Robert C. Christie Hunter (born Robert Burns, June 23, 1941 – September 23, 2019) was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet, best known for his work with the Grateful Dead. Born near San Luis Obispo, California, Hunter spent some time in his childhood in foster homes, as a result of his father's abandoning his family, and took refuge in reading and writing. He attended the University of Connecticut for a year before returning to Palo Alto, where he became friends with Jerry Garcia. Garcia and Hunter began a collaboration that lasted through the remainder of Garcia's life. Garcia and others formed the Grateful Dead in 1965, and some time later began working with lyrics that Hunter had written.
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Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Introduction
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Robert C. Christie Hunter (born Robert Burns, June 23, 1941 – September 23, 2019) was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet, best known for his work with the Grateful Dead. Born near San Luis Obispo, California, Hunter spent some time in his childhood in foster homes, as a result of his father's abandoning his family, and took refuge in reading and writing. He attended the University of Connecticut for a year before returning to Palo Alto, where he became friends with Jerry Garcia. Garcia and Hunter began a collaboration that lasted through the remainder of Garcia's life. Garcia and others formed the Grateful Dead in 1965, and some time later began working with lyrics that Hunter had written.
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Introduction
Hunter was born Robert Burns on June 23, 1941 in Arroyo Grande, California, near San Luis Obispo. He was a great-great grandson of the Romantic poet Robert Burns, according to Charles Perry. Hunter's father was an alcoholic, who deserted the family when Hunter was seven, according to Grateful Dead chronicler Dennis McNally. Hunter spent the next few years in foster homes before returning to live with his mother. These experiences drove him to seek refuge in books, and he wrote a 50-page fairy tale before he was 11. His mother married again, to Norman Hunter, whose last name Robert took.
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Early life
He joined the Grateful Dead at a concert in Rio Nido, California, where he wrote the lyrics that later became "Dark Star". Hunter played a minimal role in the Grateful Dead's next album, "Anthem of the Sun", but he and Garcia worked together to write every song on "Aoxomoxoa", which came after it. Although their musical style was developing, the album produced several popular songs, including "China Cat Sunflower", which became an enduring part of the Grateful Dead's repertoire. A few months before "Aoxomoxoa" was released, Hunter and his then-partner Christie Bourne began sharing a house with Garcia, his wife, and his step-daughter.
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Grateful Dead
"And I believe it, you know?" he told "Rolling Stone" in 2015. According to the "New York Times", Hunter's lyrics "helped define the Grateful Dead as a counterculture touchstone". Analyzing his lyrics became a popular exercise among the band's fans, something Hunter took pride in. His approach to songwriting is described as "deeply literary", and responsible for differenting the music of the Grateful Dead from mainstream popular music. The "Los Angeles Times" compared his lyrical aesthetic to that of Bob Dylan and Randy Newman, and wrote he was one of the few lyricists who "delved into the unique characteristics of the American psyche".
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Awards and legacy
Hunter sometimes wrote lyrics the others composed music around; sometimes, he wrote lyrics to music; and sometimes, the group worked together to create music and lyrics simultaneously. Their musical improvisation was often inspired by psychedelic experiences under the influence of LSD, and by other hallucinatory experiences: Hunter wrote "Dire Wolf" inspired by a dream after watching a film adaptation of "The Hound of the Baskervilles".
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Grateful Dead
While Hunter was in New Mexico, he wrote lyrics for three songs. These songs—"China Cat Sunflower", "St. Stephen", and "Alligator"—would become hits for the Grateful Dead. In 1965, Garcia, Ron McKernan, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and Bill Kreutzmann formed a band, initially called the Warlocks, but were soon known as the Grateful Dead. They covered songs from other artists but soon began to form their own sound. They recorded and released their first album, which included only two original songs, but soon afterward began to develop more of their own, and started work on "Alligator", using Hunter's lyrics. As a result, they invited Hunter to join them in San Francisco to be their lyricist.
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Grateful Dead
Hunter was the only writer to collaborate extensively with Dylan. During the 2000s, Dylan said Hunter had "a way with words", and "we both write a different type of song than what passes today for songwriting." Hunter was famously averse to explaining his lyrics and avoided interviews. Dennis McNally, author of a history of the Grateful Dead, said the band only "developed their potential for greatness" after they made Hunter their main lyricist. McNally writes that while Garcia was one of the "outstanding guitar players and songwriters of his generation", his lyrical abilities were minor. Many of the Grateful Dead's early lyrics were "superficial" and simple.
