[Tennessee Jedi]

Mickey was not "way before" Robert, if at all.

[BuddhaG]

Hunter started writing lyrics for the band in 66... i think the first being china cat/the eleven and alligator... mickey's first show was late september 1967

[astroman99]

Mickey was not "way before" Robert, if at all.

You are right , both the fall of 1967

[tigerstrat]

Astroman.....Robert Hunter wrote that majority of the GD catolog as you may know.

I personlly consider Hunter as an orginally member of the band...

Anyone else?

Hunter penned his first lyrics for a GD song in 1967, so he just barely predates Mickey in the group. I take "original" in its strictest sense to mean a member by the time the name was changed to "Grateful Dead", in December 1965...

...However, I interpet the spirit of the question to mean "non-original members that joined after Hart, starting with T.C.".

By that interpetation, I'd have to go with all of Brent's songs first, topped by Far From Me, Blow Away and I Will Take You Home... but also including Brent tunes the Dead never performed, like "Love Doesn't Have To Be Pretty"... after Brent's input I'd say "Sunrise" comes next, and then Bruce's "The Way It Is" and several other of his tunes.

[Tennessee Jedi]

Yeah man to the TigerStrat-thats what I meant with the question.

[astroman99]

Mickey was not "way before" Robert, if at all.

You are right , both the fall of 1967

[astroman99]

Now I understand...ok far from me, or let me sing your blues away, or from the heart of me,

[G'Dad]

I will take you home

[Tennessee Jedi]

Hes an original member in my mind although he came later..

[JackORoses]

ok I think it was clear to the creator of the thread and mickey and hunter didnt count but, so I think I'll go with Samba in the Rain I was never a big fan of sunrise or any brent songs

[krzykat]

how about thats just the way it is by our friend Bruce

[krzykat]

as far as run for the roses Jerry wrote the music for that so ther is original member association as for fire I believe that Phil helped write the music for that one.

[BlobWeird]

Im goin with Let Me Sing Your Blues Away (9-11-73) for my top choice. Excellent song. I also like Sunrise and From the Heart of Me. Showboat is cool too if youve ever heard it. Oh and I like Far From Me. Thats really the only Brent song I like. Dont get me wrong though I love Brents backup vocals and his playing.

[Rev_Roach]

cool thread

I'm glad Let Me Sing Your Blues Away is mentioned, I really like it! Keith wasn't a bad singer, would've been interesting to her more from him.

Brent: Far From Me, Tons of Steel, We Can Run

Vince: Way to Go Home

Donna: ________

[krzykat]

if you consider the dylan and the dead tours then any dylan song, but i don't think you can count him as a member