"Ripple" is a song written by American musicians Jerry Garcia (lyrics) and Robert Hunter (music) that features as the sixth song on the Grateful Dead's 1970 album "American Beauty". Hunter wrote the song in 1970 in London on the same afternoon he wrote "Brokedown Palace" and "To Lay Me Down" (while reputedly drinking half a bottle of retsina in the process). The Dead debuted the song on 18 August 1970 at Fillmore West in San Francisco. Several lines throughout the song have been compared to the 23rd Psalm of the Bible. The song has subse… read more
"Ripple" is a song written by American musicians Jerry Garcia (lyrics) and Robert Hunter (music) that features as the sixth song on the Gra…read more
"Ripple" is a song written by American musicians Jerry Garcia (lyrics) and Robert Hunter (music) that features as the sixth song on the Grateful Dead's 1970 album "Am… read more
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, gospel, and psychedelic rock; for live performances of lengthy instrumental jams; and for its devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads." "Their music," writes Lenny Kaye, "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists." These various influences were distilled into a diverse and psychedelic whole that made the Grateful Dead "the pioneeri… read more
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, … read more