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Awards and legacy
Following the dissolution of the Grateful Dead, Hunter successfully continued his writing career, working on new songs with Jim Lauderdale, Elvis Costello, Cesar Rosas, and Bruce Hornsby, among others. He was seen occasionally playing solo acoustic guitar and performing his classic works, as well as newer songs. In 2004 he opened most of the summer tour of the Dead (a group made up of former Grateful Dead members). He also co-wrote, with David Nelson, many of the songs on the New Riders of the Purple Sage albums "Where I Come From" (2009) and "17 Pine Avenue" (2012). Hunter wrote "Cyclone" for Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers' "Levitate" album, released in 2009.
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Collaborations
Garcia invited him to join the band as a lyricist, and Hunter contributed substantially to many of their albums, beginning with "Aoxomoxoa" in 1969. Over the years Hunter wrote lyrics to a number of the band's signature pieces, including "Dark Star", "Ripple", "Truckin'", "China Cat Sunflower", and "Terrapin Station". Hunter was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Grateful Dead in 1994, and is the only non-performer to be inducted as a member of a band. Upon his death, "Rolling Stone" described him as "one of rock's most ambitious and dazzling lyricists".
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Introduction
The music for seven of the songs on the album was written by David Nelson, with lyrics by Robert Hunter, who wrote the lyrics for many Grateful Dead songs. Four of the other five songs were also written by current band members. In 2010, a version of the song "Olivia Rose", written by Ronnie Penque, appeared on his album "Only Road Home".
Where I Come From (New Riders of the Purple Sage album) | Introduction
When the Grateful Dead were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, Hunter was included as a band member, the only non-performer to ever be so honored. In 2013, Hunter received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Americana Music Association. He performed "Ripple" from the Grateful Dead's album "American Beauty". In 2015, Hunter and Garcia were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Hunter accepted the award along with Garcia's daughter, Trixie Garcia, accepting on behalf of her father. Hunter once again performed "Ripple". Hunter said his "pretty much" favorite line he wrote was in "Ripple": "Let it be known there is a fountain that was not made by the hands of men".
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Awards and legacy
After a friend attempted to dissuade him, he said, "It'll be fun! I'll take my typewriter and no telling what'll come out." This incident was the first substantial experience any of the Grateful Dead had with psychedelic drugs, and the creative surge he experienced would prove influential on their collective outlook. Around this time, Hunter was briefly involved with Scientology, and also struggled with addiction to methamphetamine and speed, which drove him to move briefly to Los Angeles and then to New Mexico. Some of his hallucinations later inspired his lyrics, such as those to "China Cat Sunflower".
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Early life
The elder Hunter was a publisher, who gave Robert lessons in writing. Hunter attended high school in Palo Alto, learning to play several instruments as a teenager. His family moved to Connecticut, where he attended the University of Connecticut. He played trumpet in a band called the Crescents. Hunter left the university after a year, and returned to Palo Alto. He enlisted in the National Guard, and spent six months training, before doing a six-month tour of duty. Upon his return to Palo Alto, he was introduced to Jerry Garcia by Garcia's then-girlfriend, who had previously been in a relationship with Hunter.
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Early life
Albums that Robert Hunter recorded as a solo artist:
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Solo discography
Robert Hunter, lyricist with the Grateful Dead, created the names of the tracks for the album. The album cover is by Jerry Garcia, who at the time was creating digital art. Music from "Infrared Roses" was used as the soundtrack for the 18-minute Grateful Dead video "Infrared Sightings".
Infrared Roses | Introduction
Living in close proximity gave additional impetus to their collaborative songwriting. Hunter's relationship with the band grew until he was officially a non-performing band member. The band's reputation also grew; in 1970, a group led by Miles Davis opened a concert for the band. After "Aoxomoxoa", the band shifted from an experimentalist approach toward Americana and country music, featured in their albums "American Beauty" and "Workingman's Dead". This period produced some of their most successful songs, including "Cumberland Blues", "Box of Rain", and "Sugar Magnolia". Many of these pieces were written by Hunter and would go on to become enduring folk songs; according to McNally, pieces such as "Ripple" grew to be "part of the American canon." The band's composition methods were varied.
