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Growing up in the Grateful Dead
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Let There Be Drums!

Growing up in the Grateful Dead wasn't exactly"Leave It to Beaver." The only way to...

Growing up in the Grateful Dead wasn't exactly
"Leave It to Beaver." The only way to keep
the family together was to go on the road, where we were surrounded
by partying, drugs, and all kinds of craziness

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Growing up in the Grateful Dead
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wasn't exactly "Leave It to Beaver."
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The only way to keep the family together
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was to go on the road,
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where we were surrounded by partying, drugs,
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and all kinds of craziness.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:52
Uploaded
Mar 16, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

"Let There Be Drums!" examines the personal struggles that so many musicians and their families have faced, the nature of how music passes from generation to generation, and the essential role that drumming plays in human life.
Don't get me wrong, - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
Don't get me wrong,
I remember when I first started playing music, - Let There Be Drums! 00:05
I remember when I first started playing music,
It really made me feel good, - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
It really made me feel good,
It allowed me, if my parents were arguing or fighting, - Let There Be Drums! 00:08
It allowed me, if my parents were arguing or fighting,
She taught at Stanford University, - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
She taught at Stanford University,
She'd get me in the corner and try to get me - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
She'd get me in the corner and try to get me
[Mickey] Billy, his mom had a dance class, - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
[Mickey] Billy, his mom had a dance class,
And he always had to come down hard on the one - Let There Be Drums! 00:11
And he always had to come down hard on the one
I don't-- it's not all jazz music - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
I don't-- it's not all jazz music
[Bill] They always seemed to. I mean, I've seen pictures - Let There Be Drums! 00:08
[Bill] They always seemed to. I mean, I've seen picture...
Ahh! I love it. - Let There Be Drums! 00:05
Ahh! I love it.
My father was a drummer, and so was my mother, - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
My father was a drummer, and so was my mother,
My father had won the world championship in 1939 - Let There Be Drums! 00:08
My father had won the world championship in 1939
And my mother, in the courting process, - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
And my mother, in the courting process,
And she got really good at it, - Let There Be Drums! 00:07
And she got really good at it,
So, I started as a rudimental drummer - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
So, I started as a rudimental drummer
[Kofi Baker] My dad was totally wild, - Let There Be Drums! 00:05
[Kofi Baker] My dad was totally wild,
I mean, my dad used to say they used to take LSD - Let There Be Drums! 00:11
I mean, my dad used to say they used to take LSD
I do remember him going out the room - Let There Be Drums! 00:10
I do remember him going out the room
[Justin] My dad's approach wasn't nearly as aggressive - Let There Be Drums! 00:06
[Justin] My dad's approach wasn't nearly as aggres...