July 9, 1995: The Grateful Dead play the last concert of their 30-year career. Sign Up for Our Ideas Newsletter POV. ... In his drug taking he was a role model to some, a sacrificial totem to others.

*** The Grateful Dead played their first show on 5/5/65 at Magoo’s Pizza Parlor in Menlo Park, CA. ... is one of the totems of the Grateful Dead performing song base.

Nobody cared about concert sound in the early 1960's, according to writer Blair Jackson, author of a number of books on the Grateful Dead. Jackson said that was because there was no real concert ...

A new, Sonos-produced podcast, 'America's Dead' talks with figures from Ezra Koenig to religious scholars to examine what the Grateful Dead still means across generations and boundaries.

On the lawn of Jeff Whritenour’s house in Kinnelon, New Jersey, a sign reads, “Presidents are temporary, the Grateful Dead is forever.” A few feet away, a flag bearing the iconography of the ...

The Grateful Dead lyricist died on Sept. 22 at age 78. He leaves behind over 600 songs, many of them totems of psychedelic rock.

Dead & Company’s 60th Anniversary Grateful Dead Shows Sold Out, But These Sites Still Have Stubs. John Lonsdale. Mon, June 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM UTC.

Every subgroup seems to have a heraldic banner on a long pole, representing everything from LSU to the Grateful Dead. Some tribes surmount their long staffs with totems — a bust of Professor ...

Choosing and justifying a list of essential Grateful Dead shows — 20, 200, or even 2,000 — is treacherous work. Passionate challenge from fans, especially hardcore Deadheads and veteran tape ...

If there is any constant in the story of the Grateful Dead, it’s transition. From sine qua non of American psychedelia, to folk-rock deity, jam band progenitor, disco Dead and Top 40 sensation ...

The oldest member of the Grateful Dead, Lesh was born on March 15, 1940, in Berkeley, California. He grew up playing viola and trumpet in school before trying his hand at composing.