Dick's Picks Volume 29 is the twenty-ninth installment of the Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...

's archival live album series. It was recorded on May 19, 1977, at the Fox Theatre

Fox Theatre (Atlanta)

The Fox Theatre , a former movie palace, is a performing arts venue located at 660 Peachtree Street NE in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, and is the centerpiece of the Fox Theatre Historic District....

 in Atlanta, Georgia, and on May 21, 1977, at the Lakeland Civic Center Arena

Lakeland Center

The Lakeland Center is an 8,178-seat multi-purpose arena, in Lakeland, Florida. It opened in November 1974, as the Lakeland Civic Center, it gained its current name in June 1994....

 in Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States, located approximately midway between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4. According to the 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city had a population of 94,406...

. The album contains all of both concerts, except for the encore of the second show, which was "U.S. Blues". Also included are several bonus tracks recorded on October 11, 1977 at the Lloyd Noble Center

Lloyd Noble Center

The Lloyd Noble Center is an 11,528-seat multi-purpose arena, in Norman, Oklahoma, United States, some south of downtown Oklahoma City...

 in Norman, Oklahoma

Norman, Oklahoma

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.

More music from this period can be found on Dick's Picks Volume 3

Dick's Picks Volume 3

Dick's Picks Volume 3 is the third live album in the Dick's Picks series by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on May 22, 1977 at the Sportatorium in Pembroke Pines, Florida...

 and To Terrapin: Hartford '77

To Terrapin: Hartford '77

To Terrapin: Hartford '77 is a live album by the American rock band the Grateful Dead. It was recorded at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, on May 28, 1977, the last show of the band's 26-date east coast tour in the spring of 1977...

.

Dick's Picks Volume 29 is the only "Dick's Picks" album that contains six CDs. The other "Dick's Picks" are two-, three-, or four-CD sets, except for Dick's Picks Volume 2

Dick's Picks Volume 2

Dick's Picks Volume 2 is the second live album in the Dick's Picks series of releases by the Grateful Dead. It was recorded on Halloween night in 1971 at the Ohio Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. The album consists of the second set of the concert. It was released in March 1995.Dick's Picks Volume 2 is...

, which is one CD.

Disc One

May 19, 1977 — First Set:

1. "The Promised Land" (Chuck Berry
   Chuck Berry
   Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
   
   ) – 6:14
2. "Sugaree" (Robert Hunter
   Robert Hunter (lyricist)
   Robert C. Hunter is an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator, and poet, best known for his association with Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead.-Biography:He was born Robert Burns in San Luis Obispo, California...
   
   , Jerry Garcia
   Jerry Garcia
   Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead...
   
   ) – 16:21
3. "El Paso" (Marty Robbins
   Marty Robbins
   Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
   
   ) – 5:04
4. "Peggy-O" (traditional, arr. Grateful Dead) – 8:34
5. "Looks Like Rain" (John Barlow
   John Perry Barlow
   John Perry Barlow is an American poet and essayist, a retired Wyoming cattle rancher, and a cyberlibertarian political activist who has been associated with both the Democratic and Republican parties. He is also a former lyricist for the Grateful Dead and a founding member of the Electronic...
   
   , Bob Weir
   Bob Weir
   Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...
   
   ) – 8:59
6. "Row Jimmy" (Hunter, Garcia) – 11:29
7. "Passenger" (Peter Monk, Phil Lesh
   Phil Lesh
   Phillip Chapman Lesh is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career....
   
   ) – 3:59
8. "Loser" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:38

Disc Two

May 19, 1977 — First Set:

1. "Dancing in the Streets" (Marvin Gaye
   Marvin Gaye
   Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
   
   , Ivy Joe Hunter
   Ivy Joe Hunter
   Ivy Joe Hunter is a former professional American football player who played fullback for three seasons for the Indianapolis Colts and New England Patriots...
   
   , William Stevenson) – 13:47

May 19, 1977 — Second Set:

2. "Samson and Delilah" (traditional, arr. Weir) – 8:00
3. "Ramble on Rose" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:38
4. "Estimated Prophet" (Barlow, Weir) – 10:09

October 11, 1977 bonus tracks:

5. "Not Fade Away" (Buddy Holly
   Buddy Holly
   Charles Hardin Holley , known professionally as Buddy Holly, was an American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll...
   
