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| The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead | |
|---|---|
 Cover art byRobert Crumb | |
| Compilation album by Various Artists | |
| Released | October 17, 1995 |
| Genre | Country rock,folk rock,rock,blues |
| Length | 52:20 |
| Label | Shanachie |
| Producer | Various |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A+)link |
| The Music Box | link |
| San Francisco Examiner | (not rated)link |
The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead is a 1995 compilation album of songs, performed by the original artists, that the American rock group theGrateful Dead covered and performed live throughout their career. Several of the tracks on this album can be found on no other compact disc, including "Rain and Snow" as performed by Obray Ramsey and "Big Railroad Blues" byCannon's Jug Stompers. The eclectic nature of the Grateful Dead's music is highlighted on this album with the inclusion of songs from such diverse genres asfolk ("Morning Dew", "Goin' Down This Road Feelin' Bad"),the blues ("The Red Rooster", "Turn On Your Love Light"),country ("Mama Tried", "El Paso"),gospel ("Samson & Delilah"), and straight outrock and roll ("The Promised Land", "Not Fade Away").
The cover, drawn by underground cartoonistRobert Crumb, depicts some of the artists appearing on the album performing to skeletalDeadheads.
The title comes from the song "The Music Never Stopped" from the Grateful Dead albumBlues for Allah.
| No. | Title | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rain and Snow" | Obray Ramsey | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Mama Tried" | Merle Haggard | 2:10 |
| 3. | "Iko Iko" | Dixie Cups | 2:00 |
| 4. | "Samson & Delilah" | Rev. Gary Davis | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Big Railroad Blues" | Cannon's Jug Stompers | 3:18 |
| 6. | "El Paso" | Marty Robbins | 4:20 |
| 7. | "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue" | Bob Dylan | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Spoonful" | Charlie Patton | 3:11 |
| 9. | "The Red Rooster" | Howlin' Wolf | 2:23 |
| 10. | "Promised Land" | Chuck Berry | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Don't Ease Me In" | Henry Thomas | 2:59 |
| 12. | "Big Boss Man" | Jimmy Reed | 2:49 |
| 13. | "Turn On Your Love Light" | Bobby "Blue" Bland | 2:36 |
| 14. | "Morning Dew" | Bonnie Dobson | 4:05 |
| 15. | "Not Fade Away" | Buddy Holly | 2:20 |
| 16. | "Goin' Down This Road Feelin' Bad" | Woody Guthrie | 2:47 |
| 17. | "I Bid You Good Night" | The Pindar Family withJoseph Spence | 2:47 |
