Dylan & The Dead on the Fourth Day of July (by Jesse Jarnow)
Volume 3: Rich Stadium, Buffalo, New York, July 4 1986
“We carried you in our arms on Independence Day”
“Leaving Texas, fourth day of July”
Both Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead have iconic Fourth of July songs. No, Dylan didn’t bust out “Tears of Rage” at this Independence Day gig, but the crowd-pleasing Dead opened with “Jack Straw” (huge cheers at the key line) and encored with their other holiday song, “U.…
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