song "Friend of the Devil"

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"Friend of the Devil" is a classic folk-rock song by the Grateful Dead, known for its storytelling lyrics and acoustic, country-influenced sound.

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song "Friend of the Devil" canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song ⓘ
artist Grateful Dead ⓘ
associatedAct New Riders of the Purple Sage ⓘ
associatedWithScene San Francisco rock scene ⓘ
composer Jerry Garcia ⓘ
John Dawson ⓘ
Robert Hunter ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
criticalReception widely acclaimed ⓘ
featuresInstrument acoustic guitar ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ
mandolin ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
firstReleaseYear 1970 ⓘ
genre country rock ⓘ
folk ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ
hasCultFollowing yes ⓘ
hasKeyCharacteristic acoustic, country-influenced sound ⓘ
memorable vocal melody ⓘ
story-driven lyrics ⓘ
hasLyricalTheme deal with the devil ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ
outlaw on the run ⓘ
pursuit by law enforcement ⓘ
hasMusicalInfluence bluegrass ⓘ
country music ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle acoustic arrangement ⓘ
hasNarrativeForm storytelling lyrics ⓘ
hasNotableCoverVersionBy Counting Crows ⓘ
Jerry Garcia Band ⓘ
Lyle Lovett ⓘ
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ⓘ
hasNotableLiveVersions Grateful Dead concerts ⓘ
hasSongStructure verse-chorus form ⓘ
includedIn Grateful Dead live repertoire ⓘ
isClassicStatus Grateful Dead standard ⓘ
isFrequentlyIncludedOn Grateful Dead compilation albums ⓘ
isOftenRankedAmong most popular Grateful Dead songs ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Robert Hunter ⓘ
partOfAlbum American Beauty ⓘ
performer Grateful Dead ⓘ
recordLabel Warner Bros. Records ⓘ
tempo moderate ⓘ

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Jerry Garcia → notableWork → song "Friend of the Devil" ⓘ