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Grateful Dead’s ‘Dave’s Picks Volume 48’ to feature Bill Walton liner notes

A previously unreleased concert from the Grateful Dead is coming out on CD later this month, featuring liner notes by a famous celebrity Deadhead. Dave’s Picks Volume 48 will feature the band’s complete November 20, 1971, concert from UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion, with Basketball Hall of Famer Bill “Grateful Red” ...
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On This Day, August 1, 1942: Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia is born

On This Day, August 1, 1942... Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was born in San Francisco, California. Co-founder of the legendary rock band the Grateful Dead, Garcia was the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist for the group, and for many he was their de facto leader. The Grateful Dead came ...
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Grateful Dead’s 11th annual Meet-Up At The Movies to feature June 1991 Chicago concert

Grateful Dead fans will once again have the chance to head to the theaters to see their favorite band on the big screen. The 11th annual Meet-Up At The Movies screening will take place in select theaters worldwide on June 22 and 24, where ...
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Bob Dylan covers Grateful Dead’s “Truckin’” at Japan show

Bob Dylan is currently in Japan with his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour, and he surprised fans at his recent show at the Tokyo Garden Theater with a Grateful Dead cover. Rolling Stone reports that while Dylan doesn’t usually stray too far from the same set list ...
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The Grateful Dead’s Pigpen being celebrated on 50th anniversary of death

March 8 marks 50 years since the death of The Grateful Dead’s co-founder and first frontman, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, and the day isn't going unnoticed. First, The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast, the official podcast of The Grateful Dead, is kicking off its seventh season Wednesday with two episodes ...
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Long, strange trip: The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir turns 75 Sunday

Co-founding The Grateful Dead singer/guitarist Bob Weir celebrates his 75th birthday on Sunday, October 16. While the late Jerry Garcia was The Grateful Dead's main lead singer and lead guitarist, as well as the group's ...