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Grateful Dead
American rock group
Also known as: the Warlocks
Category:
Arts & Culture
- Byname:
- the Dead
- Awards And Honors:
- Grammy Award
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (1994)
- Date:
- 1965 - 1995
- Related People:
- John Perry Barlow
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Grateful Dead, American rock band that was the incarnation of the improvisational psychedelic music that flowered in and around San Francisco in the mid-1960s. Grateful Dead was one of the most successful touring bands in rock history despite having had virtually no radio hits. The original members were lead guitarist and vocalist Jerry Garcia (b. August 1, 1942, San Francisco, California, U.S.—d. August 9, 1995, Forest Knolls, California), guitarist and vocalist Bob Weir (b. October 16, 1947, San Francisco), keyboard player Ron (“Pigpen”) McKernan (b. September 8, 1945, San Bruno, California—d. March 8, 1973, San Francisco), bassist Phil Lesh (b. ...(100 of 890 words)