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Grateful Dead founding member Bobby Weir is one of the last men standing in his legendary rock band. The thought of mortality has crossed Weir’s mind, as he’s seen many of his band members pass.
He was 84. Weir was famously the "little brother" of the Grateful Dead, as he joined the band at age 16. In 1963, he met Garcia in Palo Alto, California, in an alleyway, according to Rolling Stone.
To commemorate popular music‘s longest, strangest trip, there are the countless Dead reissues, boxed sets and fashion items. But Grateful Dead imagery — the Skulls & Roses, the Dancing Bears ...
Too bad the group didn’t continue into “Viola Lee Blues,” which would’ve completed a first-set trifecta of the Grateful Dead’s Noah Lewis covers. Pretty standard takes on “Cassidy ...
John Mayer recently assumed the role of guest DJ on SiriusXM’s Grateful Dead Channel (23). During his time on the airwaves, the Dead & Company guitarist divulged his listening habits and pre ...
But, if you’re a music nerd of any generation, you likely thought, “Man, I love that Dead song.” Like any classic song or bit of pop culture, “Dire Wolf” has several origin stories.
This summer’s Symphony on the Prairie schedule includes a Grateful Dead tribute act, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the rock band’s final concert in Indiana. Dark Star Orchestra ...
Previously known as "The Warlocks," the Grateful Dead played its first show under the new name in 1965. (Credit: Heritage) When the Grateful Dead played its first live show Dec. 4, 1965 ...
Dropping on Record Store Day (April 12), ON A BACK PORCH VOL. 1 consists of live versions of classic Grateful Dead tunes, all thoughtfully compiled from the band’s archives by Dogfish Head ...
One of the first to shoot the Grateful Dead, he also memorably chronicled many of the other bands that were on the scene in the late 1960s. The photographer Herb Greene captured Jorma Kaukonen of ...
A piece of Grateful Dead history is up for grabs. Available for bid on Heritage Auctions is a primitive hand-drawn poster that asks, “Can You Pass the Acid Test?” According to the listing ...