Easy Wind
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"Easy Wind" is a blues-influenced song by the Grateful Dead, sung by Ron "Pigpen" McKernan and known for its gritty vocals and groove.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| album | Workingman's Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Ron "Pigpen" McKernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGenreScene | San Francisco rock ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresInstrument |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ harmonica ⓘ organ ⓘ |
| firstReleaseFormat | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| genre |
blues rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasBackingVocals | members of Grateful Dead ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformanceEra | early 1970s ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
gritty vocals
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strong groove ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicStyle | shuffle groove ⓘ |
| hasSongwriterCollaboration | Robert Hunter and Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
labor
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working-class life ⓘ |
| hasVocalStyle | blues-influenced ⓘ |
| includedIn | Grateful Dead live setlists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | blues ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
Pigpen lead vocals
ⓘ
bluesy feel on Workingman's Dead ⓘ |
| isPartOfDiscographyOf | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocalist | Ron "Pigpen" McKernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes 50 seconds ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Workingman's Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByLive | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Betty Cantor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Matthews NERFINISHED ⓘ Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| side | Side 1 of Workingman's Dead ⓘ |
| trackPosition | 3 on Workingman's Dead ⓘ |
| vocalist | Ron "Pigpen" McKernan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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