77' - for one the available awesome soundboards of this year is incredible, great set lists, phil's bass really thumps a groove in 77', jerry's voice is still peak, some insane jams were created this year like scarlet fire. 1977 was the year the Grateful Dead movie came out and I wonder if they played extra great due to it72' - again tons of available and accessible great sound recordings, the band had fully transformed from their Pigpen( God Bless Him) blues rock sound with trippy songs to their more mature workingmans Dead / American beauty/ skullfuck ( original title of skull and roses) songs which had much more structure and some songs were 5 minute country rock songs. Look at a typical setlist from 69' and compare to 72 and you might think it was 2 different bands and in 69' they were already icons89 and 90 - jerry's voice seemed better than earlier years, Brent was really rocking the band along, set openers like feel like a stranger or let the good times roll really set the mood for great shows. They were super open minded in playing with other musicians ie Dylan, Marsalis, fogarty.
This list features short reviews and setlists for all of the Grateful Dead live releases that I own. The releases are listed in chronological order by performance date. Compilations with live recordings from different periods are listed at the end, the same goes for the live material from Rhino's reissues of the studio albums. I hope this list makes it easier for both long time fans. A Fan Site of the Grateful Dead. Subscribe to GDB VIP Club here for Special Deals.
Their sound was more modern but sounded powerfulThese are opinions Ofcourse - someone who saw them in 67 during the height of the 60's may have other opinions also. These are the years when they constantly experimented with their sound, wrote new material, and played on point practically every show. Before '68 it's a little too raw for me - not mature yet. After '77 there were still some good performances but Jerry's health started to dive due to drug abuse. You can hear his voice suffer, and he started making mistakes during songs that were pretty egregious - not just a forgotten word or two but being completly out of sync at times. The songwriting suffered also.
Terrapin Station was really the last great creative studio effort. I really liked what Brent brought to the band at first - in late '79 they had a really good thing going again. I really like the acoustic sets from 1980 as well. After that however, there's not much to like. I listened to the recent 1990 releases and to me it's a lot of hype - those might be good compared to the previous 10 years, but nowhere near what the band was in their prime. 70 is IT for me. Three act shows with completely different styles.
I love their springtime college runs so from February to June of this year.1st country blues acoustic is UNBELIEVABLE. I really wish they had a few more years of these, not including 19802nd set R & B jams infused with their new rock n roll songs like Cumberland and Truckin Sugar Mags Hurts me too3rd set is 30 min Dark Stars and Elevens and Other Ones and Cautions Violas and Lovelights and Good Lovins'Nothing like it before or after.
.The Grateful Dead was an American band formed in 1965 in. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of, and; for of lengthy; and for its devoted fan base, known as '. 'Their music', writes, 'touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists'.
These various influences were distilled into a diverse and whole that made the Grateful Dead 'the pioneering Godfathers of the world'. The band was ranked 57th by magazine in its issue. The band was inducted into the in 1994 and a recording of their at 's was added to the of the in 2012. The Grateful Dead have sold more than 35 million albums worldwide.The Grateful Dead was founded in the amid the rise of the. The founding members were (, vocals), (rhythm guitar, vocals), (, vocals), (, vocals), and. Members of the Grateful Dead had played together in various San Francisco bands, including Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions and the Warlocks. Lesh was the last member to join the Warlocks before they became the Grateful Dead; he replaced Dana Morgan Jr., who had played bass for a few gigs.
Drummer and non-performing lyricist joined in 1967. With the exception of McKernan, who died in 1973, and Hart, who took time off from 1971 to 1974, the core of the band stayed together for its entire 30-year history. The other official members of the band are (keyboards; 1968–1970), (nonperforming lyricist; 1971–1995), (keyboards; 1971–1979), (vocals; 1972–1979), (keyboards, vocals; 1979–1990), and (keyboards, vocals; 1990–1995). (accordion, piano, vocals) was a member from 1990 to 1992, as well as a guest with the band on occasion before and after the tours.After the death of Garcia in 1995, former members of the band, along with other musicians, toured as in 1998, 2000, and 2002, and in 2003, 2004, and 2009. In 2015, the four surviving core members marked the band's 50th anniversary in a that were billed as their last performances together. There have also been several spin-offs featuring one or more core members, such as, the,. The Grateful Dead in 1980.