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Grateful Dead
In May 1967, Garcia composed the preliminary chords of the song, but it was at the time without lyrics. A handful of months later, Robert Hunter, who would become a longtime collaborator with the Grateful Dead, arrived back in California and overheard the band playing around with the track. He immediately sat down and wrote the opening line, contributing the lyrics and name of the song. As Hunter has explained on multiple occasions, he reworded the opening lines of "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" as the chorus. "Dark Star" was initially released as a single in 1968, backed with "Born Cross-Eyed", a track written by rhythm guitarist Bob Weir.
Dark Star (song) | Composition and release
In 2012, Hunter co-wrote lyrics for the Mickey Hart Band's albums "Mysterium Tremendum" and the follow-up "Superorganism". In an interview with "American Songwriter", Hart categorized Hunter's lyrics compared to other great lyricists saying, "When you're in a situation in the future and you can't explain it, very often a Hunter line or two or three will explain something that's unexplainable." Also in 2012, Hunter co-wrote four songs on Little Feat's album "Rooster Rag".
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Collaborations
From Hunter and Garcia's collaboration came many of the songs McNally calls the band's masterpieces, including "Ripple", "Brokedown Palace", and "Attics of My Life". According to "Rolling Stone", "[considered] one of rock's most ambitious and dazzling lyricists, Hunter was the literary counterpoint to the band’s musical experimentation", and his lyrics were "as much a part of the band as Jerry Garcia's singing and guitar."
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Awards and legacy
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Robert Barry (artist) | External links
Robert Hunter collaborates with Nelson on a half dozen cuts and the long-time Grateful Dead lyricist demonstrates an elegant command of language on the title song, while the band's playing on a close to eight minute track is articulate in its own way... NRPS 2009 can excel when they improvise, as on the ten-minute plus of 'Ghost Train Blues', and the group would do well to jam more often and bring in more cover material, such as the traditional 'Them Old Minglewood Blues', to complement their originals."
Where I Come From (New Riders of the Purple Sage album) | Critical reception
Lauderdale has often collaborated with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. Lauderdale's first collaboration with Hunter was "Headed for the Hills" and the second was "Patchwork River" in May 2010. The June 2011 release "Reason and Rhyme" was their third collaboration. Additionally, they wrote songs for a North Mississippi Allstars record that was released in the fall of 2013. Two 2013 releases, "Black Roses" and "Blue Moon Junction," were co-written with Hunter. "Black Roses" features North Mississippi Allstars' Cody and Luther Dickinson, whom Lauderdale met in Nashville at the Americana Music Festival, as well as Muscle Shoals musicians Spooner Oldham and David Hood.
Jim Lauderdale | Robert Hunter
On Allmusic, Fred Thomas wrote, "Recorded in 1980 at the Capitol Theatre in Passaic, New Jersey, the extensive set list includes only a few Garcia/Dead staples ('Deal', 'Sugaree'), but branches out into more eclectic territory with massively jammed-out versions of covers ranging from the Beatles to Jimmy Cliff. Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter joins the band for an encore including 'Tiger Rose' and 'Promontory Rider'."
Garcia Live Volume One | Critical reception
A few months before the release of their album "Aoxomoxoa" in 1969, Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and his then-partner Christie Bourne began sharing a house with the band's guitarist Jerry Garcia, his wife, and his step-daughter. Living in close proximity gave an impetus to their collaborative song-writing: Hunter and Garcia wrote every song on "Aoxomoxoa". Some time later, Hunter and Carolyn Garcia spent an evening watching a film adaptation of "The Hound of the Baskervilles". According to Grateful Dead historian Dennis McNally, Carolyn later remarked that the hound was a "dire wolf". However, according to Hunter himself, as quoted in the "Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics", he and Garcia were speculating about the identity of the hound in the story, and came up with the idea that it may have been a dire wolf.
Dire Wolf (song) | Background and composition
The album was recorded at their father Jim Dickinson's studio, Zebra Ranch in Mississippi.
Jim Lauderdale | Robert Hunter
Hunter died in Washington, D.C. on April 3, 1916, survived by his third wife, children and grandchildren. He is buried at Mount Hebron Cemetery in Winchester, Virginia. The Department of Military Records was ultimately closed and its archival responsibilities transferred to the Library of Virginia.
Robert W. Hunter | Death and legacy
Production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Ed Hunter | Personnel
Hunter was born in New York City, and raised in Paramus, New Jersey. His mother is Colombian, and his father is Italian.
