DON'T SHOOT ME.....Brent Mydland

 


     Keyboardist Brent Mydland's arrival allowed the Grateful Dead to pack the entire dictionary of rock 'n' roll into their repertoire – if ever so briefly.
     Mydland, who joined in 1979 only to die suddenly on July 26, 1990, brought a classic soul and R&B sound that shook away the cobwebs, courtesy of a Hammond B3 organ with spinning Leslie speaker.
     
Before Brent Mydland joined the Grateful Dead in April 1979, he had been playing in a band called Silver, formed with John Batforf. Silver released one record for Arista in 1976, featuring the minor hit “Wham Bam.” Silver disbanded soon after, and Mydland joined Bob Weir’s solo band. That led directly to a spot in the Grateful Dead, after Keith and Donna Godchaux's departures.
GRATEFUL DEAD

Reckoning

Arista, 1981

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