Greensky Bluegrass’ Paul Hoffman Covers Grateful Dead’s ‘Black Muddy River’
By Scott Bernstein Jun 24, 2020 • 7:30 am PDT
Paul Hoffman of Greensky Bluegrass celebrated the birthday of Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter on Tuesday by sharing a cover of “Black Muddy River.” Hoffman used an electric mandolin for his version of song Hunter wrote with Jerry Garcia instead of his usual acoustic instrument.
“Happy Birthday to the late, great Robert Hunter,” wrote phoff in a note accompanying the video. “Thank you for so many incredible songs over the years.”
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Greensky Bluegrass first performed the Grateful Dead’s “Black Muddy River” on March 24, 2015 with GD bassist Phil Lesh at his Terrapin Crossroads facility in San Rafael, California. The quintet went on to cover the song 17 additional times as per PT GSBG with the most recent play taking place at the Palace in St. Paul on November 2, 2019. Watch Hoffman’s rendition below:
