Cassidy

E134957

"Cassidy" is a beloved Grateful Dead–associated song by Bob Weir, known for its intricate lyrics and fusion of folk, rock, and improvisational elements.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Cassidy canonical 9

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf musical work ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumArtist Bob Weir ⓘ
appearsOnAlbum Ace ⓘ
artist Bob Weir ⓘ
associatedAct Bob Weir ⓘ
Grateful Dead ⓘ
associatedScene San Francisco Bay Area music scene ⓘ
composer Bob Weir ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstReleaseArtist Bob Weir ⓘ
genre folk rock ⓘ
jam band music ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasCultFollowing Grateful Dead fans ⓘ
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
keyboards ⓘ
hasLivePerformanceCharacteristic extended improvisational sections ⓘ
variable song length ⓘ
hasLyricalStyle metaphorical language ⓘ
poetic imagery ⓘ
hasMusicalElement complex lyrics ⓘ
folk influences ⓘ
improvisation ⓘ
rock influences ⓘ
hasReputation beloved Grateful Dead–associated song ⓘ
hasTheme freedom ⓘ
life and death ⓘ
spiritual journey ⓘ
transcendence ⓘ
hasTitleCharacter Cassidy ⓘ
inspiredBy Cassidy Law ⓘ
Neal Cassady ⓘ
isPartOf Grateful Dead live repertoire ⓘ
linked to: Dick’s Picks
language English ⓘ
lyricist John Perry Barlow ⓘ
notableFor being a concert staple for the Grateful Dead and related bands ⓘ
performer Bob Weir ⓘ
Dead & Company ⓘ
Grateful Dead ⓘ
RatDog ⓘ
recordLabel Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext live concerts ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bob Weir → notableSong → Cassidy ⓘ
RatDog → performsSong → Cassidy ⓘ
Cassidy → hasTitleCharacter → Cassidy ⓘ
John Perry Barlow → wroteLyricsForSong → Cassidy ⓘ
subject linked to: John Perry
Robert Hall Weir → notableSong → Cassidy ⓘ
Reckoning → hasTrack → Cassidy ⓘ
Ace → creator → Cassidy ⓘ
Ace → hasSong → Cassidy ⓘ
Ace → notableSong → Cassidy ⓘ