Left to right: Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh. Not pictured: Brent Mydland.The Grateful Dead began their career as the Warlocks, a group formed in early 1965 from the remnants of a called. The band's first show was at Magoo's Pizza Parlor located at 639 Santa Cruz Avenue in suburban, on May 5, 1965. They continued playing bar shows as the Warlocks, but quickly changed its name after finding out that had put out a record under the same name. The first show under the name Grateful Dead was in on December 4, 1965, at one of 's. Earlier have survived, but the first of over 2,000 concerts known to have been recorded by the band's fans was a show at the in San Francisco on January 8, 1966. Later that month, the Grateful Dead played at the Trips Festival, an early concert.The name ' was chosen from a dictionary.
According to Phil Lesh, in his autobiography (p. 62), '. Jerry Garcia picked up an old World Language Dictionary. In that silvery elf-voice he said to me, 'Hey, man, how about the Grateful Dead?' ' The definition there was 'the soul of a dead person, or his angel, showing gratitude to someone who, as an act of charity, arranged their burial'. According to Alan Trist, director of the Grateful Dead's music publisher company, Garcia found the name in the Folklore Dictionary, when his finger landed on that phrase while playing a game of.
In the Garcia biography, Captain Trips, author Sandy Troy states that the band was smoking the psychedelic at the time. The term 'grateful dead' appears in folktales of a variety of cultures.Other supporting personnel who signed on early included, who heard of the band from Kesey and signed on as manager after meeting them at the Big Beat Acid Test;, 'with his side show of taped music and slides of Indian life, a multimedia presentation' at the Big Beat and then, expanded, at the Trips Festival; and, the 'Acid King' whose supplied the tests and who, in early 1966, became the band's financial backer, renting them a house on the fringes of and buying them sound equipment. 'We were living solely off of Owsley's good graces at that time. His trip was he wanted to design equipment for us, and we were going to have to be in sort of a lab situation for him to do it', said Garcia. Main career (1967–1995). The promotional poster featuring the Grateful DeadOne of the group's earliest major performances in 1967 was the —a musical event held on January 29, 1967, at the by the San Francisco temple.
The Grateful Dead performed at the event along with the Hare Krishna founder, poet, bands and with, donating proceeds to the Krishna temple. The band's first LP, was released on Warner Brothers in 1967.Classically trained trumpeter performed on., the youngest original member of the group, played. Played and until shortly before his death in 1973 at the age of 27. Garcia, Weir, and McKernan shared the lead vocal duties more or less equally; Lesh only sang a few leads, but his tenor was a key part of the band's three-part vocal harmonies.
Played, and in September 1967 was joined by a second drummer, New York native, who also played a wide variety of other.1970 included tour dates in, where the band performed at for two nights. On January 31, 1970, the local police raided their hotel on, and arrested and charged a total of 19 people with possession of various drugs. The second night's concert was performed as scheduled after bail was posted. Eventually, the charges were dismissed, except those against sound engineer, who was already facing charges in California for manufacturing LSD. This event was later memorialized in the lyrics of the song ', a single from American Beauty which reached number 64 on the charts.Mickey Hart took time off from the Grateful Dead beginning in February 1971, leaving Kreutzmann once again as the sole percussionist.
Hart rejoined the Grateful Dead for good in October 1974. Was added as a second keyboardist from 1968 to 1970, while Pigpen also played various percussion instruments and sang.After Constanten's departure, Pigpen reclaimed his position as sole keyboardist.
Less than two years later, in late 1971, Pigpen was joined by another keyboardist, who played alongside Pigpen's. In early 1972, Keith's wife, joined the Grateful Dead as a backing vocalist.Following the Grateful Dead's ' tour, Pigpen's health had deteriorated to the point that he could no longer tour with the band. His final concert appearance was June 17, 1972, at the, in Los Angeles; he died on March 8, 1973 of complications from liver damage.The death of Pigpen did not slow the band down, and they continued with their new members. They soon formed their own record group,.
