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“Cumberland Blues” is a song by the American rock band Grateful Dead from their fourth studio album Workingman’s Dead.[1]

"Cumberland Blues"
Song by Grateful Dead
from the album Workingman's Dead
ReleasedJune 14, 1970 (1970-06-14)
StudioPacific High Recording, San Francisco
GenreRock
Length3:15
Songwriter(s)Garcia • Lesh • Hunter
Producer(s)Bob Matthews • Betty CantorGrateful Dead

Reception[edit]

Oliver Trager said it was their "ode to blue–collarism."[2]

David Browne said it "had a chugginglocomotive rhythm propelled by Lesh's bobbing bass."[3]

Gene Santoro said that the song has taut harmonies.[4]

Legacy[edit]

One person believed that the song was a cover, and thought that the band was reviving it.[5]

Live performances[edit]

The song was first performed live on 8 November 1969.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Poole, Buzz (2016-04-21). Grateful Dead's Workingman's Dead. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-62892-925-6.
  2. ^ Trager, Oliver (1997-12-04). The American Book of the Dead. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-0-684-81402-5.
  3. ^ Browne, David (2015-04-28). So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead. Hachette Books. ISBN 978-0-306-82171-4.
  4. ^ Santoro, Gene (2004). Highway 61 Revisited: The Tangled Roots of American Jazz, Blues, Rock, & Country Music. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-515481-8.
  5. ^ Sclafani, Tony (2013-09-01). The Grateful Dead FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Greatest Jam Band in History. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-61713-583-5.
  6. ^ Barnes, Barry; Trudeau, Bob (2018-11-15). The Grateful Dead's 100 Essential Songs: The Music Never Stops. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-5381-1058-4.