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Jerry Garcia Once Explained Why Grateful Dead Was So Divisive: “It Used To Be Real Frustrating”
In a 1980 interview, Jerry Garcia once attested to why Grateful Dead's musical style was so controversial during their heyday.
Grateful Dead 60th Anniversary Celebration Announced
The Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary will be celebrated with three concerts in San Francisco, according to the city’s mayor.
‘Jerry Garcia was my soulmate… we relied on each other,’ says Grateful Dead founding member Bobby Weir
What a long, strange trip it’s been” for the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir – or Bobby Weir, as he goes by these days.  As ...
“More than a little weird”: Why the Grateful Dead thought they sucked at Woodstock
While the Grateful Dead are best remembered for their epic live performances, one of their biggest live sets was marred by ...
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Grateful Dead’s ‘Hell in a Bucket’ duck got drunk on set, pal points to who likely made it happen
Filming the Grateful Dead’s MTV-era music video for "Hell in a Bucket" was one long, strange trip. Len Dell’Amico, the band’s "film and video guy," has written a new memoir, "Friend of the ...
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Jerry Garcia Street: San Francisco Board of Supervisors Approves Resolution to Rename Excelsior District Road After Grateful Dead Guitarist
Photo: Jay Blakesberg Jerry Garcia’s hometown influence continues to thrive. On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, San Francisco’s ...
Movies And TV Shows That Reference The Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead were never really part of mainstream culture for most of their 30-year career that ended in 1995 with the ...
How Jerry Garcia improved so many of Bob Dylan’s songs: “A step further”
Bob Dylan has always been an exceptional songwriter, but he believes that the Grateful Dead guitarist took his compositions to the next level.