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...been expected to make better supreme court nominations--but their differences were less important than their similarities. George Wallace's support in the polls rose to 20 per cent while blacks stood by understandably indifferent. In the end, Wallace's support shrunk to 13.5 per cent as the American workingman perceived (probably correctly) that Humphrey offered him more bread-and-butter than did Nixon...
...roll artists. An advised use of the term "artist". The components of the particular musical magic which that band works over its following has long been the subject of zestful speculation. I've often wondered that popular recognition was accorded to the group only following the 1970 release of Workingman's Dead. The finest, and also most innovative body of their work is to be found in the four albums preceding...
After Live Dead, however, there was a curious turn in the Dead's style. Tom Constantine, one of the strong forces of musical experiment, left the group. Their next albums, Workingman's Dead and American Beauty, were pleasant indulgences paralleling the post-Wood stock "back to the country" bulls being issued by the Papacy of hip AM radio and sundry rock publications. Indeed, with "Uncle John's Band", the Dead had something distressingly close to a hit. A non sequitur for many...
Workers are also worried that the economy is not going to pick up soon. While unemployment remains high, they feel business is free to increase its profits. "We'll go along with controls if they are equitable," says Paul Schrade of the U.A.W. "But why should the workingman shoulder higher prices and fixed wages when the profitmakers are getting away scot-free...
...began to "get into" country rock. The band introduced a new concert format: instead of five hours of Electric Dead. Bill Kreutzmann (drums), Phil Lesh (bass), Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir (acoustic guitars and vocals) would play "country Dead" for an hour. The songs were those later to comprise Workingman's Dead and American Beauty, along with other country and spiritual tunes. When they sang "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," a little fellow, not much more than five feet tall, with long blond hair and a blond van dyke, sang bass...