Matt Hunter (singer) | Early life and education
It is also suggested that American songwriter Robert Hunter drew inspiration from the poem for the song "Althea" performed by Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.
To Althea, from Prison | Musical settings and recordings
He died near Lloyds, Virginia in 1887, and was buried at the Garnett family burial ground in Loretto in Essex County.
Robert M. T. Hunter | Later years
Asked in a 2009 interview about some of the song's more "philosophical" lyrics, such as the line "I've got no answers of my own, and none have been provided", Hornsby said, "You know those are Robert Hunter's lyrics with a couple of additions from me." Hornsby commented on his work for "Levitate" ("Cyclone"), saying, "Well, I've always loved [Robert Hunter's] writing. I've loved so many of the Garcia/Hunter songs. They're just timeless sounding to me, could have been written hundreds of years ago. I had this song that had the same feeling as, say, 'Brokedown Palace'." Hunter collaborated with Bob Dylan on multiple occasions; he co-wrote two songs on Dylan's 1988 album "Down in the Groove", all but one of the songs on Dylan's 2009 album "Together Through Life", and "Duquesne Whistle" from Dylan's 2012 album "Tempest".
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Collaborations
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Before the Dead | Musicians
Robert Hunter (1666–1734) was a British military officer, colonial governor of New York and New Jersey from 1710 to 1720, and governor of Jamaica from 1727 to 1734.
Robert Hunter (colonial administrator) | Introduction
After hearing his songs, Hardin convinced him that they should form a new band. Shortly afterward, Robert Hunter of the Grateful Dead was a passenger in Russell's cab; Russell sang Hunter his song "Gallo Del Cielo" and an impressed Hunter invited Russell to join him on stage at New York's Bitter End. Hunter encouraged Russell to make a full-fledged return to the music business and Russell later opened for Hunter at the Lone Star Cafe. Hunter sang Russell's "Gallo Del Cielo" at the Glastonbury Festival in the UK.
Tom Russell | Early life and career
Hunter died on 23 October 1949 in Christchurch.
George Robert Hunter | Biography
Hunter died in London in 1984.
John Hunter (screenwriter) | Introduction
Hunter married artist Maureen Hunter in 1982, and they had three children. Although an early member of the Church of Scientology, by 1999, Hunter no longer belonged to the organization. In 2013, he was compelled to go on a solo tour as a result of medical bills, after surviving a spinal cord abscess in the previous year. Hunter died at his home in San Rafael, California on September 23, 2019. He had recent surgery before his death. Upon hearing news of his demise, tributes and remembrances were shared from his former bandmates Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, and Phil Lesh, alongside other musicians Jim Lauderdale, Trey Anastasio, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Warren Haynes.
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Personal life and death
Bruce Hornsby never officially joined the band full-time because of his other commitments, but he did play keyboards at most Dead shows between September 1990 and March 1992, and sat in with the band over 100 times in all between 1988 and 1995. He added several Dead songs to his own live shows and Jerry Garcia referred to him as a "floating member" who could come and go as he pleased. Robert Hunter and John Perry Barlow were the band's primary lyricists, starting in 1967 and 1971, respectively, and continuing until the band's dissolution. Hunter collaborated mostly with Garcia and Barlow mostly with Weir, though each wrote with other band members as well.
Grateful Dead | Members
Robert Alan Hunter was born on 1 October 1975 and grew up in Yokine, a Perth suburb, with his father, Bob, his mother, Trish, and his sister, Simonne. He was known for writing raps about his home and life.
Hunter (rapper) | Early life
He is married to Carole A. Means since 1976. They raised three children; Laura Jeanne, James Douglas, and John Robert, III .
J. Robert Hunter | Personal life
Credits adapted from AllMusic and the liner notes of "Until the Hunter". Musicians Technical
Until the Hunter | Personnel
Graham has written songs with Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead.
Gerrit Graham | Musician
In an interview with Dave Hemingway she stated:
Hunter (Björk song) | Lyrics
Robert Levenson (July 19, 1897 – April 26, 1961) was an American lyricist active in Boston in the late 1910s.
