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Super fun show last night from legend Don Was and his Pan Detroit Ensemble at the wonderful SPACE in Evanston! #LiveMusic #DonWas
February 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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The Band was one of the seminal Canadian bands of all time. Tributes to their incredible catalogue of music continue to this day. 🇨🇦 #Evangeline #TheBand #DonWas #LiveForLiveMusic
March 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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“That one’s for Bobby.” – #DonWas

#BobWeir #GratefulDead #TinyDesk
Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble Play Dead For Bob Weir At NPR Tiny Desk Concert [Watch]
"That one's for Bobby," Don Was said at the end of his Pan-Detroit Ensemble's Tiny Desk Concert-opening "Music Never Stopped."
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May 15, 2026 at 8:16 PM
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Produced by #Detroit’s #DonWas & featuring vocals from #CarolHall of #WasNotWas, #Orbit’s 1982 #Electro cover of Sonny & #Cher’s 1967 hit “The Beat Goes On” was a Euro club hit & charted in #Canada. Electroheet zine gave it 5/5 stars- it was a Starck classic
#VinylSky #Vinyl

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Orbit ‎- The Beat Goes On (Vocal) (1982)
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June 5, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: Tiny Desk Concert

#BestSongHeardToday
#MusicChallenge
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#JazzSky
#GratefulDead
#BobWeir
#Detroit
#DonWas

This is out today. They start with my favorite Grateful Dead tune. RIP Bobby. The Music Never Stopped.

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Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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May 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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Hi, Bluesky!
Hi, Blue Jazz Family!

I hope you are all doing great.
Have a wonderful day and a beauteous weekend.
Enjoy life!

We are currently listening to Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble.

#Jazz #JazzSky #DonWas #Pan-DetroitEnsemble #NowPlaying #BlueJazzFamily.
October 24, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble - This Is My Country

#MusicChallenge 🎶
#DavidsMonthOfMusic 🎵
#DonWas
#Detroit
#MusicCover
#Impressions

Day 31 ~ name is 4 words or more

Oh, I like this one! Plus, it gives me an opportunity to post a video from a show I was at.

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March 30, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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Life Is A Carnival: A Tribute To The Band shows yet again the eternal power of one of Canada's great rock n' roll groups. #TheBand #TheLastWaltz #DonWas #LiveForLiveMusic
November 17, 2024 at 2:20 AM
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#BIGEARS day 3 SAT: #DonWas #NelsCline #BillFrisell #AshleyKahn #JoyfulNoiseRecords #WendyEisenberg #GregSaunier #TallTallTrees #Kramer #ThorHarris #ShahzadIsmaily #JoeLovano #JulianLage #WillCalhoun #SunRaArkestra #MelvinGibbs #DougieBowne #VernonReid #JamaaladeenTacuma #GCalvinWeston 🎶 #music
April 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Don Was & the Pan Detroit Ensemble - Loser (live '25)

From last night's show in Lansing at Grewall Hall, a nice newish venue downtown. Hope we see more from this band!

#donwas #detroit #ensemble #musicsky #gratefuldead #cover #jazz #jazzsky #horns #davemcmurray

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Don Was & the Pan Detroit Ensemble - Loser - 2/23/25
YouTube video by MVPPresents
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February 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble - This Is My Country (live '25)

#MusicThroughYears
#MusicChallenge
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#DonWas
#MusicCover
#TheImpressions
#Groove
#ConcertSky

This version is from when I saw them, but it's also on the Groove in the Face of Adversity album, which is a '25 release and good!
December 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Pretty excited for the Detroit stop! Blues for Allah is a favorite Grateful Dead studio record. The Music Never Stopped is my favorite Dead studio recording. It's got a sax!

Saw this band in Feb, great fun.

#DonWas #GratefulDead #Detroit #MusicSky #JazzSky

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Don Was And The Pan-Detroit Ensemble Announce Debut Album, Tour Celebrating 'Blues For Allah' 50th Anniversary
Don Was & the Pan-Detroit Ensemble have announced their debut album along with an extensive tour celebrating 'Blues for Allah'.
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September 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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i’ve got no cool vignette to share about meeting #RobertRedford RIP but together we witnessed the tentative return to performing by @brianwilsonlive 🎹 at #sundance 1995 w @donwas 🎸 & @jimfouratt (in red)

with tight hugs for @therealbrookesmith who lost a godfather today 😔

#35mm 🎞️ 4x6
ah the 90s 🍾
September 16, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble - Help / Slipknot / Franklin's (live '25)

Saw these guys on Saturday! Album release show. They did a few Dead tunes as well, like this 3 song suite. They signed records after the show!

