St. Stephen (song)

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"St. Stephen"
Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Robert Hunter
Producer(s)Bob Matthews and Betty Cantor
Grateful Dead singles chronology
"Dupree's Diamond Blues" / "Cosmic Charlie"
(1969) 		"St. Stephen" / "China Cat Sunflower"
(1969) 		"Uncle John's Band" / "New Speedway Boogie"
(1970)

"St. Stephen" is a song by the

The Eleven".[5] The song was played frequently in live concerts from the late 1960s to the early 1970s.[6]

The song makes reference to the last days and trial of the 1st century AD saint,

St. Stephen, the first martyr of the New Testament of the Bible, who was stoned to death (Acts 7:54-60).[3]

References

  1. ISBN 9780684814025
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  2. ^ Dodd, David (July 18, 2013). "Greatest Stories Ever Told: "Saint Stephen"". dead.net. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Dodd, David (March 8, 2006). "The Annotated "St. Stephen"". The Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "The Grateful Dead – China Cat Sunflower (1969, Red, Vinyl) - Discogs". Discogs. February 10, 2024. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
  5. ^ Allen, Alex. ""Saint Stephen"". Grateful Dead Song and Lyric Finder. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  6. ^ "Deadbase IX (Grateful Dead Setlists 1959-1995)". Internet Archive. 1998. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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