drums
Tower of Power – horn sec­tion
Barry Melton – acoustic gui­tar, vocals
David Freiberg – acoustic gui­tar, vocals
Paul Kantner – vocals

Young Man
Barry Melton – gui­tar
John Cipollina – gui­tar
Robbie Stokes – gui­tar
David Freiberg – bass, vocals
Mickey Hart – drums
Bob Weir – vocals
Phil Lesh – vocals
Carmelo Garcia – tim­bales, conga

Deep, Wide and Frequent
Mickey Hart – drums
David Freiberg – bass
Robbie Stokes – gui­tar
Jerry Garcia – gui­tar
John Cipollina – gui­tar
Terry Haggerty – gui­tar (from Sons of Champlin)
Bill Champlin – organ
Tower of Power – horn sec­tion
Carmelo Garcia – tim­bales, congas

Pump Song
Robbie Stokes – gui­tar
Bob Weir – gui­tar, vocals
Jerry Garcia – insect fear
Robbie Stokes – bass
Phil Lesh – bass
Tower of Power – horn sec­tion
Mickey Hart – drums, per­cus­sion
David Freiberg – piano, water pump

Granma’s Cookies
Jerry Garcia – gui­tar
Mickey Hart – drums
Zakir Hussain – tabla

Hangin’ On
Barry Melton – gui­tar
Robbie Stokes – gui­tar
John Cipollina – gui­tar
David Freiberg – bass, piano, vio­la, vocals
Mickey Hart – drums
Tower of Power – horn section

Production
Dan Healy, Rick Davis, John Wollman, David Freiberg, Mickey Hart – engi­neers
Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, David Freiberg, Dan Healy, Stephen Stills – mix­down
Rock Scully – direction

Recorded at Mickey’s Barn, Marin County, CA
Mixed at Alembic Studios, San Francisco

Ed Thrasher – art direc­tion
Ron Rakow, Bruce Baxter – photography

Released   September 1972
Studio        Mickey’s Barn, Marin County, California
Length       39:06
Label         Warner Bros.