I Know You Rider
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"I Know You Rider" is a traditional American folk/blues song popularized in rock music, especially through performances by the Grateful Dead.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | 1960s counterculture ⓘ |
| associatedWithScene | San Francisco rock scene ⓘ |
| collectedIn | American folk song collections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstDocumentedAs | Woman Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
folk ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasChorus | Gonna miss me when I'm gone ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse-chorus structure ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar in folk versions
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar in rock versions ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLyricsLine |
I know you rider, gonna miss me when I'm gone
ⓘ
I wish I was a headlight on a northbound train ⓘ I'd shine my light through the cool Colorado rain ⓘ |
| hasNotableVersion |
Grateful Dead live version
ⓘ
Hot Tuna live version ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
longing
ⓘ
rambling lifestyle ⓘ separation ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| hasUnknown | original songwriter ⓘ |
| influencedBy | African American blues tradition ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedWith | China Cat Sunflower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performancePractice |
call and response vocals in some versions
ⓘ
improvised instrumental sections in rock versions ⓘ |
| performedBy |
Big Brother and the Holding Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Hot Tuna NERFINISHED ⓘ Janis Joplin NERFINISHED ⓘ String Cheese Incident NERFINISHED ⓘ The Black Crowes NERFINISHED ⓘ The Byrds NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grateful Dead and Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kingston Trio NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seldom Scene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularizedBy | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setlistRole |
jam vehicle
ⓘ
transition song ⓘ |
| traditionalStatus | public domain ⓘ |
| usedInContext | live concert staple for the Grateful Dead ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.