ROBERT HUNTER @ Staford Palace Theater

Once called by the Grateful Dead “the band member that doesn’t come onstage with us” Robert Hunter is known as one of the most important and prolific lyricists in Americana. Born in Arroyo Grande, California he became part of the burgeoning Bohemian scene of Palo Alto in the early 1960′s playing mandolin and upright bass in various bands with his friend Jerry Garcia.

His songwriting partnership with Garcia solidified in 1969 when they began to compose songs that would become classics in the Grateful Dead’s repetoire such as “Uncle John’s Band,” “Cumberland Blues,” “Casey Jones,” “Friend of the Devil,” and “Ripple.”   tickets  55 advance  65 day of show  box office 860-851-9780   open 530-730pm  or online www.thestaffordpalacetheater.com