| Brent Mydland | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Brent Mydland |
| Born | October 21, 1952 Munich, Germany |
| Died | July 26, 1990 (aged 37) Lafayette, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Rock, psychedelic rock, jam |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboard instruments |
| Years active | 1979–1990 |
| Label(s) | Warner Bros. Arista |
| Associated acts | Grateful Dead |
Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was the fourth keyboardist to play for the American rock band the Grateful Dead. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Lafayette is a city in Contra Costa County California, United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Psychedelic rock is a style of Rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. Jam bands (or jambands) are musical groups whose albums and live performances relate to a fan culture which originated with the 1960s group Grateful Dead and continued A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. 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. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) A keyboardist is a Musician who plays Keyboard instruments Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. He was with the band for eleven years and, despite being often referred to as "the new guy", he was with the band for a longer time than any other keyboardist, during which time they had their highest charting material.
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Biography
Early life
Born in Munich, Germany as the child of a U. Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. S. Army chaplain, Mydland moved to San Francisco, California with his parents at the age of one. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Brent spent most of his childhood living in the San Joaquin-Sacramento/Delta's Bethel Island of California. His mother, a graveyard shift nurse, encouraged Brent's talents by insisting that he practice his music for two hours each day. He played trumpet at Oakley Elementary School; his schoolmates remember him practicing on an accordion, as well as the piano, every day after school. Brent graduated from Liberty Union High School in 1971.
Grateful Dead
He joined the Grateful Dead in 1979 after a session with a Bob Weir solo project, and replaced keyboard player Keith Godchaux, who had been dismissed from the band earlier that year. 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 Keith Richard Godchaux ( July 19, 1948 – 23 July, 1980) was a Musician best known for his tenure in the rock group Mydland quickly became an integral part of the group, not least because of his songwriting contributions, of which Godchaux had almost none.
Go to Heaven (1980) featured two of Mydland's songs, "Far From Me" and "Easy to Love You", the second of which had been written with frequent Weir collaborator John Perry Barlow. Go to Heaven is the eleventh Studio album by the Grateful Dead. John Perry Barlow (born October 3, 1947) is an American Poet, Essayist, retired Wyoming cattle rancher political On the next album, In the Dark (1987), Mydland co-wrote the defiant favorite "Hell in a Bucket" with Weir and Barlow, and also penned train song "Tons of Steel". In the Dark is the twelfth Studio album by the Grateful Dead. Built to Last (1989) featured several more of Mydland's works, most notably the moody "Just a Little Light", the environmental song "We Can Run", and the poignant "I Will Take You Home", written with Barlow for his two daughters. Built to Last is the thirteenth and final Studio album by the Grateful Dead.
After joining, Mydland easily fit into the band's sound and added his own contributions. His high vocal harmonies and emotional leads added to the band's singing strength, and highlighted several old favorites like "Cassidy", "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo", "Ramble on Rose" as well as covers like Traffic's "Dear Mr. Fantasy" and the Band's "The Weight". Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. " Dear Mr Fantasy " is a rock song by Traffic off their 1967 album Mr Mydland enjoyed the organ and several other experimental tones, whereas in concert, his predecessor had usually preferred his piano. Brent played several different electric pianos and synthesizers throughout his tenure, including a Fender Rhodes, Yamaha CP-70, and a Kurzweil Midiboard. A Rhodes piano is an electromechanical Musical instrument, a brand of Electric piano. His Hammond B-3 stayed with him throughout his entire tenure. The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company
Death
Mydland died of a drug overdose after taking a speedball at his home on "My Road" in Lafayette, California, on July 26, 1990, shortly after completing the band's summer tour. The term drug overdose (or simply overdose or OD) describes the Ingestion or application of a Drug or other substance in quantities Speedballing (alternatively known as snowballing) is a term commonly referring to the Intravenous use of heroin or morphine and Cocaine together in Lafayette is a city in Contra Costa County California, United States. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) He was replaced by Vince Welnick on synthesizers and vocals, and, for a short time, temporary fill-in Bruce Hornsby on grand piano and accordion. Vince Welnick ( February 21 1951 – June 2 2006) was an American Keyboardist, best known for playing with the band Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23 1954 in Williamsburg Virginia) is an American singer Pianist, Accordion player and songwriter
Discography with the Grateful Dead
Studio albums
- Go to Heaven – 1980
- In the Dark – 1987
- Built to Last – 1989
Live albums
- Reckoning – 1981
- Dead Set – 1981
- Dylan & The Dead - 1989
- Without a Net - 1990
See also Grateful Dead discography#"Retrospective" live albums for other live releases. Go to Heaven is the eleventh Studio album by the Grateful Dead. In the Dark is the twelfth Studio album by the Grateful Dead. Built to Last is the thirteenth and final Studio album by the Grateful Dead. Reckoning is a 1981 live Double album by the Grateful Dead. It consists of acoustic material recorded live in September and October 1980 Dead Set is a Live album by the Grateful Dead. It was released in August 1981 on Arista. Dylan & the Dead is a collaborative Live album by Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead, released in 1989 by Columbia Records. Without a Net is a recording of the Grateful Dead performing live in concert This is an annotated listing of the recordings of the American rock band Grateful Dead.
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