Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead
Formed: 1965 in San Francisco, CA
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Disbanded: 1995
Genre: Rock
Styles: Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Country-Rock, Jam Bands, Album Rock
Group Members: Mickey Hart, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Donna Jean Godchaux, Keith Godchaux, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" McKe..., Brent Mydland, ...View All
Biography: Rock's longest, strangest trip, the Grateful Dead were the psychedelic era's most beloved musical ambassadors as well as its most enduring survivors, spreading their message of peace, love, and mind-expansion across the globe throughout the better part of three decades. The object of adoration for popular ...Read full biography
American Beauty
Released: 1970
Label: WEA/Rhino
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A companion piece to the luminous Workingman's Dead, American Beauty is an even stronger document of the Grateful Dead's return to their musical roots. Sporting a more full-bodied and intricate sound than ...Read full review
American Beauty [Bonus Tracks]
Released: 2003
Label: Rhino/Warner Bros.
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A companion piece to the luminous Workingman's Dead, American Beauty is an even stronger document of the Grateful Dead's return to their musical roots. Sporting a more full-bodied and intricate sound than ...Read full review
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Jerry Garcia performing live in the 1990s (Image: Larry Hulst/Retna Ltd.) Discuss | More on Inside...
In '71, Jerry Garcia began a solo career with "Hooteroll?," which was released on Douglas Records....
The Grateful Dead had built a reputation as a mesmerizing live act. During the late '70s, Jerry...
1973's "Wake of the Flood" was the first release on the new Grateful Dead Records imprint; around...
The Dead remained Bob Weir's primary gig through the 1980s and the first half of the 1990s, touring...
Bankrolled by chemist/LSD manufacturer Owsley Stanley, the band members soon moved into a communal...
From left to right: Vince Welnick, Bob Weir and Jerry Garcia; playing in San Francisco, CA on April...
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