Neal cassady references in Grateful Dead songs

Discussion in 'Grateful Dead and Phish' started by gressny42, Oct 31, 2011.

  1. gressny42

    gressny42 Guest

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    I know that Neal Cassady traveled with the dead for a short while and he is referred to as "Cowboy Neal" in That's it for the other one. Anyone else know of any other references?
     
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    Cassidy the song..

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5_PMEo6bmo&feature=autoplay&list=PLF86FAD51B752B057&lf=mh_lolz&playnext=18"]The Grateful Dead-Cassidy-Shoreline Amphitheatre - YouTube
     
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    They spelled his name wrong.
     
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    might seem to be a misspelling of Cassady's name; in fact the song primarily celebrates the 1970 birth of baby girl Cassidy Law into the Grateful Dead family, though the lyrics also include references to Neal Cassady himself..
     
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    Luv that song. Bobby and Barlow wrote it i think. Some versions I've heard on tape they'll start jamming and go off into freakyland and then come back into the song. Luv it! Neal Cassidy was a wild character in Jack Kerouac books. I heard he died drunk on the railroad tracks desolate.
     
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    Yeah that's how most of their live songs are it's so amazing. That's why I love the grateful dead's live shows. You never get the same thing twice. Neal Cassady was the greatest. I just finished On The Road by Jack Kerouac and I loved it. It's an amazing book.
     
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