#DonWas #Detroit #MusicSky #GratefulDead

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Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble - Help / Slipknot / Franklin's - 10/11/25 - Majestic Theater
YouTube video by MVP Presents
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October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Shot on Kodak Vision 3 500T at 1000iso, developed by Midwest Film Co 🎞️ #gratefuldead #musicares #deadandcompany #donwas #goosetheband
March 2, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble - This Is My Country

New album out today, with a great title: Groove in the Face of Adversity. I like this Curtis Mayfield cover. Whole album is good. Going to see them tomorrow night!

#DonWas #Detroit #CurtisMayfield #MusicSky

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This Is My Country
YouTube video by Don Was - Topic
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October 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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"Love Shack" is a song by American #newWave band #theB52s from their fifth studio album, #CosmicThing (1989). It was released on June 20, 1989, by #RepriseRecords, and was produced by #DonWas. The song was a comeback for the band, following their decline in popularity in the mid-1980s.
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August 22, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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Don Was & the Pan Detroit Ensemble - Loser (live '24)

Today is Don Was's birthday! Record producer, Blue Note president, Bob Weir sideman, and more! He's done everything! What a career. And this band!

#DonWas #MusicBirthday #Detroit #GratefulDead #MusicSky #JerryGarcia

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SFJAZZ Singles: Don Was & Pan Detroit Ensemble perform "Loser" (Grateful Dead)
YouTube video by SFJAZZ
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September 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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donwas.bandcamp.com/album/groove... Don Was is Back! #donwas #jazz #onlygoodmusic
Groove In The Face Of Adversity, by Don Was
6 track album
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December 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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The banner is up so that means it’s officially heeeeeeereeeee! The @telluridejazzfestival takes the stage in Town Park Friday + Saturday with @thediscobiscuits, @donwas, @lettucefunk, @robertrandolph + so many more.

Hope you have your dancing shoes ready 🎺🏔️✨🎷
August 7, 2026 at 4:31 AM
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Don Was & the Pan-Detroit Ensemble - Loser

Seeing this band on Sunday in Lansing! Nice jazzy cover of a classic Hunter/Garcia track here. Dave McMurray on tenor sax.

#donwas #detroit #jazz #jazzsky #loser #gratefuldead #davemcmurray #lansing #musicsky #music #jerry

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SFJAZZ Singles: Don Was & Pan Detroit Ensemble perform "Loser" (Grateful Dead)
YouTube video by SFJAZZ
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February 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble - This Is My Country (live '25)

#MusicChallenge
#MusicBirthday
#CoversSunday
#DonWas
#CurtisMayfield
#MusicSky
#MusicCover

Don Was is celebrating a birthday today! I get to see this band again in a few weeks! Will be a good time.

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September 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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This is just down right pretty, at least as far as I've gotten through, which is just the first song. The acoustic guitar playing here is exemplary.

#BobWeir #JayLane #DonWas #TinyDesk #NPR #GratefulDead

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Bob Weir And Wolf Bros: Tiny Desk Concert
Weir, along with Don Was and Jay Lane, play a set rich in Grateful Dead lore, including an emotional take on the sing-along, "Ripple."
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December 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Produced by Iggy’s old Motor City pal #DonWas Avenue B presents the artist in an entirely new light, a flattering & intelligent guise for a legend not quite ready to rest on his significant laurels.

#OnThisDay September 14, 1️⃣9️⃣9️⃣9️⃣ #IggyPop released his 12th album Avenue B.

#musicsky #rockmusic
September 14, 2026 at 6:17 AM
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Hoy cumplen años: #PeterCetera (82), #DonWas (74), #VinnieAppice (69), #ChuckWright (67), #DaveMustaine (65), #TimOwens (59) y #StephenPerkins (59).
#Rock #HeavyMetal
September 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM