[ker1227]

just wondering if any of the boys played anything i was unaware of. Not neccissarily for the dead though

Heres what i know

Jerry- guitar, slide, banjo
Phil - bass and later on guitar
pig - keys, harmonica, guitar, ive seen him(well a picture) with a banjo in his hand.
keith- keys, guitar
bobby- guitar
billy- drums
mickey- we'll just say drums to keep it simple
donna- keith's skin flute (i had to)

[ker1227]

oh and i forgot brent, but unfortunatly, he hardly crosses my mind anymore. Just not a big fan of electronic 80s and 90s keys sound, i love his voice though.

sorry to all you 80s and 90s fans

[Shaggy]

Jerry played every instrument except drums on his first solo album.

Jerry:

Guitar
Pedal Steel
Bass
Banjo
Piano and Organ

and he could also play the Mandolin and the Fiddle. Which he played mainly in the early part of his career, pre-dead.

[AugustWest]

There is also an april fools show I think from 1980 where all of the members switch instruments for promised land opener. Jerry is on drums. So he can play those as well (kinda).

[ker1227]

hahaha hear it is, hahahah, unbeleivable
http://www.archive.org/details/gd80-04- ... sbeok.shnf

[Rev_Roach]

I think Phil was a jazz trumpet player or something before Jerry got him to start playing bass.

[AugustWest]

Yeah phil played trumpet and violin in orchestra as a child. he then got into composition and jazz trumpet playing. He plays some trumpet on anthem of the sun.

[st. stephen]

sometimes donna's voice sounded like a strange instrumen..... i could be wrong though

[BlobWeird]

Jerry was on drums for that April Fools opener btw.

[ker1227]

i think bobby did the most justice on that april fools gag on the keys, and taking over when billy cant remember the words

[Rev_Roach]

well chomping out chords on the keys is pretty easy for anyone who knows what notes spell out the chords. i cant play keys for shit but i could probably manage something like that. sorry for the pointless post im just excited about getting close to...

[Rev_Roach]

100!

[caspersvapors]

hahaha hear it is, hahahah, unbeleivable
http://www.archive.org/details/gd80-04- ... sbeok.shnf

bwahha thats great

[BigJilm]

You guys forgot about kazoo on Alligator, im pretty sure that was Jerry

[ker1227]

i also love it when keith sings "let me sing your blues away"

sort of on the topic