The song was named after Cassidy Law, who was born in 1970 and was the daughter of Grateful Dead crew member Rex Jackson and Weir's former housemate Eileen Law.[1] The lyrics also allude to Neal Cassady, who was associated with the Beats in the 1950s[4] and the Acid Test scene that spawned the Grateful Dead in the 1960s. Some of the lyrics in the song were also inspired by the death of Barlow's father.[5]
The song was quoted in the admiring and admirable obituary of Barlow in The Economist.
The Grateful Dead released a live version on their 1981 album Reckoning.
Referencesedit
^ abBrightman, Carol (1998). Sweet Chaos: The Grateful Dead's American Adventure. New York: Pocket Books. pp. 175–176. ISBN0-671-01117-0. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
^ ab. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
^Barlow, John Perry. "Cassidy's Tale", Literary Kicks
External linksedit
The Annotated "Cassidy"
October 27, 2023
cassidy, song, cassidy, song, written, john, barlow, weir, performed, grateful, dead, ratdog, phil, lesh, friends, song, appeared, weir, grateful, dead, reckoning, without, albums, cassidy, song, weirfrom, album, acereleasedmay, 1972recordedjanuary, march, 197. Cassidy is a song written by John Barlow and Bob Weir 1 and performed by the Grateful Dead Ratdog and Phil Lesh amp Friends 2 The song appeared on Bob Weir s Ace and the Grateful Dead s Reckoning and Without a Net albums 3 Cassidy Song by Bob Weirfrom the album AceReleasedMay 1972RecordedJanuary March 1972GenreFolk rock Country rockLength3 41LabelWarner Bros RecordsComposer s Bob WeirLyricist s John Perry BarlowThe song was named after Cassidy Law who was born in 1970 and was the daughter of Grateful Dead crew member Rex Jackson and Weir s former housemate Eileen Law 1 The lyrics also allude to Neal Cassady who was associated with the Beats in the 1950s 4 and the Acid Test scene that spawned the Grateful Dead in the 1960s Some of the lyrics in the song were also inspired by the death of Barlow s father 5 The song was quoted in the admiring and admirable obituary of Barlow in The Economist The song was first performed on March 23 1974 at the Cow Palace in Daly City California 3 Cover versions editIn 1991 Suzanne Vega recorded a version of this song on the album Deadicated 2 The Grateful Dead released a live version on their 1981 album Reckoning References edit a b Brightman Carol 1998 Sweet Chaos The Grateful Dead s American Adventure New York Pocket Books pp 175 176 ISBN 0 671 01117 0 Retrieved 17 January 2010 a b Grateful Dead Lyric and Song Finder Cassidy Archived from the original on 8 July 2011 Retrieved 18 January 2010 a b Dodd David The Annotated Cassidy The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics University of California at Santa Cruz Retrieved 18 January 2010 Dodd David Greatest Stories Ever Told Cassidy Dead net Retrieved 2 October 2018 Barlow John Perry Cassidy s Tale Literary KicksExternal links editThe Annotated Cassidy Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cassidy song amp oldid 1156433760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