Robert Levenson | Introduction
All songs written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, except where noted. 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition – disc two 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition – disc three
Workingman's Dead | Track listing
Jeff Tamarkin, writing in "Relix", said, "As for the jams, the Grateful Dead were still so raw and unformed in the summer of '66 part garage/punk, part tough blues band, a bit of folk-rock and experimental zeal all filtered through a Prankster-informed lysergic mischievousness but the elements are all in place. And they're quite often on fire here... but hints of the tenderness they would later cultivate in their original ballads also turn up... They're still primarily a cover band at this stage their own tunes are not even close to what they'd soon start turning out when Robert Hunter became involved but there's no denying the inherent originality and enormity of what they've got going on."
July 29 1966, P.N.E. Garden Aud., Vancouver Canada | Critical reception
Prior to his death in 2018, John Byrne Cooke intended to produce a documentary film (provisionally titled "The Bar Cross Ranch") that documented this era. Barlow became interested in collaborating with Weir at a Grateful Dead show at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, in February 1971. Until then, Weir had mostly worked with resident Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. Hunter preferred that those who sang his songs stick to his "canonical" lyrics rather than improvising additions or rearranging words. A feud erupted backstage over a couplet in "Sugar Magnolia" from the band's most recent release (most likely "She can dance a Cajun rhythm/Jump like a Willys in four-wheel drive"), culminating in a disgruntled Hunter summoning Barlow and telling him "take [Weir]—he's yours".
John Perry Barlow | Grateful Dead
Hunter had four grandchildren at the time of his death.
Robert Hunter (journalist) | Death
Weir was born in San Francisco, California to John (Jack) Parber and a fellow college student, who later gave him up for adoption; he was raised by his adoptive parents, Frederic Utter and Eleanor Cramer Weir, in the suburb of Atherton. He began playing guitar at age thirteen after less successful experimentation with the piano and the trumpet. He had trouble in school because of undiagnosed dyslexia and he was expelled from nearly every school he attended, including Menlo School in Atherton and Fountain Valley School in Colorado, where he met future Grateful Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow.
Bob Weir | Early life
John Robert Hunter, Jr. was born on November 20, 1936 in New Orleans, his father was a marine insurance adjuster. He went to Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY, and earned his Bachelor of Science in Physics in 1958.
J. Robert Hunter | Early life and education
By 1962, he had written a book, "The Silver Snarling Trumpet", described by McNally as a roman à clef. The volume was not published; however, McNally writes that it showed Hunter's "skill at storytelling and his fantastic ear for dialogue". Recordings of folk and bluegrass bands that included Hunter and Garcia were later released on two albums – "Folk Time" (2016) and "Before the Dead" (2018). Around 1962, Hunter volunteered for psychedelic chemical experiments at Stanford University, research covertly sponsored by the CIA in its MKULTRA program: others participants included Ken Kesey and Allen Ginsberg. He was paid to take LSD, psilocybin, and mescaline, and then report on his experiences, which were creatively formative for him.
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Early life
"We could probably write a hundred songs together if we thought it was important or the right reasons were there,” Dylan said of working with him in 2009. Hunter co-wrote the songs for two Jim Lauderdale albums – "Patchwork River" (2010) and "Carolina Moonrise" (2012). Hunter later said that working with Lauderdale was a productive experience, as they both liked working quickly, and wrote an album in a couple of days. Also in 2010 Hunter co-wrote the song "All My Bridges Burning" with Cesar Rosas for the Los Lobos' album "Tin Can Trust". In the same year, Hunter wrote lyrics for 7 Walkers' debut album, including "Louisiana Rain", "Chingo", and "Sue From Bogalusa".
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Collaborations
The single, to quote Phil Lesh, "sank like a stone." Of the 1600 copies that made up the original shipment in 1968 by Warner Bros., only about 500 actually sold. A classic live version appeared in 1969 on "Live/Dead", the Dead's first live album. It also appeared on later compilations "What a Long Strange Trip It's Been" in 1977 and "The Best of the Grateful Dead" in 2015. It also appears as a bonus track on the 2001 reissue of "Live/Dead". It also features Hunter's only appearance on a Grateful Dead record, reciting a monologue at the end of the song.
Dark Star (song) | Composition and release
It is known for the guitar riff Garcia plays in the bass register, which is a descending G major scale (G F# E D C B A G). The song is among the most covered songs written by the Grateful Dead; Hunter later stated, "that was the closest we've come to what may be a classic song."
