Robert Hunter was the primary lyricist for The Grateful Dead for 30 years, or their entire career while Jerry Garcia was alive ! He was a non-performing member of the band, although he did perform on his own occasionally. He wrote mainly with Jerry Garcia, although he has also written with Elvis Costello, Bruce Hornsby, Jim Lauderdale, and other members of The Dead and their extended family, including the last two New Riders albums. He’s also one of the very few writers who have written with Bob Dylan!

But the lion’s share of Robert Hunter’s output was with Jerry Garcia, and it’s all here in this autographed book! Jack Straw, Bertha, Ramble on Rose, Dark Star, Saint Stephen, Sugar Magnolia, Truckin’, and so much more!

In the introduction, Hunter says that everything he’s ever written, lyric wise, is in this book, including lyrics that should have and could have been Grateful Dead songs, but for no apparent reason, never became that, songs he’s done for himself and other groups, unrecorded portions of Dead songs, and songs he’s written for Steve Kimock’s and John Cipollina’s band, Zero!

As I mentioned, the book is autographed on the title page by Robert Hunter, and it is in unread condition, basically mint! Like new! Super gift for any Dead Head!