Sunday Cinema | Happy Birthday Phil Lesh
By Andy Kahn Mar 15, 2015 • 8:00 am PDT
The Dead photographed at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA May 14, 2009(C)Jay Blakesberg/Retna LTD.
Three quarters of a century in and still going strong, Grateful Dead founding member Phil Lesh is 75 years young today. Bassist, vocalist, songwriter, restaurant owner, venue runner, grandpa, friend –Phil fills many roles these days and shows no signs of slowing down. You can regularly catch him at his restaurant and concert space Terrapin Crossroads in Marin County, out at The Capitol Theatre and assorted venues with his various Phil & Friends lineups and this summer at Fare Thee Well -a celebration of 50 years of Grateful Dead held Fourth of July weekend at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
[Photo by Jay Blakesberg]
To celebrate Phil’s birthday we’ve queued up video of the set billed Phil & Trey from the Vegoose Festival in Las Vegas October 29, 2006. The pro-shot video captures Phil with guitarist Trey Anastasio, keyboardist John Medeski, guitarist Larry Campbell, vocalist Christina Durfee and drummer John Molo ripping through a two-hour long set that included Mike Gordon adding banjo to Phish’s “Get Back On The Train.” The group also performed takes on Ryan Adams’ “Let It Ride,” Anastasio’s “Sweet Dreams Melinda” and Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone” amongst a set filled with Grateful Dead staples.
To celebrate Phil’s birthday we’ve queued up video of the set billed Phil & Trey from the Vegoose Festival in Las Vegas October 29, 2006. The pro-shot video captures Phil with guitarist Trey Anastasio, keyboardist John Medeski, guitarist Larry Campbell, vocalist Christina Durfee and drummer John Molo ripping through a two-hour long set that included Mike Gordon adding banjo to Phish’s “Get Back On The Train.” The group also performed takes on Ryan Adams’ “Let It Ride,” Anastasio’s “Sweet Dreams Melinda” and Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone” amongst a set filled with Grateful Dead staples.
