RIP Robert Hunter

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

This is a fucking gut punch One of the great wordsmiths of our time, dead at 78. I truly cannot imagine my world without his words. Posting from phone so I will keep it brief. Just an enormous loss, but as long as songs are sung his words will live on

[Jonicont]

Let there be songs to fill the air

[211poundsofpork]

...this IS sad. Got Brokedown 7/9/89 from Giants Stadium box playing as soon as I found out. One of the best songwriters ever.

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

...this IS sad. Got Brokedown 7/9/89 from Giants Stadium box playing as soon as I found out. One of the best songwriters ever.

The wordsmith’s wordsmith

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

Let my inspiration flow, in token lines suggesting rhythm, that will not forsake me, till my tale is told and done.

The story teller makes no choice, soon you will not hear his voice, His job is to shed light, and not to master

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

absolutely majestic

[hendooman]

RIP Robert, get up and fly away!

[whatwouldcooleydo?]

Hunter's letter to Jerry a year after Garcia died: a long and wonderful piece of writing

So much from the letter stands out but this is especially on target:

You knew one decent song was worth a dozen cobbled together pieces of shit, saved only by arrangement. I guess we have a few of those too, but the percentage is respect ably low. Pop songs come and go, blossom and wither, but we scored a piece of Americana, my friend. Sooner or later, they'll notice what we did doesn't die the way we do. I've always believed that and so did you.