''Live at Sweetwater'' is a live
Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna is an American blues rock band formed in 1969 by former Jefferson Airplane members Jorma Kaukonen (guitarist/vocals) and Jack Casady (bassist). Although it has always been a fluid aggregation, with musicians coming and going over the ...
album recorded in 1992 at
Mill Valley, CA
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge and from Napa Valley. The population was 14,231 at the 2020 census.
Mill Valley is located on the western a ...
. It was their first new recording made for Relix Records, although they had previously released older performances with Relix (
Splashdown
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,
Historic Hot Tuna). Appearing on the album with Hot Tuna was
Bob Weir
Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, ...
of the
Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock music, rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, Folk music, folk, country music, country, jazz, bluegrass music, bluegrass, ...
, blues-singer
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur (born Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato; September 12, 1942) is an American folk and blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s. She recorded the 1973 hit song " Midnight at the Oasis" and has ...
, and keyboardist
Pete Sears
Peter Roy Sears (born 27 May 1948) is an English rock musician. In a career spanning more than six decades, he has been a member of many bands and has moved through a variety of musical genres, from early R&B, psychedelic improvisational rock ...
who ended up staying with the band until 2000. In 2004 Eagle Records re-mastered and re-released the album with several added tracks, and some previous tracks shortened in length.
1992 Relix Records Track Listing
#"Winin' Boy Blues" (
Jelly Roll Morton
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. Morton was jazz's first arranger, proving that a ge ...
) – 5:07
#"Great Change" (
Rev. Gary Davis
Reverend Gary Davis, also Blind Gary Davis (born Gary D. Davis, April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972), was a blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica. Born in Laurens, South Carolina and blind since infanc ...
) – 3:15
#"Down and Out" (Cox) – 3:17
#"
Embryonic Journey" (
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (; ; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassi ...
) – 2:16
#"
Trouble in Mind" (Traditional) – 3:20
#"
Bank Robber
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" (
Joe Strummer
John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002), known professionally as Joe Strummer, was a British singer, musician and songwriter. He was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of punk rock band the Clash, ...
,
Mick Jones,
Michael Campbell
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) – 4:30
#"I See the Light" (Kaukonen) – 6:38
#"I'll Be There for You" (
Michael Falzarano
Michael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues ...
, Kaukonen) – 3:38
#"I Belong to the Band" (Davis) – 3:42
#"Maggie's Farm" (
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
) – 6:10
#"Genesis" (Kaukonen) – 5:20
#"Ice Age" (Kaukonen) – 6:18
#"Pass the Snakes" (Kaukonen, Falzarano) – 7:56
2004 Eagle Records Track Listing
#"Winin' Boy Blues" (
Jelly Roll Morton
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer. Morton was jazz's first arranger, proving that a ge ...
) – 5:06
#"Great Change" (
Rev. Gary Davis
Reverend Gary Davis, also Blind Gary Davis (born Gary D. Davis, April 30, 1896 – May 5, 1972), was a blues and gospel singer who was also proficient on the banjo, guitar and harmonica. Born in Laurens, South Carolina and blind since infanc ...
) – 3:06
#"Down and Out" (Cox) – 3:16
#"I Know You Rider" (Traditional) – 4:41
#"Embryonic Journey" (
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (; ; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassi ...
) – 2:18
#"Trouble in Mind" (Traditional) – 3:15
#"Bank Robber" (Strummer, Jones, Campbell) – 4:30
#"I See the Light" (Kaukonen) – 6:37
#"I'll Be There for You" (
Michael Falzarano
Michael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues ...
, Kaukonen) – 3:13
#"True Religion" (Kaukonen) – 4:37
#"I Belong to the Band" (Davis) – 3:38
#"Maggie's Farm" (
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
) – 5:59
#"That's Alright Mama" (
Arthur Crudup
Arthur William "Big Boy" Crudup (August 24, 1905 – March 28, 1974) was an American Delta blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known, outside blues circles, for his songs " That's All Right" (1946), " My Baby Left Me" and "So G ...
) – 2:26
#"Been So Long" (Kaukonen) – 3:46
#"Genesis" (Kaukonen) – 4:41
#"Ice Age" (Kaukonen) – 6:18
#"Pass the Snakes" (Kaukonen, Falzarano) – 5:52
Personnel
*
Jorma Kaukonen
Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. (; ; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist. Kaukonen performed with Jefferson Airplane and still performs regularly on tour with Hot Tuna, which started as a side project with bassi ...
– lead guitar, vocals, Dobro, table steel guitar
*
Jack Casady
John William "Jack" Casady (born April 13, 1944) is an American bass guitarist, best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. Jefferson Airplane became the first successful exponent of the San Francisco Sound. Singles including " So ...
– bass
*
Michael Falzarano
Michael Falzarano is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has been a professional musician since the 1970s, most notably in Hot Tuna, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Memphis Pilgrims, a Memphis-style rock and roll/blues ...
– rhythm guitar, vocals, mandolin, harmonica
Additional Personnel
*
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur (born Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato; September 12, 1942) is an American folk and blues singer who was part of the American folk music revival in the early 1960s. She recorded the 1973 hit song " Midnight at the Oasis" and has ...
– vocals, tambourine
*
Pete Sears
Peter Roy Sears (born 27 May 1948) is an English rock musician. In a career spanning more than six decades, he has been a member of many bands and has moved through a variety of musical genres, from early R&B, psychedelic improvisational rock ...
– piano, accordion
*
Bob Weir
Robert Hall Weir ( ; né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the group disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, ...
– guitar, vocals
Production
*Production team from Jorma's Hillside Farm Productions
*Rick Sanchez – engineer
*Ira Wilkes – king roadie and production coordination
*Remote truck at Sweetwater from
The Plant Recording Studios
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*Gabra Management – management
*Steve Martin (William Morris Agency) – booking agent
*Vanessa Lillian, Gabra Specialities – design layout
*Jorma Kaukonen – liner notes
*Carl Studna – cover photography
*Barry Berenson – photography
*Recorded live at Sweetwater, Mill Valley, CA on January 27 and 28, 1992
References
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Hot Tuna live albums
1992 live albums
Relix Records live albums
Eagle Records live albums