Old & in the Way was a one-shot bluegrass band whose legacy lasted far long… Read Full Bio ↴Old & in the Way was a one-shot bluegrass band whose legacy lasted far longer than the band. Led by Grateful Dead member Jerry Garcia (banjo, vocals), the band also featured David Nelson (guitar, vocals), David Grisman (mandolin, vocals), Vassar Clements (fiddle), Peter Rowan (guitar, vocals), and John Kahn (bass). Garcia formed the band in 1973 as a way to revisit his bluegrass roots and demonstrate his affection for the music. To round out the lineup, he recruited Clements and Kahn as well as Grisman and Rowan, who were both West Coast session musicians who had previously played together in the band Muleskinner. Taking their name from a Grisman composition, Old & in the Way played a handful of gigs, most of them at the Boarding House in San Francisco in October. An album, also called Old & in the Way, was culled from these shows but not released until 1975 on the Grateful Dead's own record label, Round. The record combined standards and Rowan originals, which later became standards. Although the album was the only one the lineup released during the 1970s, the members continued to play together in various permutations over the next two decades, and the record continued to sell steadily. The group reunited after Garcia's death in 1995, releasing a second album (actually composed of 1973 recordings), That High Lonesome Sound, in early 1996. A third album of 1973 vintage appeared at the end of 1997.
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Acoustic Archive Series, Vol. 2: Breakdown (Live)
Old & In the Way Lyrics
'Til The End Of The World Rolls 'Round I tried to sail the sea of life I rowed…
Down Where The River Bends It's hard to keep the tears out of my eyes For…
Midnight Moonlight If you ever feel lonesome when you're down in San…
Pig in a Pen I got a pig, home in a pen Corn to feed…
The Hobo Song Roshni Rang hai Har nazar dang hai Jashn-e-Josh hai Kho raha…
Wild Horses Childhood living is easy to do The things you wanted I…