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| Studio album by Bob Weir | |||||
| Released | May 1972 | ||||
| Recorded | January - March 1972 | ||||
| Genre | Rock, Country, Folk | ||||
| Length | 37:45 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records, Grateful Dead Records | ||||
| Producer | Grateful Dead or "everyone involved" | ||||
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Ace was the first solo album by Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, released in 1972. A studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist Bob Weir (born Robert Hall Weir, October 16 1947 is an American singer songwriter and guitarist most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. In 1973 the Grateful Dead established their own Record label, aptly titled Grateful Dead Records. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. allmusic (previously All Music Guide) is a Metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Bob Weir (born Robert Hall Weir, October 16 1947 is an American singer songwriter and guitarist most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead Kingfish is a self titled 1976 studio album by the band Kingfish, which at that time featured Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, Dave The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble Bob Weir (born Robert Hall Weir, October 16 1947 is an American singer songwriter and guitarist most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead
Its origins come from an offer by the Dead's Warner Bros. Records label to have band members cut their own solo records, and came out at the same time as Jerry Garcia's Garcia and Mickey Hart's Rolling Thunder. Warner Bros Records Inc is an American Record label that operates as a wholly owned Subsidiary of Warner Music Group. Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1 1942 &ndash August 9 1995 was a Musician, Songwriter, Artist, and Lead guitarist and Garcia is Grateful Dead Guitarist Jerry Garcia 's first solo album released in 1972 Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is a percussionist and musicologist. Rolling Thunder is the first solo album by Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart. In the case of Ace, Weir's backing band was essentially the Dead itself, and all songs except "Walk in the Sunshine", became concert staples of the Dead. In a way, Ace and Garcia can be considered Dead studio albums during a live album era that included Skull & Roses and Europe '72. A live album &ndash commonly contrasted with a Studio album &ndash is a recording consisting of material (usually music recorded during stage performances The informal titles for this album "Skull and Roses" and "Skull Fuck" redirect here Europe '72 is a 1972 live Triple album of performances by the Grateful Dead, recorded during their tour of Western Europe in
"Greatest Story Ever Told" also appears on Hart's Rolling Thunder, as "The Pump Song".
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This has been the same tracklisting for every reissue of Ace. Mickey Hart (born September 11, 1943) is a percussionist and musicologist. Robert C Hunter (born June 23, 1941) is an American Lyricist, Singer songwriter, and Poet, best known for his association " Black-Throated Wind " is the second track off of Bob Weir 's solo debut Ace. John Perry Barlow (born October 3, 1947) is an American Poet, Essayist, retired Wyoming cattle rancher political " Playing in the Band " is a Grateful Dead song The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and Rhythm guitarist Bob Weir composed " Mexicali Blues " is a song from Bob Weir 's 1972 Ace solo album that like the rest of the material on that record was de facto by " One More Saturday Night " is a song written by Bob Weir and performed by the Grateful Dead. " Cassidy " is the closing track from Bob Weir 's 1972 Ace album