St. Stephen' became one of the many "holy grail" songs for Deadheads, especially since the Grateful Dead stopped performing it after 1983.

As with all Grateful Dead songs, the studio recording of ‘Althea’ differs greatly from live performances, and two stand-out versions well worth seeking out include those recorded at Nassau ...

Phil Lesh, the bassist for the Grateful Dead who propelled many of its wildest musical explorations yet also composed and sang one of its loveliest songs, “Box of Rain,” has died. He was 84 ...

As the Grateful Dead morphed from an eccentric folk-blues group into an eclectic jam juggernaut, the band adopted an idiosyncratic approach to improvisation they would then hone over three decades.

Grateful Dead's legendary Wall of Sound system, ... but after taking a hiatus in 1975, ... Live sound presentation in the mid ’60s was kind of terrible.

Best of 2024: Formed in Palo Alto, California in 1965, the Grateful Dead are remembered for a great many things: for their counter-cultural tendencies and enthusiasm for mind-expanding drugs; for ...

Three surviving core members of the Grateful Dead — Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann and Bobby Weir — are receiving the Kennedy Center Honors.

Photo: Matthew Reamer. Grateful Shred have announced the forthcoming release of their debut album, an eight-track collection of Grateful Dead deep cuts and originals, Might As Well, set to arrive ...

The Grateful Dead will celebrate their 60th anniversary this year not only with a massive 60-disc live collection but also with a just-announced Best Of compilation.. Fittingly titled Gratest Hits ...

As with all Grateful Dead songs, the studio recording of ‘Althea’ differs greatly from live performances, and two stand-out ...