NPR's Tiny Desk Concert Hosts Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble

NPR's Tiny Desk Concert hosts Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble

Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: Tiny Desk Concert - WDET 101.9 FM

Is it possible to be ubiquitous and behind-the-scenes at the same time? That pretty much sums up Don Was and his long career in the music business. After co-leading the funky pop-rock band Was (Not Was) in the 1980s, Was went on to win an armful of Grammy awards as a producer. He’s worked with Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Willie Nelson, Elton John, Ringo Starr and Bob Weir, to name just a few. Since 2012, he has been president of…

Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble: Tiny Desk Concert

The tight and powerful group breathes fire into a Grateful Dead classic and smolders on a Hank Williams song.

Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble Play Dead For Bob Weir At NPR Tiny Desk Concert

"That one's for Bobby," Don Was said at the end of his Pan-Detroit Ensemble's Tiny Desk Concert-opening "Music Never Stopped."

Watch Don Was Return To 'Tiny Desk Concert' With Pan-Detroit Ensemble & Fiery Grateful Dead Cover

Producer, Blue Note Records president and longtime Bob Weir collaborator Don Was brought his Detroit-rooted band to NPR's Tiny Desk for a five-song set.