# Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band, with Stanley Jordan & Robert Randolph on the Backyard  Stage at Terrapin Crossroads, July 16, 2017

[Terrapin Crossroads](https://www.terrapincrossroads.net/calendar/2017/7/16/electric-bbq-ft-phil-lesh-the-terrapin-family-band-with-robert-randolph-and-stanley-jordan-w-achilles-wheel-opening) presents an _Electric BBQ_ featuring [Phil Lesh](http://www.phillesh.net/) with the Terrapin Family Band, and special guests [Stanley Jordan](http://www.stanleyjordan.com/) and [Robert Randolph](http://www.robertrandolph.net/)  
[the Backyard Stage at Terrapin Crossroads](http://terrapincrossroads.net/)  
[100 Yacht Club Drive, San Rafael, CA 94901 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=100+Yacht+Club+Drive,+San+Rafael,+CA+94901+USA&hl=en)  
4:00 PM, Sunday, July 16, 2017

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## Set One

[4:22 PM band out]

01. [4:27 PM] _Viola Lee Blues_, first verse » [4:30 PM] jam » [4:37 PM] _Cumberland Blues_ (AK/GL/PL) » [4:48 PM] _Viola Lee Blues_, second verse -- aborts as the close the verse!  
[4:50 PM full stop to change out Stage Left PA speaker; 4:59 PM back onstage]
02. [5:01 PM] _Alligator_ (RJ) » [5:09 PM] _We Got the Funk_ tease from RJ » _Alligator_ jam »
03. [5:17 PM] _Eyes of the World_ (AK)
04. [5:34 PM] _It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry_ (RJ)  
[5:43 PM Phil says to chill while they fix another technical issue: RJ busted his guitar strap and someone has to go fetch a replacement from the Grate Room]
05. [5:45 PM] _Tennessee Jed_ (GL/AK/RJ)
06. [5:57 PM] _West LA Fadeaway_ (RJ) $
07. [6:06 PM] _Little Wing_  
[set ends 6:17 PM]

## Set Two

[6:52 PM band out]

01. [6:54 PM] _Playing in the Band_ (GL) »
02. [7:02 PM] _Ohio_ (AK) »
03. [7:11 PM] _Shakedown Street_ (GL)
04. [7:23 PM] _Unbroken Chain_ (PL)
05. [7:38 PM] _What's Going On?_
06. [7:46 PM] _Franklin's Tower_ (GL/RJ/GL) »  
[drop JC -- he's got a plane to catch!]
07. [8:00 PM] _(Turn on Your) Lovelight_ (RJ)  
[set ends 8:08 PM; all off for a bit]  
   
**Encore**  
[8:12 PM Phil back onstage for his donor rap]
08. [8:14 PM] _Sugar Magnolia_ (GL)  
[show ends 8:25 PM]


### Performers: Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band

* [Jason Crosby](https://www.facebook.com/jasoncrosbyband): keyboards;
* [Ross James](http://facebook.com/RossJamesMusic): guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* Alex Koford: drums, lead and harmony vox;
* [Grahame Lesh](http://facebook.com/GrahameLesh): guitar, lead and harmony vox;
* [Phil Lesh](http://www.phillesh.net/): bass, lead and harmony vox.

### Special Guests

* [Stanley Jordan](http://www.stanleyjordan.com/): guitar, harmony vox;
* [Robert Randolph](http://www.robertrandolph.net/): pedal steel guitar, $lap steel guitar, harmony vox.

## Notes

The band aborts _Viola Lee Blues_ upon completion of the second verse -- once the crew alerts them to the technical problems with the sound: from my vantage over to stage right, things are great, but folks on the stage left side are unhappy, so the crew signals the band to stop. And that's it for old Viola. She never writes that letter to her friend somewhere. Probably still has a stamped envelope too.

_Alligator_ is a nice surprise once they resume playing. I wouldn't mind seeing that one in the mix a little more often!

With four guitar players onstage, you'd expect that things would be pretty loud, but the guys seem to do a great job of taking turns and signaling one another about who will take the next solo. Maybe they were having a politeness contest or something, but I don't recall noticing any point during the day where anyone was really show-boating or stepping on anyone else's toes in order to get their freak out going.

_It Takes a Lot to Laugh_ and _Little Wing_ are additional highlights from the first set, though picking favorites in this case is a silly exercise: the whole darn thing was quite good.

The second set was also terrific, though perhaps a notch or two less exciting than the first. Or maybe I was just more tired by that point. _What's Going On_ seemed to me to be a little under-rehearsed -- there was so much empty space in there that I got the feeling guys were laying out because they weren't confident enough to add another part. Nonetheless, I'd love to hear it again, and maybe I will, given that Jon Hart was running a multitrack setup in order to put something together for the TXR flash drive series.

Hopefully, both Stanley and Robert will be back for more TXR gigs soon!

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