Later that year, they released their next studio album, the jazz-influenced. It became their biggest commercial success thus far. Meanwhile, capitalizing on Flood's success, the band soon went back to the studio, and the next year, 1974, released another album,. Not long after that album's release however, the Dead decided to take a hiatus from live. Before embarking on the hiatus, the band performed a series of five concerts at the in San Francisco in October 1974. The concerts were filmed, and Garcia compiled the footage into, a feature-length concert film that would be released in 1977.In September 1975, the Dead released their eighth studio album,. Their hiatus was short-lived, though, as they resumed touring in June 1976.
That same year, they signed with. Their new contract soon produced in 1977. The band's tour in the spring of that year is held in high regard by their fans, and their at in is often considered to be one of the best performances of their career.Keith and Donna Jean Godchaux left the band in February 1979. Grateful Dead performing at in 1987: Jerry Garcia , Mickey Hart (drums).Following the departure of the Godchauxs, joined as keyboardist and vocalist and was considered 'the perfect fit'. The Godchauxs then formed the before Keith died in a car accident in 1980. Mydland was the keyboardist for the Grateful Dead for 11 years until his death by narcotics overdose in July 1990, becoming the third keyboardist to die.Shortly after Mydland found his place in the early 1980s, Garcia's health began to decline. His drug habits caused him to lose his liveliness on stage.
After beginning to curtail his opiate usage in 1985 gradually, Garcia slipped into a for several days in July 1986. After he recovered, the band released in July 1987, which became their best selling studio album and produced their only top-10 single, '. Also that year, the group with, as heard on the album.Mydland died after the summer tour in 1990 and, former keyboardist for, joined as a band member, while, who had a successful career with his band the Range, joined as a touring member. Both performed on keyboards and vocals—Welnick until the band's end, and Hornsby mainly from 1990 to 1992.Aftermath (1995 to present). See also:died in August 1995 and the remaining band members decided to disband. Since that time, there have been a number of involving various combinations of musicians. Additionally, the former members have also begun or continued their individual projects.In 1998, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and Mickey Hart, along with several other musicians, formed a band called, and performed a number of concerts that year, releasing a live album, the following year.
In 2000, the Other Ones toured again, this time with Kreutzmann but without Lesh. After taking another year off, the band toured again in 2002 with Lesh.
That year, the Other Ones then included all four living former Grateful Dead members who had been in the band for most or all of its history. At different times the shifting lineup of the Other Ones also included guitarists, and, keyboardists, and, saxophonist, drummer, bassist, and vocalist.In 2003, the Other Ones, still including Weir, Lesh, Hart, and Kreutzmann, changed their name to. The Dead toured the United States in 2003, 2004 and 2009. The band's lineups included Jimmy Herring and on guitar, Jeff Chimenti and Rob Barraco on keyboards, and on vocals. In 2008, members of the Dead played two concerts, called ' and '.Following the 2009 Dead tour, Lesh and Weir formed the band, which debuted in September 2009. Joining Lesh and Weir in Furthur were (guitar), Jeff Chimenti (keyboards), (drums), (drums), (vocals), and Zoe Ellis (vocals). Lane and Ellis left the band in 2010, and vocalist joined later that year.
Furthur disbanded in 2014.In 2010, Hart and Kreutzmann re-formed the, and played a summer concert tour.Since 1995, the former members of the Grateful Dead have also pursued solo music careers. Both and have performed many concerts and released several albums. Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann have also each released a few albums.
Hart has toured with his percussion ensemble Planet Drum as well as the Mickey Hart Band. Kreutzmann has led several different bands, including, (with ),.
Donna Godchaux has returned to the music scene, with the, and also continues to write and perform music. All of these groups continue to play Grateful Dead music.In October 2014, it was announced that would produce a documentary film about the Grateful Dead, to be directed. Supervised the musical selection, and Weir, Hart, Kreutzmann and Lesh agreed to new interviews for the film. Bar-Lev's four-hour documentary, titled, was released in 2017. 'Fare Thee Well'. Main article:In 2015, Weir, Lesh, Kreutzmann, and Hart reunited for five concerts called 'Fare Thee Well: Celebrating 50 Years of the Grateful Dead'. The shows were performed on June 27 and 28 at in, and on July 3, 4 and 5 at in.
