TimmyB Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 1990 - Grateful Dead keyboardist Brent Mydland dies of a drug overdose in Lafayette, Calif., at age 38. Mydland had replaced keyboardist Keith Godchaux - who died in 1979 - who in turn had replaced Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - who died in 1973. I only made the post about Keith Godchaux passing days earlier, Brent nearly passed on the same day as Keith a decade later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberHippie Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 I'm kinda glad I was never a keyboard player for the dead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Something shines around you and it seems, to my delight To give me just a little sweetness... Just a little sweetness... Just a little sweetness... Just a little light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 Long is the road We must travel on down. Short are the legs That will struggle behind. I wish I knew for sure Just where we're bound, What we will be doin' And what we're gonna find. Wherever we go, there will be birds to cheer you Flower to color in the fields around. Wherever we go, I'll be right here near you You can't get lost when you're always found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 I still can't beleive their keyboardist of 10+ years passes away in July, and they're back on the road come September! Talk about "The Music Never Stopped"! I loved Brent and can still remember when I heard of his passing. He was soulful and full of personality, and I'll never get tired of his beautiful contributions to the GD catalogue: "Far From Me", "Just A Little Light", "Easy To Love You", "Don't Need Love".... those are my favorites anyway. Anyway, thanks, Brent for realigning my world on 03-22-90, when you gave us all chills by belting out "Hey Jude" at the end of a seriously life-transforming evening. You made me feel good that night, real good, and when I listen back to the shows and hear you sing and play, you still do brother. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted July 26, 2004 Report Share Posted July 26, 2004 my favourite brent moments both happen on 3.29.90, the way he takes over near the end of bertha with his rousing "TEST ME! TEST ME!... why dont you arrest me!" over top of jerry, as if to say, "whoa whoa, waitasec jer, i got this one... let ole uncle brent take ya home.", and then comes right back with a beautiful We Can Run... classic brent. i was also always really impressed with the feistiness he added to early 80's era dead renditions of stuff like shakedown and mexicali blues, for example. ahhh, good ole brent.... hope he's having a good time somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Man he could seriously sing as well as play beautiful piano/keyboards. He was and always will be one of my fave GD alumni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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