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Remember When: The Grateful Dead Scored Their First Top-10 Hit—20 Years Into Their Career
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 ...
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The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle lists his favorite Grateful Dead songs
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 ...
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Behind the Album: ‘Workingman’s Dead’ by the Grateful Dead and How It Helped Establish a Template for Their Studio Albums To Come
Here’s a look back at how the Dead went rootsy and never turned back. As the ’60s gave way to the ’70s, the Grateful Dead had ... they were going to build a song-oriented album.
Watch Joe Biden Celebrate Grateful Dead at 47th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
Joe Biden celebrated the Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, and Arturo Sandoval during the 47th annual Kennedy Center Honors.
The Grateful Dead ran this madcap country through their ‘fun machine’
It was 1975, and the Grateful Dead was as creatively restless as always — though the LSD probably had something to do with it. They were preparing to record a live album in this hall, and the band ...