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1 day ago · The Grateful Dead began their career as the Warlocks, a group formed in early 1965 from the remnants of a Palo Alto, California jug band called Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions and members of The Wildwood Boys (Jerry Garcia, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, David Nelson, Robert Hunter, and Norm Van Maastricht). [22]
Jul 18, 2024 · Grateful Dead, American rock band that was the incarnation of the improvisational psychedelic music that flowered around San Francisco in the 1960s. It was one of the most successful touring bands in rock history despite having had virtually no radio hits. Learn more about the band’s history and music.
3 days ago · A1. ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica 2019: "Jerome John Garcia, ("JERRY"), U.S. musician (born Aug. 1, 1942, San Francisco, Calif.—died Aug. 9, 1995, Forest Knolls, Calif.), personified the hippie counterculture for three decades as the mellow leader of the rock band the Grateful Dead.
Jul 15, 2024 · Welcome back to the Tapers’ Section, where this week we’ll check out Grateful Dead music from 1974, 1978, and 1979. Our first stop this week is the on 5/14/74 in Missuoula, the Dead’s only performance in Montana, where we have this excellent sequence of Weather Report Suite>Dark Star>China Doll.
3 days ago · In the Dark was the band's first album in six years, and its first studio album since 1980's Go to Heaven. It became unexpectedly popular, achieving double platinum certification in the U.S. It reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, the Grateful Dead's only top ten album.
Jul 13, 2024 · Infinite Dead is a guide to Grateful Dead concerts, currently available in paperback and as an eBook. Volume One features detailed reviews of every Grateful Dead concert performed in the month of October. Volume Two has reviews of all of the band's July concerts.
Jul 9, 2024 · On this day in 1995, Jerry Garcia played his final show with the Grateful Dead. One month later, the guitarist died of a heart attack.
