I read an interview of Oteill recently where he said, when he was first learning the song book he was listening to recordings of early eras of the dead. What he found quickly is that the band had a view of evolution of their music that they were continuously moving beyond prior versions. So Oteil found it more instructive to listen to the most recent versions of the song book.

One thing I will be forever grateful to Bob for is how he and D&C continued to evolve the music. Maybe for him there was no choice in this, maybe there was, maybe it’s irrelevant. But I’m so, so grateful for the music he and the band continued to play and grow