Uncle John's Band

"Uncle John's Band"
A single sleeve for the Grateful Dead single 'Uncle John's Band', backed with 'New Speedway Boogie'. The band's name is displayed in mixed-font text at the top of the sleeve, with the two song names below in title capitalization and no capitalization, respectively. An image of the band is below the two song names. The Warner Bros. logo, along with 'MONO STEREO' and 'WV5144', is in the upper right.
French single cover, 1970
Single by Grateful Dead
from the album Workingman's Dead
B-side"New Speedway Boogie"
ReleasedJuly 1, 1970
StudioPacific High, San Francisco
GenreFolk rock
Length4:42
LabelWarner Bros.
Composer(s)Jerry Garcia
Lyricist(s)Robert Hunter
Producer(s)Bob Matthews
Betty Cantor
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead singles chronology
"Dupree's Diamond Blues"
(1969) 		"Uncle John's Band"
(1970) 		"Truckin'"
(1970)

"Uncle John's Band" is a song by the Grateful Dead that first appeared in their concert setlists in late 1969. The band recorded it for their 1970 album Workingman's Dead. Written by guitarist Jerry Garcia and lyricist Robert Hunter, "Uncle John's Band" presents the Dead in an acoustic and musically concise mode, with close harmony singing.

The song is one of the band's best known, and is included on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. In 2001 it was named 321st (of 365) in the Songs of the Century project list.