Friend of the Devil | Introduction
On Allmusic, William Ruhlmann wrote, "But the heart of the album — seven songs out of 12 — is the work of the new songwriting team of Nelson and Robert Hunter... Hunter comes up with his typically aphoristic, imagistic, and vernacular words (particularly on the title song) and Nelson matches them with catchy, country-tinged melodies that the band plays in frisky country-rock roadhouse arrangements. This may be San Francisco music, but Bakersfield doesn't seem far away as the guitars go twangy and Cage plays down the weepy side of the pedal steel in favor of something more stinging. These New Riders jam a bit more than the original ensemble, and they also rock a bit more." On Jambands.com, Brian Robbins said, "Forget the 40 years of history; forget the dues paid and the groundwork laid for what came to be known as the jamband scene; forget the family tree whose roots are tightly entwined with those of the Dead; just forget all that stuff and throw on a copy of the New Riders of the Purple Sage "Where I Come From".
Where I Come From (New Riders of the Purple Sage album) | Critical reception
Working as a cab driver in New York City in 1980, Hardin met Tom Russell, who was also driving a cab. One of Russell's fares was Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, which led to a gig opening for Hunter at the Lonestar Cafe in New York. Russell and Hardin performed around the city, and, after an agent heard them, they toured Norway and recorded three albums there (which were later released in the U.S. on Philo). Russell and Hardin recorded and toured internationally, recording over twenty albums from the early 1990s through 2005. Hardin accompanied Russell twice on the "Late Night with David Letterman" television show.
Andrew Hardin | Russell and Hardin
In 1962 he became professor at Hunter College, where he stayed until his death.
Robert Schatten | Introduction
Robert Hunter "(né" Wiles Robert Hunter; 10 April 1874 – 14 May 1942) was an American sociologist, progressive author, and golf course architect.
Robert Hunter (author) | Introduction
A Box of Rain is a 1990 book by Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter, compiling his complete songbook, in and out of the Dead, from 1965 until 1990. A more-recent paperback edition has also been published, which includes lyrics up until 1993; the original edition was hardbound. The 1993 publication also includes a different introduction by the author. The book's title comes from "Box of Rain", a song recorded and made famous on the Dead's 1970 studio classic, "American Beauty". For a time, the book was considered the best source of Grateful Dead lyrics. However, that distinction is questionable after the publication of "The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics" by David Dodd, which compiles songs not only by Hunter, but by other Dead lyricist John Perry Barlow; this book also includes cover songs and folk songs performed by the Dead.
A Box of Rain | Introduction
The song was published by Elvis Presley Music, Inc. It was written by Ruth Bachelor and Bob Roberts.
Where Do You Come From | Writing
All songs written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.
This Is Where I Came In | Track listing
Robert Dean Hunter, known as Robert D. Hunter or Bob Hunter (born 25 June 1928), is a retired vice president at Church of Christ-affiliated Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, and a Republican former member of the Texas House of Representatives, in which from 1986 to 2007 he represented District 71. Hunter was born in Dodge City in western Kansas. He earned his Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Business Administration degrees from Abilene Christian University. He also holds honorary doctorates from Pepperdine University near Malibu, California, Texas Wesleyan University in Fort Worth, the University of St. Thomas in Houston, and the Southern Baptist-affiliated Hardin-Simmons University, also in Abilene.
Robert Dean Hunter | Introduction
James Hunter (born 2 October 1962, Colchester, Essex) is an English R&B musician and soul singer.
James Hunter (singer) | Introduction
"Sugaree" is a song written by long-time Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter and composed by guitarist Jerry Garcia. It was written for Jerry Garcia's first solo album "Garcia", which was released in January 1972. As with the songs on the rest of the album, Garcia plays every instrument himself (except drums, played by Bill Kreutzmann), including acoustic guitar, bass guitar, and an electric guitar played through a Leslie speaker. The song was first performed live by the Grateful Dead on July 31, 1971, at the Yale Bowl at Yale University, as was the song "Mr. Charlie". They played the song in numerous other concerts, including those later released as "Dick's Picks Volume 3" and "One from the Vault".
Sugaree | Introduction
Ralph Hunter (c. 1921 – June 3, 2002) was an American choral conductor. He was born circa 1921 in East Orange, New Jersey. He studied at the Juilliard School after serving in the Second World War. His album "The Wild, Wild West", by the Ralph Hunter Choir, was nominated for a Grammy award in 1959 in two categories, Best Engineered Recording and Best Folk Performance. Hunter also taught music at Hunter College, where he became professor of music in 1970.
