Where the Beat Meets the Street | ||||
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Released | August 1984 | |||
Genre | Rock, country | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Jeff Baxter | |||
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Where the Beat Meets the Street is the second studio album by Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir and his side-project, Bobby and the Midnites. The album reached number 166 on the Billboard 200. [2]
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