There are many elements that made The Grateful Dead singular, but one of the most defining was having two primary songwriters and lead singers. Plenty of bands shared the load—The
Ross Warner’s American Standard: Cheap Trick From The Bars to the Budokan and Beyond (Foreword by Mike McCready) came out just recently. It’s been seven years since Glide asked him
Especially when compared to the Grateful Dead’s like-minded releases of the same period, Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty, New Riders of the Purple Sage debut can be seen and heard
For the Grateful Dead, New Year’s Eve concerts were often lavish, yet begrudgingly approached affairs. Jerry Garcia reportedly lamented the added pressure of performing on 12/31, despite having played twenty-two
Today (9/8) marks what would have been the 75th birthday of original Grateful Dead keyboardist and co-founding member Ron “Pigpen” McKernan who entered the world on September 8, 1945, in
By 1979, the Grateful Dead were at something of a crossroads in their career. For the past eight years, the husband & wife duo of Keith & Donna Godchaux had
Since improvisational rock came into fruition over 50 years ago, the “jamband” genre has ultimately become defined by the live music experience. While a majority of today’s popular-music industry measures
This July 4th weekend marks the fifth anniversary of the greatest “final act” (with all due respect to The Last Waltz) in rock history when the surviving members of the
Since their formation in 2015, Dead & Company has not been shy about plumbing the depths of the Grateful Dead’s legendary songbook. The latest “official” Grateful Dead spin-off band –
April 3, 1990 – The Omni, Atlanta, GA After 16 shows and nearly 2200 miles traveled, including a couple of harrowing Canadian border-crossings, the Grateful Dead’s celebrated 1990 Spring tour
