The Great Pretender

~ Recording by Old & In the Way

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
4.10The Great Pretender3:54Old & In the WayThe Complete Boarding House ShowsOld & In the WayAlbum + Live
  • XW2013-10-29
Acoustic Disc
4.10The Great Pretender3:56Old & In the WayLive at the Boarding HouseOld & In the WayAlbum + Live
Acoustic OasisACD-50044

Relationships

recording engineer:Owsley Stanley III (on 1973-10-08)
banjo:Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1973-10-08)
electric bass guitar:John Kahn (on 1973-10-08)
fiddle:Vassar Clements (on 1973-10-08)
guitar:Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1973-10-08)
mandolin:David Grisman (on 1973-10-08)
vocals:Vassar Clements (on 1973-10-08)
Jerry Garcia (guitarist / vocalist in Grateful Dead) (on 1973-10-08)
David Grisman (on 1973-10-08)
Peter Rowan (US bluegrass musician & composer) (on 1973-10-08)
recorded at:The Boarding House (San Francisco nightclub) in San Francisco, California, United States (on 1973-10-08)
recording of:The Great Pretender (on 1973-10-08: cover, live)

The Great Pretender

lyricist and composer:Buck Ram
inspired the name of artist:Pretenders (English‐American rock band)
publisher:Panther Music Corp
Peermusic (UK) Ltd.
Southern Music (publisher)
Southern Music Publishing ((ASCAP) tradename Peermusic)
Southern Music Publishing Company Limited
later translated parody versions:Stor presenning
later translated versions:El gran simulador (Spanish lyrics)
Jag går i en dröm och låtsas
is the basis for:Gjess
arrangements:Great Pretender