Thanks for responding to my post Bob--especially a year after the main thread was discussed. I've been searching for the earliest recording of I KNOW YOU RIDER literally for years, so finding out about Tossi Aaron's recording is like a dream come true. Even more exciting, I managed to find a used copy online already and ordered it. Can't wait to hear it. So thank you so much for finally putting this one to rest.

Another folk song in the Grateful Dead's repertoire that's proven pretty elusive is COLD RAIN AND SNOW, which they first recorded in 1966 and performed throughout their career. It's believed the song's roots date back centuries, and it has been recorded several times, but the earliest recording I've come across is by Obray Ramsey from 1960 called simply RAIN AND SNOW. There is a 1938 song called RAIN AND SNOW by Shorty Bob Parker that is sometimes cited as a source, but it is not the same song.

I suppose we could start a new thread if there is also interest in this song, or feel free to e-mail me off-list.

Thanks once again,
Eric
capercaillie@sbcglobal.net