Before The Dead brings together a rare collection of the earliest known performances by Jerry Garcia. From an informal and intimate 1961 performance of simple folk songs at a birthday party with future songwriting partner Robert Hunter to more polished coffeehouse gigs with old-timey and bluegrass bands through 1964, this collection showcases Garcias deep study of the folk music tradition and its influence on his musical journey leading to the formation of the Grateful Dead.

Tracklist:

1. Santy Anno
2. I Got A Home In That Rock
3. Oh, Mary Don’t You Weep
4. All My Trials
5. I Was Born Ten Thousand Years Ago
6. Traditional: Blow The Candles Out
7. Rake And A Rambling Boy
8. Trouble In Mind
9. Brown’s Ferry Blues
10. Jesse James
11. Down In The Willow Garden
12. Long Lonesome Road
13. Railroad Bill
14. The Wagoner’s Lad
15. Katie Cruel
16. Ca