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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.
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 ...