Ralph Hunter | Introduction
Robert Hunter MacGimsey (Pineville, Louisiana 1898 Phoenix, Arizona 1979) was an American composer. His most famous song was "Sweet Little Jesus Boy" (1934), a well-known Christmas carol written in the style of an African-American spiritual.
Robert MacGimsey | Introduction
In 1965, after a dalliance with jug band music, Garcia co-founded the rock band the Grateful Dead. "Before the Dead" includes performances by several musicians who also collaborated with Garcia in later years. Robert Hunter wrote the lyrics for many Grateful Dead songs; David Nelson was a member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage; and Nelson and Sandy Rothman were members of the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band.
Before the Dead | Recording
All songs written by Ian Hunter except where noted.
Ian Hunter (album) | Track listing
All songs composed and arranged by Grave Digger, except where indicated. Lyrics written by Grave Digger except where noted
Witch Hunter (album) | Track listing
http://archive.freep.com/article/20110927/COL08/109270437/Drew-Sharp-Listen-lyrics-Lions-must-stay-humble Inducted into African-American Sports Hall of Fame (1996)
James Hunter (American football) | References
In 2013, Khen Rotem, who records as Israeli hip hop artist Sagol 59, decided to adapt Robert Hunter's Grateful Dead lyrics into Hebrew for a full-length album. He mentioned the idea to the folk singer Ami Yares, a New Jersey native and longtime Israeli resident, who was immediately on board. Rotem spent approximately 18 months translating the lyrics from English into Hebrew. He had previously translated songs by Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Frank Zappa and Grandmaster Flash into Hebrew. The resulting album, "The Promised Land", a collaboration between Sagol 59 and Yares, was the first album featuring Hebrew versions of Grateful Dead songs.
The Promised Land (Sagol 59 album) | Production
Credits adapted from Tidal.
Hunter (Galantis song) | Credits and personnel
He died in Middletown, New York.
Hunter Carpenter | Death
The album was mixed at Cauldron Studios in Dublin and mastered by Mark Chalecki in Los Angeles.
Until the Hunter | Introduction
Robert Edwards Hunter is an American government employee and foreign policy expert, who served as United States Ambassador to NATO during the Clinton Administration.
Robert E. Hunter | Introduction
Roberts graduated in 1908 from Cornell University, where he wrote the lyrics for two Cornell fight songs, including "Fight for Cornell". He was also a member of the Quill and Dagger society. He was later awarded honorary doctorates from three New England colleges: Dartmouth College, in Hanover, New Hampshire; Colby College, in Waterville, Maine; and Middlebury College, in Middlebury, Vermont.
Kenneth Roberts (author) | Early life
The original release (White Label L-42002) was as an LP plus a 12" single. All tracks are written by John Archer, Geoff Crosby, Doug Falconer, Robert Miles, Greg Perano, Mark Seymour, Ray Tosti-Guerra (unless otherwise noted).
Hunters &amp; Collectors (album) | Track listing
At the late show, Robert Hunter sat in with the band on two songs that he wrote. The concerts were recorded using a 24-track mobile recording truck, and the early show was broadcast on WNEW-FM radio. The cover of the album features a drawing of Tiger, one of Garcia's guitars.
Garcia Live Volume One | Introduction
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Robert Hunt (colonial administrator) | References
Hunter was born in Los Angeles, the son of British screenwriter Ian McLellan Hunter. He attended Harvard University, graduating in 1968. In 1993, he refused to cede his late father's Academy Award for the 1953 screenplay to "Roman Holiday". Hunter's father had received credit for writing "Roman Holiday" following an arrangement with the true writer, Dalton Trumbo, who was prevented from selling his work due to the Hollywood blacklist. Subsequently, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gave Trumbo's widow a compensatory award.
Tim Hunter (director) | Personal life
Jack Straw is a rock song written by Bob Weir and Robert Hunter. The track appeared on the Grateful Dead album "Europe '72", and was frequently performed live by the band. The song was first performed in concert on October 19, 1971, in Minneapolis, Minnesota at new keyboardist Keith Godchaux's first show with the band. In the song's earliest performances (c. 1971–72), Weir sang all of the vocals. On the Europe 72 Tour at The Olympia Theater in Paris on 5-03-72 Weir and Jerry Garcia began switching up the vocals. Bob Weir stated in a 2004 interview that the song's lyrics were partly based on John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men".
