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In the summer of 2005 the Dead began offering download versions of both their existing live releases, and a new Internet-only series, The Grateful Dead Download Series, that was available through their own online store (which offered the albums in both 256 kbit/s mp3 files and FLAC files – a preferred audio standard for those who archive Dead ...
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. [1] [2] Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, and world music with psychedelia, [3] [4] the band is famous for improvisation during their live performances, [5] [6] and for their devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads".
Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 is an album of live and studio tracks recorded by the rock band the Grateful Dead in 1966. It was released on CD by Grateful Dead Records on March 25, 2005. [1] Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 was re-released as a limited-edition, two-disc LP in conjunction with Record Store Day on April 20, 2013. [3] [4]
Vintage Dead is a live album by the rock group the Grateful Dead. It was recorded at the Avalon Ballroom in San Francisco, California, in late 1966 (thought to be September 16, 1966), and released in October 1970. [3] [4] [5] Vintage Dead was produced without the approval or cooperation of the Grateful Dead. [1]
30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965–1995 is a four-CD live album by the rock band the Grateful Dead. It contains 30 songs recorded in concert—one from each of the years 1966 through 1995—plus one song recorded in a 1965 studio session.
The album's version of "St. Stephen" appears on the 1977 Grateful Dead compilation What a Long Strange Trip It's Been, but fades out during the final verse. Live/Dead was expanded with hidden bonus tracks as part of the 2001 box set The Golden Road (1965–1973), and has a longer intro on "Dark Star". This version was released separately in 2003.
Grateful Dead lineups Timespan Members, instruments June 1965 – September 1967 Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals; Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals; Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals; Phil Lesh – bass, vocals; Bill Kreutzmann – drums; September 1967 – November 1968 Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals
Donna Jean Thatcher Godchaux-MacKay (born August 22, 1947) is an American singer best known as a member of the rock band the Grateful Dead from 1972 to 1979. In addition to the Dead, she performed with the Jerry Garcia Band and the short-lived Heart of Gold Band, all alongside her first husband, Keith Godchaux.