The band stated that this would be the final time that Weir, Lesh, Hart, and Kreutzmann would perform together. They were joined by of on guitar, Jeff Chimenti on keyboards, and Bruce Hornsby on piano. Demand for tickets was very high. The concerts were simulcast via various media. The Chicago shows have been released as a box set of CDs and DVDs. An performance at the in San Francisco in 1980. Left to right: Garcia, Lesh, Kreutzmann, Weir, Hart, Mydland.The Grateful Dead formed during the era when bands such as, and were dominating the airwaves.
'The Beatles were why we turned from a jug band into a rock 'n' roll band', said Bob Weir. 'What we saw them doing was impossibly attractive. I couldn't think of anything else more worth doing.' Former folk-scene star had recently put out a couple of records featuring electric instrumentation. Grateful Dead members have said that it was after attending a concert by the touring New York City band that they decided to 'go electric' and look for a dirtier sound.
And (each of whom had been immersed in the of the late 1950s and early 1960s), were open-minded to electric guitars.The Grateful Dead's early music (in the mid-1960s) was part of the process of establishing what ' was, but theirs was essentially a 'street party' form of it. They developed their 'psychedelic' playing as a result of meeting in, and subsequently becoming the house band for the he staged. They did not fit their music to an established category such as pop rock, blues, folk rock, or country & western. Individual tunes within their repertoire could be identified under one of these stylistic labels, but overall their music drew on all of these genres and, more frequently, melded several of them. Said of the Grateful Dead, 'They're not the best at what they do, they're the only ones that do what they do.' Often (both in performance and on recording) the Dead left room for exploratory, spacey soundscapes.Their live shows, fed by an improvisational approach to music, were different from most touring bands. While rock and roll bands often rehearse a standard set, played with minor variations, the Grateful Dead did not prepare in this way.
Garcia stated in a 1966 interview, 'We don't make up our sets beforehand. We'd rather work off the tops of our heads than off a piece of paper.' They maintained this approach throughout their career. For each performance, the band drew material from an active list of a hundred or so songs.The 1969 live album did capture the band in-form, but commercial success did not come until and, both released in 1970. These records largely featured the band's laid-back and more traditional song structures. With their rootsy, eclectic stylings, particularly evident on the latter two albums, the band pioneered the hybrid genre.
(left) performing with TelStar in 2008As the band and its sound matured over thirty years of touring, playing, and recording, each member's stylistic contribution became more defined, consistent, and identifiable. Lesh, who was originally a classically trained trumpet player with an extensive background in music theory, did not tend to play traditional blues-based bass forms, but more melodic, symphonic and complex lines, often sounding like a second lead guitar. Weir, too, was not a traditional rhythm guitarist, but tended to play jazz-influenced, unique inversions at the upper end of the Dead's sound. The two drummers, and Kreutzmann, developed a unique, complex interplay, balancing Kreutzmann's steady beat with Hart's interest in percussion styles outside the rock tradition. Hart incorporated an 11-count measure to his drumming, bringing a dimension to the band's sound that became an important part of its style. Garcia's lead lines were fluid, supple and spare, owing a great deal of their character to his training in and banjo.The band's primary lyricists, and, commonly used themes involving love and loss, life and death, gambling and murder, beauty and horror, chaos and order, God and other religious themes, travelling and touring.
