People have been listing their ten favorite Grateful Dead songs on Bluesky, following a post from @inthefade, and The Mountain Goats‘ John Darnielle joined in. His list includes “Jack Straw,” “He’s ...

For so long the icons of the counterculture, the Grateful Dead seemed like they'd always run far afield from the popular tastes of Top-40 radio. And it didn't seem like it bothered them one bit. Until ...

For some bands, the antic would be a defining moment in their biography. For the Grateful Dead, it’s a throwaway anecdote ...

Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts during the official Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, which will be broadcast on CBS on ...

At the same time, the Dead—especially Garcia and his longtime friend and lyricist Robert Hunter—began writing songs steeped in country, folk music, and Old West Americana tall tales.

The result was that even well-known Grateful Dead songs like “Truckin’” or “Sugar Magnolia” rarely sounded the same two performances in a row, something that would inspire loyal fans to ...