Tennessee Jed

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"Tennessee Jed" is a country-tinged Grateful Dead song, known for its humorous, rambling lyrics and frequent appearance in the band’s live performances.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Tennessee Jed canonical 3

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf song
artist Grateful Dead
associatedAct Jerry Garcia Band
associatedGenreMovement jam band
composer Jerry Garcia
countryOfOrigin United States
firstAlbumAppearance Europe ’72
linked to: Europe '72
genre country rock
rock
roots rock
hasAudienceReception fan favorite in concerts
hasCulturalAssociation American South
hasFanBaseAssociation Deadheads
linked to: Grateful Dead
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
keyboards
vocals
hasLanguage English
hasLiveImprovisation yes
hasLivePerformanceTradition yes
hasLyricalTone comic
playful
hasMusicalStyle country-tinged arrangement
hasNarrativePerspective first person
hasPerformancePractice extended jams in concert
hasReleaseFormat concert recording
live album track
hasRhythmicFeel mid-tempo groove
hasTitleCharacter Tennessee Jed
isPartOfTourRepertoire Europe 1972 tour
lyricist Robert Hunter
lyricTheme hard luck
humor
travel
notableFor frequent live performances by the Grateful Dead
humorous lyrics
rambling narrative style
partOf Grateful Dead live repertoire
performer Grateful Dead
recordingArtist Grateful Dead

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Europe '72 containsTrack Tennessee Jed
Electric Dirt hasPart Tennessee Jed
Tennessee Jed hasTitleCharacter Tennessee Jed