#CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER MEANING SERIES#

Ken covers the song in their live performances. If you have time, check out my China Cat page, which (of course) featuresa direct link to your China Cat Sunflower page. By 1979 we hadreleased a single on Atlantis Records of LA and were getting lots of airplay in the SF Bay Area market.the name China Cat was well-exposedduring that period. The Dead were a big influence.īut wait, there's more. Since i was the bass player (and one ofthe creative forces in that band) I worked into our songs a lot ofsyncopation. IN addition, we covered a few Dead arrangements of cover songs(Know You Rider, Not Fade Away).

During the period of 1971-72and then again between 19 I was in a Bay Area band calledChina Cat, the name adopted by myself as a direct result of my love thatDead song.

This ispurely a piece of trivia-with-a-small-T. 2.Īn enduring song in the band's repertoire, usually paired with 'I Know YouRider' in concert, leading to the designation 'China/Rider.'Ī reader writes: Date: Mon, 13:51:32 -0700Īnyway, this message is in reference to China Cat Sunflower. Grateful Dead: Authentic Guitar Classics Vol.Hunter has posted the manuscript of an early draft of the song in his archives. Look for awhile at the China Cat Sunflower

#CHINA CAT SUNFLOWER MEANING SERIES#

Previous editions of the Dead’s ongoing weekly “All The Years Live” video series have included, “Let It Grow” from July 16th, 1990 at Rich Stadium, “Loose Lucy” from June 17th, 1991 at Giants Stadium, “Big Boss Man” from June 16th, 1990 at Shoreline Amphitheatre, “New Speedway Boogie” from June 17th, 1991 at Giants Stadium, “Terrapin Station” from July 26th, 1987 at Anaheim Stadium, “Not Fade Away” from New Year’s Eve 1978 at the Winterland Ballroom, “Cassidy” from June 17th, 1991 at Giants Stadium, “Stagger Lee” from July 4th, 1991 at Rich Stadium, “Lazy River Road” from June 26th, 1993 at RFK Stadium, “Bird Song” from July 1st, 1992 at Buckeye Lake, “Shakedown Street” from June 22nd, 1991 at Soldier Field, “My Brother Esau” from July 24th, 1987 at Oakland, CA’s Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, “Blow Away” from 7/16/90 at Rich Stadium, “Touch of Grey” from at Rich Stadium, “China Cat Sunflower” > “I Know You Rider” from at Cardinal Stadium, “Estimated Prophet” from at Three Rivers Stadium, “Reuben & Cherise” from 6/6/90 at Buckeye Lake, “Morning Dew” from 10/18/74 at the Winterland Ballroom, “Sugar Magnolia”/”Scarlet Begonias”/”Fire On The Mountain” from 12/31/78 at the Winterland Ballroom, and “Wang Dang Doodle” from June 14th, 1991 at RFK Stadium.The Annotated 'China Cat Sunflower' 'A leaf of all colors plays a golden-stringed fiddle.' The Annotated 'China Cat Sunflower'An installment in the Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics.ġ997-1998 Research Associate, Music Dept., University of California Santa CruzĬhina Cat SunflowerWords by Robert Hunter music by Jerry GarciaĬopyright Ice Nine Publishing used by permission. Grateful Dead – “China Cat Sunflower” / “I Know You Rider” – This Grateful Dead concert is one of five that’s included in the band’s The Grateful Dead Movie, which was released in 1977. The “China Cat” / “Rider” segue came towards the middle of the first set between “El Paso” and “Me and My Uncle”.Ĭheck out the newly released video of the Grateful Dead performing “China Cat Sunflower” into “I Know You Rider” from October 17th, 1974 below: This rendition for the final run of the shows before the Dead’s hiatus in 1974 shows the remarkable interplay between the five musicians, with some stunning camera work, all shot on 16mm negative film.” The new video features “China Cat Sunflower” into “I Know You Rider” from October 17th, 1974 at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom.Īs the band’s official archivist David Lemieux explains in the video’s description, “Although a standout combination going back to later 1969, China/Rider developed a longer, more intricate, more ascendant jam during 1973, and it peaked in 1974. The latest live Grateful Dead video from the band’s recently-launched “ All The Years Live” series is now available through the band’s official YouTube page.

China cat sunflower meaning