Background
Hunter was born Robert Burns on June 23, 1941, in Oceano, California, United States.
(Poems deal with mortality, knowledge, television, memory,...)
Poems deal with mortality, knowledge, television, memory, Spring, love, time, history, and music
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1991
(A collection of over 250 classic songs by the main lyrici...)
A collection of over 250 classic songs by the main lyricist for the Grateful Dead--with a new introduction and over 20 additional songs, including from the Dead's next album. Hunter also explains the sources of certain songs and describes the evolution of others over years of performance. Complete discography.
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1993
(Sentinel1. A Red Dog's Decoration Day 2. Opening Statemen...)
Sentinel1. A Red Dog's Decoration Day 2. Opening Statement 3. Gingerbread Man 4. Preserpie & Senti Yagoya 5. Exact Birds 6. Jaaz #3 7. Selections from Idiot's Delight 8. Poets on Poets 9. Trapping a Muse 10. Black Sunflower 11. Toad in Love 12. The Pool 13. Sentinel 14. Pride of Bone 15. Rain in a Courtyard 16. Sonnets in Stone 17. Seven Trials 18. Dew on the Daisy 19. Rimbaud at Twenty 20. How We Love 21. Salutation 22. Consultation 23. Omnia Praeclara Rara 24. Cocktails with Hindemith 25. Blue Moon Alley 26. The New Jungle 27. How It Really Goes 28. Growing 29. Yagritz 30. Sense of Impending 31. Nude Recumbent on Chair 32. Ration Your Cylinders 33. Power of Persuasion 34. One Day in July 35. An American Adventure
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1993
(A new collection of poetry by the Grateful Dead lyricist ...)
A new collection of poetry by the Grateful Dead lyricist and author of Night Cadre features rhythmical meditations, elegies, and poetic philosophy as he reflects on life amid the turbulence of the modern world. Original.
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1997
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1991
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1993
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Hunter was born Robert Burns on June 23, 1941, in Oceano, California, United States.
Robert Hunter met his future colleague Jerry Garcia before he was 20 years old, and the two played in several bands together before the Grateful Dead was formed. Hunter joined the Grateful Dead in 1967 as essentially a behind-the-scenes band member, writing songs. He penned some of the most well-known Dead songs, such as "China Cat Sunflower," "Friend of the Devil" and "Truckin'," which contains what might be the band's signature lyric: "What a long, strange trip it's been."
During his career Hunter also volunteered to be a test subject in government experiments with LSD and later wrote songs while under the drug’s influence.
In 1974, Hunter released the solo album Tales of the Great Rum Runners featuring himself as a singer songwriter. It was followed the next year by Tiger Rose. Neither attracted a large audience. Another of his solo efforts is the extremely rare recording Jack O' Roses, containing the extended version of "Terrapin Station Suite" and a solo rendition of "Friend of the Devil".
After the Dead broke up in 1995, Hunter continued to write for other musicians, including former member of the band Mickey Hart, Bob Dylan, and Bruce Hornsby, while also writing songs as a solo artist. Hunter also moved on to other projects, among them writing his own songs and poetry. Thus, Hunter published translations of Rainer Maria Rilke's Duino Elegies and the Sonnets to Orpheus and has published several volumes of his own poetry.
Among the recent works of Hunter, one can name his project with Jim Lauderdale in 2010, as well as his work on the Mickey Hart Band's albums, Mysterium Tremendum and the follow-up, Superorganism (as a lyricist). Also in 2012, he co-wrote four songs on Little Feat's album Rooster Rag.
Hunter is best known as a lyricist and co-songwriter. He collaborated as a lyricist with such musicians as Jim Lauderdale, Cesar Rosas, Mickey Hart, Bob Dylan, Bruce Hornsby, Greg Anton, Steve Kimock, David Nelson, Pete Sears and many others.
The majority of the Grateful Dead's original songs were written with the help of Hunter, although he was a non-performer in the band. The Grateful Dead was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 (with Hunter included as a member), and in 2015, Hunter and his partner Garcia were inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame.
Hunter is also known for his poetry, which includes such works as A Box of Rain, Sentinel, Dog Moon, Glass Lunch, Idiot's Delight, Night Cadre and The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics.
(A new collection of poetry by the Grateful Dead lyricist ...)
1997(A collection of over 250 classic songs by the main lyrici...)
1993(Poems deal with mortality, knowledge, television, memory,...)
1991(Sentinel1. A Red Dog's Decoration Day 2. Opening Statemen...)
1993Hunter is a Member of the American Society of Composers and the Authors and Publishers Society (ASCAP). He was also a member of the Church of Scientology, but no longer belongs to the organization.
Hunter was married to Christie Bourne. They had two sons.
