| “Sugar Magnolia” | |||||
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| Song by Grateful Dead | |||||
| Album | American Beauty | ||||
| Released | September 1970 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records | ||||
| Composer | Bob Weir | ||||
| Producer | Grateful Dead
Steve Barncard |
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"Sugar Magnolia" is a song by the Grateful Dead. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public American Beauty is the fifth album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between August and September 1970 and originally released in November 1970 by Warner 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. A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance 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 Robert Hunter or Bob Hunter may refer to Politics General Robert Hunter (1664/1666–1734 the Lieutenant Governor of Virginia Colony 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. American Beauty is the fifth album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between August and September 1970 and originally released in November 1970 by Warner " Friend of the Devil " is a song recorded by the Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Written by Robert Hunter and Bob Weir, it is one of the most well-known songs by the band, alongside such hits as "Truckin'," "Casey Jones," "Uncle John's Band," and "Touch of Grey. Robert C Hunter (born June 23, 1941) is an American Lyricist, Singer songwriter, and Poet, best known for his association 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 "Truckin'" is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album American Beauty. "Casey Jones" is a song by the American rock band the Grateful Dead. " Uncle John's Band " is a song by the Grateful Dead that first appeared in their concert setlists in late 1969 " Touch of Grey " is a 1987 single by the Grateful Dead, sometimes known by its Refrain "I will get by "
First released on the 1970 album American Beauty, "Sugar Magnolia" made its live debut on June 7, 1970 at the Fillmore West in San Francisco. American Beauty is the fifth album by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded between August and September 1970 and originally released in November 1970 by Warner For the San Francisco neighborhood see Fillmore District. For other venues named Fillmore see Fillmore#Music venues. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city When performed live, the song was often divided into two different entities: "Sugar Magnolia" proper and the "Sunshine Daydream" coda. Coda ( Italian for "tail" from the Latin cauda, see below is a term used in Music in a number of different senses primarily to designate The break between the two could be a few beats, a set, or even a few concerts.
According to Deadbase X, "Sugar Magnolia" was the Dead's second-most played in concert song of their long career, with 596 performances, trailing only "Me & My Uncle". " Me and My Uncle " often also written " Me & My Uncle " is a song composed by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, and popularized
It has been said that the song was written about Bob Weir's girlfriend, Frankie, who lived with him for many years. In any case, the song's line "she don't come and I won't follow" echoes the folk song, "Sourwood Mountain", which includes the line "she won't come and I won't call 'er. Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous " Aside from obvious references to several types of plants (magnolia), the line "jump like a Willys in four wheel drive" refers to the Willys Jeep, which was actually "jumped" off the ground by some drivers. Magnolia is a large Genus of about 210 Flowering plant Species in the subclass Magnolioideae of the family Willys was the brand name used by the United States Automobile company Willys-Overland Motors best known for its production of military and civilian Jeep is an Automobile Marque (and registered trademark of Chrysler. [Smithsonian, November 1992] Others have found the line describing the female subject as "head's all empty and I don't care" sexist. Smithsonian is a monthly Magazine published by the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D Sexism is the belief or attitude that one Gender or Sex is inferior to or less valuable than the other and can also refer to a Hatred or distrust towards [1]
The semi-official 1972 Dead movie Sunshine Daydream has its title taken from the song's coda section. Sunshine Daydream is an unreleased movie shot at the Grateful Dead 's 1972 Veneta Oregon concert to benefit the Springfield Creamery in
An interesting version with a slightly different melody line was played at Irvine Meadows on April 28, 1989. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)