Rather, The Grateful Dead knew how to dish out cover songs that rivalled the source material. These three tracks are just a few of the very best. The Grateful Dead covered The Beatles often ...

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.

(Photo by Susana Millman) Expand Len Dell’Amico, the Grateful Dead’s longtime videographer ... As the writer of such classic Grateful songs as “Ripple,” “Terrapin Station” and ...