Let us do the very best that we can While we’re travelin’ through this land We can all be together shakin’ a hand When we make it to the promised land If we walk together little children We don’t ever have to worry Through this world of trouble We gotta love one another | Jerry Garcia

"Various band members brought in songs; Garcia loved the structure of Motown and Philadelphia music while John Kahn was a fan of the legendary R&B bass players. I remember Billy coming over the house with a fresh copy of The Meters’ Rejuvenation record when he wanted to add to the growing repertoire. Garcia's tenacity for trying new styles would spill over in his most prolific solos. The Dead’s influence, with its odd meter time signatures, was a perfect segue into reggae and some of the R&B son