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“John then and now was and is an elegant Bad Ass of the Blues. He can sound like an oncoming train or he can sound like he is drinking champagne on that train.” —Tom Waits

Presenting the 11th chapter of Bear’s Sonic Journals, John Hammond, You’re Doin’ Fine — Blues at the Boarding House, June 2 & 3, 1973. This 3 CD set showcases John Hammond in his prime in a solo country blues romp through Delta, Chicago, Texas, and Piedmont blues.

“John then and now was and is an elegant Bad Ass of the Blues. He can sound like an oncoming train or he can sound like he is drinking champagne on that train.” -Tom Waits

Presenting the 11th chapter of Bear’s Sonic Journals, John Hammond, You’re Doin’ Fine — Blues at the Boarding House, June 2 & 3, 1973. This 3 CD set showcases John Hammond in his prime in a solo country blues romp through Delta, Chicago, Texas, and Piedmont blues.

"It started out as a small acoustical concert and turned into a mini-Woodstock!" — Wavy Gravy

Presenting the 10th chapter of Bear’s Sonic Journals, Sing Out!, Live at the Berkeley Community Theater, 4/25/1981. This 3 CD set features the final recording Bear made of any members of the Grateful Dead, alongside a stellar line-up of acoustic performances by Bay Area folk heroes, including Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, Country Joe McDonald, Kate Wolf, Rosalie Sorrels, and a percussion set by the Rhythm Devils.

Celebrating 60 years of The Chieftains!

The Owsley Stanley Foundation’s ninth release of Bear’s Sonic Journals: The Foxhunt features the Chieftains performing live in San Francisco in 1973 (CD & vinyl) and 1976 (CD & digital only).

“I love them both! They contain lovely subtleties that don’t normally happen” — Paddy Moloney, August 2021, after listening to Bear’s tapes.

“A masterpiece. Dad gave what I believe to be one of the most intimate and connected shows I have ever heard.”—John Carter Cash

After a tumultuous 1967 for Johnny Cash, the year 1968 was bookended by what would become his two iconic, highest-grossing albums, At Folsom Prison and At San Quentin. But now, fifty-three years later, a lost chapter has emerged to enrich and complement the story of that very good year.

The Owsley Stanley Foundation’s 8th release of Bear’s Sonic Journals: Johnny Cash – At the Carousel Ballroom features Cash playing songs of outsiders, outlaws, and in-laws, exquisitely captured by Bear.

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Special Edition Vinyl Box will ship in mid January.

“These are the most extensive files there are of our music from this time. There are titles here never heard before [on a release] and seldom played. It is historically important. Spirited.” - Commander Cody

The Owsley Stanley Foundation’s fifth release of Bear’s Sonic Journals finds lost treasures in the ozone with the launch of Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen!

"Sociologically, you know, this all represents a big switch in the whole rock 'n' roll trip" - Jerry Garcia

Celebrating 50 years of New Riders of the Purple Sage, the Owsley Stanley Foundation’s fourth release takes you back in time to the early days when this band was just getting started.

“A legend recording a legend” – T. Michael Coleman, Bass

The Owsley Stanley Foundation is pleased to present an audiophile release of incendiary performances by the incomparable Doc and Merle Watson, from Bear’s Sonic Journals -Owsley’s storied trove of live concert recordings.

It’s not just the energy of youth that shakes me when I listen to these tracks — it’s the musical dialogue that Jack and I shared in these amazing moments. -Jorma Kaukonen

The Owsley Stanley Foundation presents its third chapter: Bear’s Sonic Journals: Before We Were Them, Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady, Veterans Memorial Building, June 28, 1969, available now on CD. This live concert recording features recently discovered and previously unreleased music from Jefferson Airplane’s fabled guitar and bass players before they became known as Hot Tuna.

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Owlsey Stanley Foundation Presents Bear’s Sonic Journals:

John Hammond
You’re Doin’ Fine —
Blues at the Boarding House,
June 2 & 3, 1973

John Hammond
You’re Doin’ Fine — Blues at the Boarding House,
June 2 & 3, 1973

 In a career spanning more than 60 years, John Hammond played with just about everyone and seemed to influence everyone else. You’re Doin’ Fine showcases John Hammond in his prime playing solo country blues. This master class of the blues romps through Delta, Chicago, Texas, and Piedmont blues, including six Robert Johnson songs. 

“Solo is like a black and white photograph as compared to a colored photograph with all the shade…Black and white can be more stark and real, and more powerful than color.” – John Hammond

“As a true solo artist, John brings the power of a full blues band to the stage…His guitar, his voice, and his harp transport us into a world where there is only the blues.” – Jorma Kaukonen

Featuring:

  • Exquisite live sound quality
  • A 60-page booklet with extensive new interviews with John Hammond, original new tribute verse from Tom Waits, memories from Jorma Kaukonen, and original artwork by Richard Biffle
  • 3 CDs with 45 tracks and more than 3 hours of music
  • Deadheads will spot their blues roots in “Wang Dang Doodle,” “King Bee,” “It Hurts Me Too,” and “It’s Too Late, She’s Gone”

Disc 1: June 2

1. Wang Dang Doodle
2. Gambling Blues
3. I Can’t Be Satisfied
4. Hitchhiking Woman
5. Shake For Me
6. Honeymoon Blues
7. Rag Mama
8. Sweet Home Chicago
9. I Wish You Would
10. King Bee
11. Help Me
12. Death Bells
13. Honeymoon Blues

Disc 2: June 2 & 3

1. You’re So Fine
2. Look On Yonder’s Wall
3. Traveling Riverside Blues
4. Little Rain
5. Truckin’ Little Baby
6. It’s Too Late, She’s Gone
7. You Don’t Love Me
8. Ridin’ In The Moonlight
9. Malted Milk
10. I Can’t Be Satisfied
11. It Hurts Me Too
12. Boogie Chillen’
13. She Moves Me
14. Rag Mama
15. Ask Me Nice
16. Love Changing Blues
17. Preachin’ Blues

Disc 3: June 3

1. Go On To School
2. Ride ‘Til I Die
3. Drunken Hearted Man
4. Look On Yonder’s Wall
5. Terraplane Blues
6. No Money Down
7. Truckin’ Little Baby
8. Ground Hog Blues
9. Junco Partner
10. I’m Leaving You
11. From Four Until Late
12. Traveling Riverside Blues
13. Hitchhiking Woman
14. Shake For Me
15. It’s Too Late, She’s Gone

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The "Save The Music!" campaign seeks to raise money to enable the digitization, preservation, and release of Bear's Sonic Journals, a trove of over a thousand live concert recordings from the heart of the psychedelic era. Donations are much appreciated, and are in fact essential to our ability to preserve and release future recordings!

You can donate via our secure form, or send checks made out to the Owsley Stanley Foundation to: Owsley Stanley Foundation PO Box 625 Occidental, Ca 95465. We were officially granted 501(c)(3) nonprofit status by the IRS in December 2012. All donations to the Owsley Stanley Foundation are fully tax deductible.

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For a donation of $500 or more, you can sponsor the production of a release of Bear's Sonic Journals, we usually have about 10 projects or so in the works, and your contribution goes toward the mastering of the music, original cover art, liner notes and related research, booklet design, and manufacturing costs. You will receive a liner notes credit in the OSF release of the project you sponsored.

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