Phil's Lady Friends
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I haven't run across a comprehensive list out there of woman vocalists and musicians that were part of Phil's various musical excursions over the past 25 or so years, but who better to remember than Zoners?
- Donna Jean Godchaux
- Amy Helm
- Nikki Bluhm
- Joan Osborne
- Elliott Peck
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Jaclyn LaBranch
Jaclyn LaBranch
Gloria Jones
zoe Ellis
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Holly Bowling
Holly Bowling
Jennifer Hartswick
Natalie Cressman
Mikaela Davis
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Stanley Jordan
Stanley Jordan
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If you include the GD, there
If you include the GD, there are several who come to mind.
Bonnie Raitt.
Etta James.
Joan Baez.
Grace Slick.
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>If you include the GD,
>If you include the GD, there are several who come to mind.<
nope just Friends, most often included as a Phil and Friends lineup starting in 98ish
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Teresa Williams
Teresa Williams
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Donna Jean Godchaux
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Donna Jean Godchaux
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were Derek Trucks & Susan
were Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi ever "on the payroll" as official Friends, or just guest sit-ins? If the later, it doesn't really count. We're looking for hired guns.
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Katie Jacoby
15. Katie Jacoby
she was listed under Friends.... she's on the poster
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My wife always hums and a
My wife always hums and a sings a word or two during the show.....Does that count
Ana Flashback back up back up
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Jeanette Ferber
Jeanette Ferber
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Donna Jean Godchaux
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Delilah Jones
Delilah Jones
Loose Lucy
Lady With A Fan
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Stanley Jordan? Really. He
Stanley Jordan? Really. He identifies as a he, and clothes do not define the man.
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so far, cant's find Susan
so far, cant's find Susan Tedeschi listed other than a sit-in
Tim, unless your wife got paid with a grilled cheese sandwich or something, that doesn't count.
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I pay her well with
I pay her well with psychedelics and good lovin
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Judit, I just read an old
Judit, I just read an old quote where he said he was bringing both poles of the human spirit (or something like that) to the 2 night run. So we'll have to leave that in a gray area for now, hence the *
The list is so short currently it needs some padding (no pun intended).
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^ SJ: "...I love being called
^ SJ: "...I love being called a jazz artist. I would just add that 'jazz artist' isn't enough to fully say what I do. It doesn't say anything about improvising or putting my personal stamp on the music. That's the same with who I am as a person. Calling me a guy is fine, but it doesn't resonate completely with who I am. Besides, even the word 'trans' is in flux. I don't have a word for what I am, save to say, that the traditional box of maleness and masculinity didn't work for me."
https://www.phillyvoice.com/jazz-artist-stanley-jordans-blurred-lines/
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Thanks, Alan, that was
Thanks, Alan, that was helpful, clarifying, even in flux.
Do you remember the old Fluxus art movement?
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>Do you remember the old
>Do you remember the old Fluxus art movement?<
I had to look it up. Learn something new everyday. Sounds right up my alley. Thanks.
"Emerging in the 1960s and operating globally, Fluxus was an interdisciplinary and experimental approach to art that emphasized blending different artistic media and breaking down traditional boundaries between art and everyday life. Fluxus artists encouraged a playful and open-minded approach to art-making, creating a wide range of unconventional works, often using ordinary objects and actions to challenge traditional notions of art and engage audiences in interactive experiences. George Maciunas, the primary founder and organizer of the movement, described Fluxus as, "a fusion of Spike Jones, gags, games, Vaudeville, Cage and Duchamp"."https://www.theartstory.org/movement/fluxus/
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There was a small store on
There was a small store on Sunset Blvd. in the mid-sixties of Fluxus stuff by many artists, with many ideas. I used to go in and check things out, hang out, I can't remember buying anything. I was teaching at a small school and getting paid in gas for my car and $70/mo, so not a lot of money to spend on someone else's art.
My memory is that there were items by Yoko Ono, lots of rubber stamp artists, assemblages, stuff that was exciting to me.
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I just Googled Fluxus art -
I just Googled Fluxus art - it was definitely Dada, fun, light, heavy, so many different streams... I loved it.
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Susan Tedeschi sat in with
Susan Tedeschi sat in with Phil on several dates way back in 2001. And, she joined in at Lockn too.
https://www.jambase.com/article/phil-lesh-friends-derek-trucks-susan-ted...
https://jambands.com/reviews/shows/2002/01/11/phil-lesh-friends-ratdog-t...
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Another sit in w/Susan T....
Another sit in w/Susan T.....11/9/99 Apollo @ Temple Univ. PHILadelphia
Jam>Crazy Fingers > Jam> Unbroken Chain Jam> Birdsong> Jam> Stagger Lee> *Dupree's (Warren/Susan)>*Lovelight (Warren/Susan)
Phil Lesh, John Molo, Warren Haynes (guitar), Derek Trucks (guitar), Rob Barraco (keys)
*also with Susan Tedeschi Bob Dylan Band closed **Setlist courtesy of Philzone.com**
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alright alright, but
^ alright alright, but technically so far she's not an official "Friend" -- i.e., she never was listed on a poster listed as such. Phil never hired her.
Let's call her "Friendly" --- hell, there's plenty of astericks to go around...
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Florence, and a gal I know
Florence, and a gal I know from Seattle.
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What about Jeff Pehrson, a.k
What about Jeff Pehrson, a.k.a. "Fat Donna"?
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Dave you'd better hightail
Dave you'd better hightail back East and clean up this coffee I just spit all over the carpet. Darn you. (You know the weight jokes are not appreciated around here.)
And I'm not putting him on the list cause it just confuses the whole boob/ no boob criteria.
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Well, with the dearth of
Well, with the dearth of ladies on this list, one can only surmise 3 things:
1. Pay disparity is alive and well in the Lesh-related jamband world and word has spread throughout the female musician community.
2. Jill is insanely jealous of any woman being around her hubby.
3. There's often pee on the toilet seat backstage, and that's a dealbreaker.
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Rusty, when you listed
Rusty, when you listed Florence, were you talking about Rosie?
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when dudes start threads
when dudes start threads about chicks