   , Norman Petty
   Norman Petty
   Norman Petty was an American musician, songwriter, and pioneer record producer who helped shape modern popular music, including pop and rock....
   
   ) – 16:39
6. "Wharf Rat" (Hunter, Garcia) – 13:41
7. "Around and Around" (Berry) – 8:36

Disc Three

May 19, 1977 — Second Set:

1. "Lady with a Fan" / "Terrapin Station" (Hunter, Garcia) – 11:43
2. "Playing in the Band" (Hunter, Mickey Hart
   Mickey Hart
   Mickey Hart is an American percussionist and musicologist. He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band the Grateful Dead. He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 to February 1971, and from October 1974 to August 1995...
   
   , Weir) – 11:07
3. "Uncle John's Band" (Hunter, Garcia) – 11:47
4. "Drums" (Hart, Bill Kreutzman) – 5:28
5. "The Wheel" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:24
6. "China Doll" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:50
7. "Playing in the Band" (Hunter, Hart, Weir) – 10:33

Disc Four

May 21, 1977 — First Set:

1. "Bertha" (Hunter, Garcia) – 7:22
2. "Me and My Uncle" (John Phillips) – 3:52
3. "They Love Each Other" (Hunter, Garcia) – 8:10
4. "Cassidy" (Barlow, Weir) – 5:21
5. "Jack-A-Roe" (trad., arr. Grateful Dead) – 7:00
6. "Jack Straw" (Hunter, Weir) – 6:13
7. "Tennessee Jed" (Hunter, Garcia) – 9:41
8. "New Minglewood Blues" (trad., arr. Weir) – 5:38
9. "Row Jimmy" (Hunter, Garcia) – 11:28

Disc Five

May 21, 1977 — First Set:

1. "Passenger" (Monk, Lesh) – 4:15
2. "Scarlet Begonias" (Hunter, Garcia) – 11:44
3. "Fire on the Mountain" (Hunter, Hart) – 12:53

May 21, 1977 — Second Set:

4. "Samson and Delilah" (trad., arr. Weir) – 7:45
5. "Brown-Eyed Women" (Hunter, Garcia) – 5:32

October 11, 1977 bonus tracks:

6. "Dancing in the Streets" (Gaye, I. Hunter, Stevenson) – 17:38
7. "Dire Wolf" (Hunter, Garcia) – 3:52

Disc Six

May 21, 1977 — Second Set:

1. "Estimated Prophet" (Barlow, Weir) – 11:27
2. "He's Gone" (Hunter, Garcia) – 15:36
3. "Drums" (Hart, Kreutzman) – 4:09
4. "The Other One" (Kreutzman, Weir) – 11:39
5. "Comes a Time" (Hunter, Garcia) – 11:52
6. "Saint Stephen" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) – 4:37
7. "Not Fade Away" (Holly, Petty) – 11:15
8. "Saint Stephen" (Hunter, Garcia, Lesh) – 1:46
9. "One More Saturday Night" (Weir) – 5:01

Grateful Dead

• Jerry Garcia – guitar
  Lead guitar
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  , vocals
• Bob Weir – guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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  , vocals
• Phil Lesh – electric bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Donna Godchaux
  Donna Godchaux
  Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay is an American singer best known for having been a member of the Grateful Dead rock group.-Biography:...
  
   – vocals
• Keith Godchaux
  Keith Godchaux
  Keith Richard Godchaux was a musician best known for his tenure in the rock group the Grateful Dead.-Biography:Keith Godchaux was born in Seattle, Washington and grew up in Concord, California...
  
   – keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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• Mickey Hart – drums
  Drum kit
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• Bill Kreutzman – drums

Production

• Recording – Betty Cantor-Jackson
• CD mastering – Jeffrey Norman
• Tape archivist – David Lemieux
• Archival research – Eileen Law
• Cover art & package design – Robert Minkin
• Photography – Jim Anderson