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The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. [1] [2] Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, and world music with psychedelia, [3] [4] the band is famous for improvisation during their live performances, [5] [6] and for their devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads".
In response, Garcia came up with "Grateful Dead" by opening a Funk & Wagnalls dictionary to an entry for "Grateful dead". [26] [27] [71] The definition for "Grateful dead" was "a dead person, or his angel, showing gratitude to someone who, as an act of charity, arranged their burial". [72] The band's first reaction was disapproval.
A concert video of the July 12, 1989 show was screened in movie theaters on August 1, 2017 – the 75th anniversary of the birth of Jerry Garcia – for the annual Grateful Dead Meet-Up at the Movies. [5]
Grateful Dead lineups Timespan Members, instruments June 1965 – September 1967 Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals; Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals; Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals
Basketball great Bill Walton, who died Monday at age 71, was a noted Deadhead who attended hundreds of Grateful Dead shows and was friends with members of the band.
Robert Hall Weir (/ w ɪər / WEER; [1] né Parber, born October 16, 1947) is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the Grateful Dead.After the group disbanded in 1995, [2] Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead.
Founding member of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir, performs on the guitar during the 2025 MusiCares Persons of the Year benefit gala at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles on January 31 ...
Birth of the Dead: Released: March 25, 2003; ... Contains 22 complete shows on 73 CDs. ... Following is a list of Grateful Dead live albums in recording date order ...