"Terrapin Station (Suite)" Released: April 11, 2016
"Candyman" Released: April 27, 2016
"Rubin and Cherise" Released: April 27, 2016
"To Lay Me Down" Released: April 27, 2016
"Cumberland Blues" Released: April 27, 2016
"Shakedown Street" Released: April 27, 2016
Day of the Dead is the twenty-fifth compilation release benefiting the
Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for
HIV and
AIDS. Featuring fifty-nine exclusive recordings of
covers of
Grateful Dead songs by a number of
independent artists as a tribute to the band, the compilation was released on May 20, 2016, as five CDs, a limited edition vinyl LP box set, and as a
digital download.[1][2][3]John Carlin, the founder of the Red Hot Organization, was the
executive producer for the album.[4] The members of The National first performed with Bob Weir at his Bay Area studio in 2012 as part of the Headcount benefit The Bridge Session. The group's budding friendship with the Dead cofounder pushed them to record the massive Dead tribute.[5]
It is the second compilation album produced by
Aaron and
Bryce Dessner of
The National for Red Hot Organization, following 2009's Dark Was the Night, which has raised over $1.5 million for the organizations fighting AIDS to date.[1][6]
"Terrapin Station (Suite)" Released: April 11, 2016
"Candyman" Released: April 27, 2016
"Rubin and Cherise" Released: April 27, 2016
"To Lay Me Down" Released: April 27, 2016
"Cumberland Blues" Released: April 27, 2016
"Shakedown Street" Released: April 27, 2016
Day of the Dead is the twenty-fifth compilation release benefiting the
Red Hot Organization, an international charity dedicated to raising funds and awareness for
HIV and
AIDS. Featuring fifty-nine exclusive recordings of
covers of
Grateful Dead songs by a number of
independent artists as a tribute to the band, the compilation was released on May 20, 2016, as five CDs, a limited edition vinyl LP box set, and as a
digital download.[1][2][3]John Carlin, the founder of the Red Hot Organization, was the
executive producer for the album.[4] The members of The National first performed with Bob Weir at his Bay Area studio in 2012 as part of the Headcount benefit The Bridge Session. The group's budding friendship with the Dead cofounder pushed them to record the massive Dead tribute.[5]
It is the second compilation album produced by
Aaron and
Bryce Dessner of
The National for Red Hot Organization, following 2009's Dark Was the Night, which has raised over $1.5 million for the organizations fighting AIDS to date.[1][6]