Jack Straw (song) | Introduction
He lives in Birmingham, England.
Dave Hunt (musician) | Introduction
Bruce Hunter (born 1952) is a Canadian poet, fiction and non-fiction author.
Bruce Hunter (poet) | Introduction
Hunter was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1940. He earned a B.A. from Wesleyan University, graduating in 1962 with honors and Phi Beta Kappa. Hunter earned a Doctor of Philosophy in International Relations from the London School of Economics in 1969 as a Fulbright Scholar.
Robert E. Hunter | Early life and education
All tracks written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb, except where noted.
This Is Where I Came In (song) | Track listing
Robert Jason Sherman (born July 16, 1968) is an American songwriter and businessman based in London. He was born in Los Angeles to Joyce and Robert B. Sherman, the youngest of four siblings. Stemming from a long line of songwriters and composers, spanning more than four generations, at 16 Sherman became one of the youngest songwriters ever invited to join BMI and is an alum of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. He is perhaps best known for his work on "Love Birds: The Musical" which premiered at the 2015 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Robert J. Sherman | Introduction
Allen's "Aces Back to Back" (1992), the roots of the Grateful Dead's musical family tree were sown at Kepler's Books in 1960. That year, the Hunter/ Garcia folk duo played there and at universities and colleges all over the Bay Area. "From this point on," says Jerry Garcia, "I kept going farther into music and [Robert] Hunter into writing."
Kepler's Books | Sixties counterculture
Robert & Johnny were an American doo-wop duo from The Bronx, composed of Robert Carr and Johnny Mitchell.
Robert &amp; Johnny | Introduction
All songs written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, and lead vocals by Jerry Garcia, except where noted. Notes
From the Mars Hotel | Track listing
He is married to Shireen Hunter (née Tahmasseb).
Robert E. Hunter | Personal life
Reginald Darnell Hunter (born 26 March 1969) is an American stand-up comedian based in the United Kingdom.
Reginald D. Hunter | Introduction
With the Grateful Dead Solo albums with Kingfish
Bob Weir | Discography
"Casey Jones" is a song by the American rock band the Grateful Dead. The music was written by Jerry Garcia, and the lyrics are by Robert Hunter. Hunter stated in a 2015 interview with "Rolling Stone" that "Casey Jones" didn't start out as a song, it just suddenly popped into my mind: "driving that train, high on cocaine, Casey Jones, you better watch your speed." I just wrote that down and I went on to whatever else I was doing, and some time later I came across it and thought, "That's the germ of a pretty good song." The song first appeared on the Dead's 1970 album "Workingman's Dead".
Casey Jones (song) | Introduction
Garcia was 18 and Hunter 19. The duo began to perform together, spending their time in "what passed for Palo Alto's 1961 bohemian community", including a bookstore run by Roy Kepler. They formed a short-lived duo called "Bob and Jerry" that debuted at the graduation ceremony of the Quaker Peninsula School on May 5, 1961. According to McNally, the group did not last because of "Hunter's limits as a guitarist and Garcia's ravenous drive to get better," but the two remained friendly. Garcia became involved with bluegrass groups in the area such as the Thunder Mountain Tub Thumpers and the Wildwood Boys; Hunter sometimes played the mandolin with these groups, but was more interested in writing.
Robert Hunter (lyricist) | Early life
As expressed in his song "I asked God" from the album "Bring it All Back", Hunter was a Christian, although not much regarding his faith is known.
Hunter (rapper) | Faith
All songs written by Sam Roberts.
We Were Born in a Flame | Track listing
All tracks written by Ian Hunter except where noted.
The Artful Dodger (album) | Track listing
The lyrics are in the form of an acrostic, spelling "Robert The Case For Mars Zubrin".
Robert Zubrin | Cultural references
According to Robertson, Lynott wrote "Rocky" with him in mind. John Alcock has stated that "Massacre" was written in the studio. Its lyrics came after Lynott was visited in hospital by a Protestant clergyman, and Catholic Lynott became defensive. Later he regretted his reaction, and wrote the lyric condemning religious prejudice.
Johnny the Fox | Songs
Currently he is a music instructor at a University in Chicago, Illinois
John Hunter (singer) | Singles