LOS
ANGELES (KPFA/ www.kpfa.org) The
Grateful Dead Hour radio program will
celebrate its twentieth anniversary of weekly, nationwide broadcasting
on Saturday, February 19, 2005 with a radio marathon from 9 a.m. to 1
a.m. PST consisting of sixteen hours of
Grateful Dead and Dead-related
music.
Hosted by
David Gans, the show will be broadcast live
on KPFA 94.1 FM in the Bay Area and KFCF 88.1 FM in Fresno, CA.
Additionally the broadcast may be heard around the world via a web cast
to any internet connection with an audio streaming program via
https://www.nugs.net,
https://www.kpfa.org and
https://www.kfcf.org.
Grateful
Dead Hour host
David Gans has been doing a benefit radio marathon every
winter since 1986, raising thousands of dollars for the venerable
listener-supported radio station KPFA and pleasing untold numbers of
music lovers around the globe.
David Gans' first broadcast on
the radio was February 18, 1985 on the KFOG Deadhead Hour, and he will
be featuring some of his favorite musical moments, interviews and other
material from the
Grateful Dead Hour archives, as well as some
newly-unearthed gems.
"The
Grateful Dead Hour continues to
preserve, protect, and promote the
Grateful Dead legacy so people can
continue to be turned on to this music. Jerry Garcia has been gone
almost ten years and the
Grateful Dead is receding into history, but
the program is able to keep it fresh in people's mind by playing new
music each week." Gans expands, "I see my mission as putting the
Grateful Dead's best musical foot forward every week and looking at the
roots and branches of their creative tree."
In coordination with
the 20 Year Anniversary Celebration of the
Grateful Dead Hour listeners
or supporters who contribute to KPFA will receive a CD entitled "Live
from Berkeley" as a premium, with performances from
David Gans'
additional radio show, "Dead to the World" featuring artists such as
Keller Williams, Yonder Mountain String Band, Railroad Earth, Donna the
Buffalo,
David Nelson and Friends, Wake the Dead, Jemimah Puddleduck,
and more. The disc features cover art by seminal
Grateful Dead artist
Stanley Mouse.
The broadcast will also feature live music by
Dark Star Orchestra performing a brief acoustic set in the studio,
taking place during the afternoon of February 19. DSO recreates
historic
Grateful Dead set lists with compelling accuracy;
additionally, Rolling Stone recently praised "Dark Star Orchestra's
fanatical attention to detail."
- Support KPFA programming: contributions can be made via
https://www.kpfa.org at any time, or by calling 510-848-5732 or 1-800-439-5732 during the marathon February 19.
- Visit
https://www.gdhour.com for more information regarding the KPFA
Grateful Dead Hour Marathon, playlists, station list, and other links.
- Listen to KPFA
Grateful Dead Hour Marathon by clicking here here (February 19 from 9am - 1pm PST only):
https://www.kpfa.org/cgi-bin/gen-mpegurl.m3u?server=aud-one.kpfa.org&port=8000&mount=icy_0&file=dummy.m3u Interviews
with
Grateful Dead Hour founder, host, and producer
David Gans
available by emailing publicity contact through this site.
