45 Years Ago: Rare Storm Inspires Grateful Dead’s ‘Terrapin Station’
They suddenly had an abundance of material, after a two-year hiatus from touring.
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Did the Grateful Dead Go Disco on ‘Shakedown Street’?
Their turn toward more commercial sounds didn't exactly come out of nowhere.
How the Grateful Dead’s ‘In the Dark’ Hit Stunning Commercial Heights
They were only focused on the group’s holy grail: Making a representative studio effort.
Watch Dead and Company Perform on ‘The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon’
Dead and Company, the new band featuring John Mayer and members of the Grateful Dead, made their television debut on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon last night.
Keith Richards Bashes the Grateful Dead: ‘Boring S—, Man’
They may have been two of the summer's hottest tickets, but the Rolling Stones' Keith Richards is no Dead Head.
When Jerry Garcia Played His Final Grateful Dead Concert
Hoarse and tired, the singer's shaky visage spoke to the health problems that would soon consume him.
Grateful Dead Announce Two More Reunion Shows, ‘But This Is It’
The Grateful Dead have added two additional reunion shows amid a frenzy of interest.
Grateful Dead Reunion Show Tickets Are Making Scalpers Very Wealthy
The Grateful Dead song "One Thing to Try" cautions listeners "Don't be a collector of more than you need," but that doesn't apply to tickets to the band's 50th anniversary reunion shows, which are fetching absurd prices on the secondary market.
Martin Scorsese Producing Grateful Dead Documentary for Band’s 50th Anniversary
The Grateful Dead will celebrate their 50th anniversary next year, and they're marking the occasion with a film executive produced by Martin Scorsese and billed as "their first official career-spanning documentary."
25 Years Ago: Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead Release ‘Dylan & the Dead’
Bob Dylan wasn't exactly at the peak of his career when he released 'Dylan & the Dead,' a collaborative live album with the Grateful Dead, on Feb. 6, 1989. In fact, he was pretty close to the bottom of his popularity, influence and creativity. And another live album -- his third in 10 years -- certainly didn't help matters.
A New Grateful Dead Beer Is on the Way…and It’ll Include Granola
A new Grateful Dead beer is on the way. It's called "American Beauty", and the surviving members of the band worked with the Dogfish Head Craft Brewery to create it. Supposedly.
Grateful Dead Beer?
A new Grateful Dead beer will be hitting the market this fall. The band worked with Dogfish Head Craft Brewery to create American Beauty, a "bold pale ale made with 100 percent U.S.-grown ingredients." But it took a suggestion from a fan to get the mix just right.