In 1994 I saw the Grateful Dead for the first time. I went to Atlanta and saw two performances at the Omni. The next year, I saw them when they came to Florida in Miami, then Tampa, followed by ...

In typical Grateful Dead fashion, Grateful Dead have compiled 60 hours’ worth of live albums to celebrate their 60th anniversary with a 60xCD box set. Out May 30, Enjoying the Ride comprises ...

For three decades, founding Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh was the backbone of the band. Working in tandem and glued to the guitars of Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, Lesh was set in the background ...

Had he lived, Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia would have celebrated his 82nd birthday today (August 1). Garcia was the famed jam band’s lead guitarist and main vocalist, and he also co-wrote the ...

With the Grateful Dead turning 60 this year, you may be able guess how many CDs are included in a forthcoming epic boxed set of live shows from the band’s heyday. There’s a clue in the 50-disc package ...

Grateful Dead photographed in NYC, June, 1967. Publicity photo from the exhibition and coffee table book: An American beauty - Grateful Dead 1965-1995. What is it about the Grateful Dead that had tens ...