In a retrospective, described Hunter's verses as 'elliptical, by turns vivid and gnomic', which were often 'hippie poetry about roses and bells and dew', and critic described them as 'American myths' that later gave way to 'the old karma-go-round'. Merchandising and representation was an entertainment industry attorney who specialized in representing musical groups. He spent 35 years as principal lawyer and general counsel for the Grateful Dead, a position in the group that was so strong that his business cards with the band identified his role as 'Czar'.Kant brought the band millions of dollars in revenue through his management of the band's and merchandising rights. At Kant's recommendation, the group was one of the few rock 'n roll pioneers to retain ownership of their music masters and.In 2006, the Grateful Dead signed a ten-year licensing agreement with to manage the band's business interests including the release of musical recordings, merchandising, and marketing. The band retained creative control and kept ownership of its music catalog.A Grateful Dead video game titled Grateful Dead Game – The Epic Tour was released in April 2012 and was created by Curious Sense. Sponsorship of 1992 Lithuanian Olympic Basketball Team.
New York artist Greg Speirs wearing the 'Skully' tie-dyed T-shirt which he designed and became a symbol of Lithuanian basketballAfter gained its independence from the USSR, the country announced its withdrawal from the due to the lack of any money to sponsor participants. But NBA star, a native Lithuanian basketball star, wanted to help his native team to compete.
His efforts resulted in a call from representatives of the Grateful Dead who set up a meeting with the band members. The band agreed to fund transportation costs for the team (about five thousand dollars) along with Grateful Dead design for the basketball jerseys and shorts for the team to wear in the competition. The won the bronze medal in the 1992 Olympics and the Lithuanian basketball/Grateful Dead T-shirts became part of pop culture, especially in Lithuania.
The incident was covered by the documentary. Live performances. Grateful Dead concert tickets for their spring 1994 run of showsThe Grateful Dead toured constantly throughout their career, playing more than 2,300 concerts. They promoted a sense of community among their fans, who became known as ', many of whom followed their tours for months or years on end. Around concert venues, an impromptu communal marketplace known as ' was created by Deadheads to serve as centers of activity where fans could buy and sell anything from grilled cheese sandwiches to home-made t-shirts and recordings of Grateful Dead concerts.In their early career, the band also dedicated their time and talents to their community, the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco, making available free food, lodging, music, and health care to all.
It has been said that the band performed 'more free concerts than any band in the history of music'.With the exception of 1975, when the band was on hiatus and played only four concerts together, the Grateful Dead performed many concerts every year, from their formation in April 1965, until July 9, 1995. Initially all their shows were in California, principally in the and in or near. They also performed, in 1965 and 1966, with, as the house band for the.
They toured nationally starting in June 1967 (their first foray to New York), with a few detours to Canada, Europe and three nights at the in Egypt in 1978. They appeared at the in 1967, the in 1969 and the train tour across Canada in 1970.
They were scheduled to appear as the final act at the infamous on December 6, 1969 after the but withdrew after security concerns. 'That's the way things went at Altamont—so badly that the Grateful Dead, prime organizers and movers of the festival, didn't even get to play', staff at magazine wrote in a detailed narrative on the event'Their first UK performance was at the in 1970.
Their largest concert audience came in 1973 when they played, along with and, before an estimated 600,000 people at the. The 1998 edition of the recognized them with a listing under the heading, 'most rock concerts performed' (2,318 concerts). They played to an estimated total of 25 million people, more than any other band, with audiences of up to 80,000 attending a single show.
Many of these concerts were preserved in the band's tape vault, and several dozen have since been released on CD and as downloads. The Dead were known for the tremendous variation in their setlists from night to night—the list of songs documented to have been played by the band exceeds 500. The band has released four concert videos under the name.In the 1990s, the Grateful Dead earned a total of $285 million in revenue from their concert tours, the second-highest during the 1990s, with the Rolling Stones earning the most. This figure is representative of tour revenue through 1995, as touring stopped after the death of Jerry Garcia. In a 1991 PBS documentary, segment host Buck Henry attended an August 1991 concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre and gleaned some information from some band members about the Grateful Dead phenomenon and its success. At the time, Jerry Garcia stated, 'We didn't really invent the Grateful Dead, the crowd invented the Grateful Dead, you know what I mean? We were sort of standing in line, and uh, it's gone way past our expectations, way past, so it's, we've been going along with it to see what it's gonna do next.'
