Day of the Dead is the twenty-fifth compilation release benefiting the Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. Featuring fifty-nine exclusive recordings of covers of Grateful Dead songs by a number of independent artists as a tribute to the band, the compilation was released on May 20, 2016, as five CDs, a limited edition vinyl LP box set, and as a digital download.4AD - News - Day of the Dead - full artist list, artwork and release date confirmed John Carlin, the founder of the Red Hot Organization, was the executive producer for the album. The members of The National first performed with Bob Weir at his Bay Area studio in 2012 as part of the Headcount benefit The Bridge Session. The group's budding friendship with the Dead cofounder pushed them to record the massive Dead tribute.Greenhaus, Mike https://relix.com/articles/detail/indie_is_dead_the_national_detail_day_of_the_dead_compilation/ Relix
It is the second compilation album produced by Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National for Red Hot Organization, following 2009's Dark Was the Night, which has raised over $1.5 million for the organizations fighting AIDS to date.
A Day of the Dead live performance took place at the second annual Eaux Claires Festival on August 12–13, 2016. The performers, who all appear on the record, included Jenny Lewis, Matthew Houck (Phosphorescent), Lucius, Will Oldham, Moses Sumney, Sam Amidon, Richard Reed Parry, Matt Berninger, Justin Vernon, Josh Kaufman, Bruce Hornsby, Ruban Nielson, Aaron and Bryce Dessner and The National.
Track listing Digital sequence
CD sequence
Disc 1 Touch of Grey Sugaree Candyman Dire Wolf New Speedway Boogie Friend of the Devil Black Muddy River Morning Dew Black Peter Loser To Lay Me Down
Disc 2 Box of Rain Rubin and Cherise Me and My Uncle Cassidy Uncle John's Band Mountains of the Moon Dark Star - (Cass McCombs, Joe Russo & Friends) Nightfall of Diamonds Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald Playing in the Band Brokedown Palace
Disc 3 Peggy-O Garcia Counterpoint Terrapin Station (Suite) Clementine Jam China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider Jack-A-Roe Easy Wind Wharf Rat Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad And We Bid You Goodnight
Disc 4 Ripple Truckin' Dark Star - (The Flaming Lips) Stella Blue Shakedown Street Franklin's Tower Eyes of the World Help on the Way Estimated Prophet What's Become of the Baby King Solomon's Marbles If I Had the World to Give
Disc 5 Standing on the Moon Ship of Fools Bird Song Brown-Eyed Women Here Comes Sunshine Cumberland Blues Drums -> Space Cream Puff War Rosemary High Time Till the Morning Comes Althea Attics of My Life St. Stephen (live) I Know You Rider (live)
LP sequence Touch of Grey Shakedown Street Loser Jack-A-Roe Peggy-O Bird Song Brown-Eyed Women Sugaree Help on the Way Franklin's Tower King Solomon's Marbles Box of Rain Friend of the Devil Wharf Rat Cassidy Candyman Clementine Jam Playing in the Band Eyes of the World Terrapin Station (Suite) Ship of Fools Estimated Prophet Morning Dew Me and My Uncle China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider If I Had the World to Give Dark Star - (Cass McCombs, Joe Russo & Friends) Nightfall of Diamonds Dark Star - (The Flaming Lips) Rubin and Cherise Althea Mountains of the Moon Stella Blue Standing on the Moon To Lay Me Down Uncle John's Band High Time Dire Wolf New Speedway Boogie Cumberland Blues Black Peter Easy Wind Here Comes Sunshine Rosemary Drums -> Space Transitive Refraction Axis for John Oswald What's Become of the Baby Garcia Counterpoint Brokedown Palace Till the Morning Comes Attics of My Life Cream Puff War Truckin' Going Down The Road Feelin' Bad Black Muddy River Ripple And We Bid You Goodnight St. Stephen (live) I Know You Rider (live)
Personnel Created and curated by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner Produced by Aaron Dessner Co-producer: Bryce Dessner, Josh Kaufman Music direction: Josh Kaufman, Aaron Dessner Co-curators: Scott Devendorf, Bryan Devendorf, Conrad Doucette Project manager: Tom Wironen Co-executive producer: Dawn Barger Executive producer: John Carlin
Charts Chart (2016) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 76 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 196
References
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