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Dee Dee Sharp (born Dione LaRue; September 9, 1945) is an American R&B singer.

One of the best jazz singers of her generation, Dee Dee Bridgewater had to move to France to find herself. She performed in Michigan during the '60s and toured the Soviet Union in 1969 with the University of Illinois Big Band. She sang with the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis orchestra (1972-1974) and appeared in the Broadway musical The Wiz (1974-1976). Due to erratic records and a lack of direction, Bridgewater was largely overlooked in the jazz world by the time she moved to France in the '80s. She appeared in the show Lady Day and at European jazz festivals, and eventually formed her own backup group. By the late '80s, Bridgewater's Verve recordings started to alert American listeners to her singing talents. Her 1995 Horace Silver tribute disc (Love and Peace) was a gem, and resulted in the singer extensively touring the U.S, reintroducing herself to American audiences.

30 year spanning collection of essential live tracks + an early "pre-Dead" Emergency Crew track featuring Pig Pen! "30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Story (1965-1995)" serves as an introductory sampler to the Dead’s live canon, including 30 unreleased performances - one from each concert in the boxed set - along with the 1965 recording of “Caution”.