Furthermore, Mickey Hart stated, 'This is one of the last places in America that you can really have this kind of fun, you know, considering the political climate and so forth.' Hart also stated that 'the transformative power of the Grateful Dead is really the essence of it; it's what it can do to your consciousness.
We're more into transportation than we are into music, per se, I mean, the business of the Grateful Dead is transportation.' Their numerous studio albums were generally collections of new songs that they had first played in concert.
The band was also famous for its extended musical improvisations, having been described as having never played the same song the same way twice. Their concert sets often blended songs, one into the next (a ).Concert sound systems The was a large sound system designed specifically for the band. The band was never satisfied with the house system anywhere they played. After the Monterey Pop Festival, the band's crew 'borrowed' some of the other performers' sound equipment and used it to host some free shows in San Francisco. In their early days, soundman designed a (PA) and monitor system for them. Stanley was the Grateful Dead's soundman for many years; he was also one of the largest suppliers of.
Stanley's sound systems were delicate and finicky, and frequently brought shows to a halt with technical breakdowns. After Stanley went to jail for manufacturing LSD in 1970, the group briefly used house PAs, but found them to be even less reliable than those built by their former soundman. On February 2, 1970, the group contacted to use his system. In 1971, the band purchased their first sound system from Studios. Because of this, Alembic would play an integral role in the research, development, and production of the Wall of Sound.
The band also welcomed into the fold on a permanent basis that year. Healy would mix the Grateful Dead's live sound until 1993.Tapes Like several other bands during this time, the Grateful Dead allowed their fans to record their shows. For many years the set up their microphones wherever they could, and the eventual forest of microphones became a problem for the sound crew. Eventually, this was solved by having a dedicated taping section located behind the, which required a special 'tapers' ticket. The band allowed sharing of tapes of their shows, as long as no profits were made on the sale of their show tapes. Sometimes the sound crew would allow the tapers to connect directly to the soundboard, which created exceptional recordings.Recently, there have been some disputes over which recordings could host on their site. Although all the recordings are hosted at present, the soundboard recordings can only be streamed and not downloaded.Of the approximately 2,350 shows the Grateful Dead played, almost 2,200 were taped, and most of these are available online.
The band began collecting and cataloging tapes early on and was their keeper. ' is named after Latvala. After his death in 1999, gradually took the post. Concert set lists from a subset of 1,590 Grateful Dead shows were used to perform a comparative analysis between how songs were played in concert and how they are listened online by members. In their book Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead: What Every Business Can Learn From the Most Iconic Band in History, and identify the taper section as a crucial contributor to increasing the Grateful Dead's fan base.Artwork.
Owsley 'Bear' Stanley wrote that the 'dancing bears' designed by Bob Thomas for are marching, not dancing.Over the years, a number of iconic images have come to be associated with the Grateful Dead. Many of these images originated as artwork for concert posters or album covers.Skull and Roses The skull and roses design was composed by and, who added lettering and color, respectively, to a black and white drawing. Sullivan's drawing was an illustration for a 1913 edition of the. Earlier antecedents include the custom of exhibiting the relic skulls of Christian martyrs decorated with roses on their feast days. The rose is an attribute of, who according to one legend, was martyred by decapitation. Accordingly, in Rome, at the church dedicated to him, the observance of his feast day included the display of his skull surrounded by roses. Kelley and Mouse's design originally appeared on a poster for the September 16 and 17, 1966, Dead shows at the.
Later, it was used as the cover for the album (1971). The album is sometimes referred to as Skull and Roses. Jester Another icon of the Dead is a skeleton dressed as a and holding a. This image was an airbrush painting, created by Stanley Mouse in 1972.
It was originally used for the cover of The Grateful Dead Songbook. 'Dancing' Bears A series of stylized dancing bears was drawn by Bob Thomas as part of the back cover for the album (1973).
Thomas reported that he based the bears on a lead from an unknown. The bear is a reference to, who recorded and produced the album. Bear himself wrote, 'the bears on the album cover are not really 'dancing'. I don't know why people think they are; their positions are quite obviously those of a high-stepping march.' Steal Your Face Skull Perhaps the best-known Grateful Dead art icon is a red, white, and blue skull with a lightning bolt through it.
