. . "\"Playing in the Band\" is a Grateful Dead song. The lyrics were written by Robert Hunter and rhythm guitarist Bob Weir composed the music. The song first emerged in embryonic form on the self-titled 1971 live album Grateful Dead. It then appeared in a more polished form on Ace, Bob Weir's first solo album (which included every Grateful Dead member sans Ron \"Pigpen\" McKernan).It has since become one of the best-known Grateful Dead numbers and a standard part of their repertoire."@en . . . . "4"^^ . . . . "280.0"^^ . "Playing in the Band"@en . .