{"id":29240,"date":"2024-04-10T18:03:59","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T18:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/the-lost-manuscript-of-grateful-dead-songwriter-robert-hunter-to-be-released-in-october\/"},"modified":"2024-04-10T18:03:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-10T18:03:59","slug":"the-lost-manuscript-of-grateful-dead-songwriter-robert-hunter-to-be-released-in-october","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/the-lost-manuscript-of-grateful-dead-songwriter-robert-hunter-to-be-released-in-october\/","title":{"rendered":"‘The Lost Manuscript’ of Grateful Dead songwriter Robert Hunter to be released in October"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A new\u00a0Grateful Dead<\/strong>\u00a0book penned by late songwriter Robert Hunter<\/strong> is due for release later this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunter wrote\u00a0<\/span>The Silver Snarling Trumpet: The Birth of the Grateful Dead\u2014The Lost Manuscript of Robert Hunter<\/span><\/em>\u00a0in the early ’60s, and\u00a0its existence\u00a0has been the subject of a lot of\u00a0speculation\u00a0amongst Deadheads. The book had been in Hunter\u2019s attic for years, but it’s finally going to see the light of day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hachette Books is set to release <\/span>The Silver Snarling Trumpet<\/span><\/em> on October 8, giving fans insight into the origin story of the band and Hunter\u2019s partnership with Jerry Garcia<\/strong>. It\u00a0will feature a foreword by Dead &<\/strong> Company<\/strong>\u2019s John Mayer<\/strong>, with an introduction by author and former Dead publicist\u00a0Dennis McNally<\/strong>\u00a0and an afterword by Hunter\u2019s close friend Brigid Meier<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hunter is best known for writing such Grateful Dead classics as “Dark Star,” “Ripple,” “Truckin’,” \u201cUncle John\u2019s Band\u201d and more. He passed away in September 2019 at the age of 78.<\/span><\/p>\n

The book is <\/span>available for preorder<\/strong><\/span><\/a> now.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the book, Hunter\u2019s 1974 debut solo album,\u00a0<\/span>Tales of the Great Rum Runners,<\/span><\/em> is getting a deluxe reissue on June 7. It will feature a newly remastered version of the album along with 16 previously unreleased recordings. The first track released from the record is a remastered version of \u201cStanding at Your Door.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

You can listen to “Standing at Your Door” now via <\/span>digital outlets<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and\u00a0<\/span>YouTube<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tales Of the Great Rum Runners (Deluxe Edition)<\/span><\/em> be released as a two-CD and two-LP set, and will also get its first-ever digital release. It is <\/span>available for preorder<\/strong><\/span><\/a> now.<\/span><\/p>\n