The lightning bolt skull can be found on the cover of the album (1976), and the image is sometimes known by that name. It was designed by and artist Bob Thomas, and was originally used as a logo to mark the band's equipment. Dancing Terrapins The two dancing first appeared on the cover of the album (1977). They were drawn by Kelley and Mouse, based on a drawing. Since then these turtles have become one of the Grateful Dead's most recognizable logos. Uncle Sam Skeleton The Uncle Sam skeleton was devised by Gary Gutierrez as part of the animation for (1977). The image combines the Grateful Dead skeleton motif with the character of, a reference to the then-recently written song 'U.S.
Blues', which plays during the animation. Deadheads. Main article:Fans and enthusiasts of the band are commonly referred to as.
While the origin of the term may be unclear, Dead Heads were made canon by the notice placed inside the (1971) album by manager Jon McIntire:“DEAD FREAKS UNITE: Who are you? Where are you? How are you?Send us your name and address and we'll keep you informed.Dead Heads, P.O.
Box 1065, San Rafael, California 94901.”Many of the Dead Heads would go on tour with the band. As a group, the Dead Heads were considered very mellow. 'I'd rather work nine Grateful Dead concerts than one Oregon football game,' Police Det. Rick Raynor said. 'They don't get belligerent like they do at the games.'
Donation of archives On April 24, 2008, members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, along with Nion McEvoy, CEO of, chancellor, and UC Santa Cruz librarian Virginia Steel, held a press conference announcing UCSC's would be the permanent home of the Grateful Dead's complete archival history from 1965 to the present. The archive includes correspondence, photographs, fliers, posters, and several other forms of memorabilia and records of the band. Also included are unreleased videos of interviews and TV appearances that will be installed for visitors to view, as well as stage backdrops and other props from the band's concerts.Blumenthal stated at the event, 'The represents one of the most significant popular cultural collections of the 20th century; UC Santa Cruz is honored to receive this invaluable gift. The Grateful Dead and UC Santa Cruz are both highly innovative institutions—born the same year—that continue to make a major, positive impact on the world.' Guitarist Bob Weir stated 'We looked around, and UC Santa Cruz seems the best possible home. If you ever wrote the Grateful Dead a letter, you'll probably find it there!' Professor of music was the key contact between the band and the university, who let the university know about the search for a home for the archive, and who had collaborated with Mickey Hart on three books in the past, Planet Drum (1990), Drumming at the Edge of Magic (1991), and Spirit into Sound (2006).The first large-scale exhibition of materials from the Grateful Dead Archive was mounted at the in 2010.
Awards In 2004, ranked the Grateful Dead No. 57 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time.On February 10, 2007, the Grateful Dead received a. The award was accepted on behalf of the band by Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann.In 2011, a recording of the Grateful Dead's May 8, 1977, concert at Cornell University's Barton Hall was selected for induction into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.Twelve members of the Grateful Dead (the eleven official performing members plus Robert Hunter) were inducted into the in 1994, and was their presenter.
Membership. Mickey Hart and Bob Weir at the 200th birthday, 2000Lead guitarist was often viewed both by the public and the media as the leader or primary spokesperson for the Grateful Dead, but was reluctant to be perceived that way, especially since he and the other group members saw themselves as and contributors to their collective musical and creative output. Garcia, a native of San Francisco, grew up in the. One of his main influences was bluegrass music, and he also performed—on, one of his other great instrumental loves, along with the —in bluegrass bands, notably with.never officially joined the band full-time because of his other commitments, but he did play keyboards at most Dead shows between September 1990 and March 1992, and sat in with the band over 100 times in all between 1988 and 1995. He added several Dead songs to his own live shows and Jerry Garcia referred to him as a 'floating member' who could come and go as he pleased.and were the band's primary, starting in 1967 and 1971, respectively, and continuing until the band's dissolution. Hunter collaborated mostly with Garcia and Barlow mostly with Weir, though each wrote with other band members as well. Both are listed as official members at Dead.net, the band's website, alongside the performing members.
Barlow was the only member not inducted into the.Discography.