Download - Biography of the Grateful Dead 3 decades of inspiring and legendary music from 1965 to 1995
The Musicians
Jerry Garcia
Phil Lesh
Bob Weir
Mickey Hart
Bill Kreutzman
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
Keith Godchaux
Donna Jean Godchaux
Vince Welnick
Brent Mydland
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Jerry Garcia
• Lead guitarist, lyricist, and vocals
• Icon and best known of the group
• Became a bluegrass banjo player
• Died in 1995 of a heart attack
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GD Introduction
• The Grateful Dead made its debut in 1965
• The Grateful Dead was previously known as The Warlocks.
• The Grateful Dead are a mixture of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, jazz, psychedelia, space rock and gospel—and for live performances of long musical improvisation.
Bob Weir
• rhythm guitar and vocals
• youngest member; started at the age of 17
• Plays with The Other Ones, Ratdog, and The Dead nowadays
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Grateful Dead Statistics
• 22 albums
• Countless bootleg reproductions
• Over 2,300 concerts
• Millions of fans known as Deadheads
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Phil Lesh
• Bass guitar
• Started on violin
• Plays with Phil Lesh and Friends currently
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Grateful Dead Albums
• Grateful Dead• Anthems of the Sun• Aoxomoxoa• Working Man’s Dead• Live/Dead• American Beauty• Europe ’72• Terrapin Station• Shakedown Street• In the Dark
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Mickey Hart
• Drummer- both of his parents were drummers• Author of many books• Involved in American Folklife Center at the
Library of Congress's "Endangered Music Project”
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Grateful Dead Tribute Bands
• Dark Star Orchestra
• Cosmic Charlies
• Uncle John’s Band
• Shakedown Street
• Dead Beats
• Crazy Fingers
• Jakes Leg
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Bill Kreutzman
• Drummer• Spends his time surfing, kayaking, and diving,
and in 1993 made a video called "Ocean Spirit"
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Robert Hunter
• Lyricist
• Never played on stage
• gone on to write several books of poetry, and is currently at work on a novel
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Grateful Dead Legacy
• Started in the San Francisco music scene that spawned Janis Joplin, Steve Miller, and Jefferson Airplane
• Created a new type of music called Acid Rock
• Was involved in Acid Kool-Aid Tests and friends with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters
Ron “Pigpen” McKernan
• Harmonica, keyboard, and vocals
• His idea to start a rock band
• Died in 1973 from alcohol poisoning
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Grateful Dead Archives
• Visit their website at: www.dead.net
• Read lyrics at: www.dead.net/showsandlyrics
• Listen to songs at: www.last.fm/music/Grateful+Dead
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