New Speedway Boogie
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"New Speedway Boogie" is a blues-rock song by the Grateful Dead, written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter and known for its commentary on the Altamont Free Concert.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Workingman's Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Grateful Dead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commentaryOn | Altamont Free Concert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| firstReleaseFormat | studio album track ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | noted for reflective lyrics on Altamont ⓘ |
| hasEra | late 1960s–early 1970s rock ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformanceTradition | performed in Grateful Dead concerts in early 1970s ⓘ |
| hasLyricsTheme |
Altamont Free Concert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
counterculture ⓘ music industry ⓘ violence at concerts ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | groove-oriented blues rock ⓘ |
| hasNotableLine | "One way or another, this darkness got to give" ⓘ |
| hasSongStructure | verse-chorus form ⓘ |
| hasSubject | aftermath of a rock festival tragedy ⓘ |
| includedIn | Grateful Dead live repertoire ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Altamont Free Concert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Grateful Dead song catalog ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Workingman's Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Betty Cantor
NERFINISHED
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Bob Matthews NERFINISHED ⓘ Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| side | B-side of "Truckin'" in some releases ⓘ |
| writer | Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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