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Grateful Dead
Also known as	The Warlocks
Origin	San Francisco, California, USA
Genre(s)	Rock
Years active	1965–1995
Label(s)	Warner Bros., Grateful Dead,Arista, Rhino
Associated acts	The Other Ones, The Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, RatDog, Phil Lesh and Friends, Rhythm Devils,Donna Jean and the Tricksters,Missing Man Formation, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Old and in the Way, Legion of Mary,Reconstruction, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Kingfish, Bobby and the Midnites
Website	www.dead.net
Former members
Jerry Garcia Bob Weir Phil Lesh Bill Kreutzmann Ron “Pigpen” McKernan Mickey Hart Tom Constanten Keith Godchaux Donna Jean Godchaux Brent Mydland Vince Welnick

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area.^[1] The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock,folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, jazz, psychedelia, space rock^[2][3] and gospel—and for live performances of long musical improvisation.^[1][4] ”Their music,” writes Lenny Kaye, “touches on ground that most other groups don’t even know exists.”^[5]

The fans of the Grateful Dead, some of whom followed the band from concert to concert for years, are known as “Deadheads“; they are renowned for their dedication to the band’s music.^[1][4] Many fans referred to the band simply as “the Dead”. As of 2003, the remaining band members who had been touring under the name “The Other Ones” changed their official group name to “The Dead“. Deadheads continue to use that nickname to refer to all versions of the band.^[6]

The Grateful Dead’s musical influences varied widely; in concert recordings or on record albums one can hear psychedelic rock, blues, rock and roll, country-western, bluegrass, country-rock, and improvisational jazz. These various influences were distilled into a diverse and psychedelic whole that made the Grateful Dead “the pioneering Godfathers of the jam band world.”^[7]

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The Grateful Dead photographed in the 1970s. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. (read more)

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Bob Weir performs during a reception at the opening of the new exhibition "The Grateful Dead: Now Playing" at the New York Historical Society on October 21, 2009. (read more)

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Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Warren Haynes perform with the Dead at the 2009 Rothbury Music Festival on July 4, 2009 in Rothbury, Michigan. (read more)

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Bob Weir and Phil Lesh of the Dead onstage at the 2009 Rothbury Music Festival on July 4, 2009 in Rothbury, Michigan. (read more)

Listen to track: Sugar Magnolia (Remastered Version)

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Listen to track: Uncle John's Band (Remastered Version)

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Listen to track: Truckin' (Remastered Version)

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Listen to track: Friend Of The Devil (Remastered Version)

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