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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".
The cover art prominently features the "Lightning Skull" logo. One of the band's iconic images, it was designed by Owsley Stanley to mark equipment cases [failed verification], then rendered by Bob Thomas. [11] The graphic previously appeared as part of the cover art of History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice). The inside of the ...
Between the Dark and Light - The Grateful Dead Photography of Jay Blakesberg (2002) To Defy the Laws of Tradition - A Photographic Archive of Primus and Les Claypool (2003) Waking Up With a Placebo Headwound, 1987-2004 Images of the Flaming Lips from the Archives of Jay Blakesberg and Michelle Martin-Coyne (2004) Grateful Dead Day Planner (2005)
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 ...
Under the professional name Bear, he was the sound engineer for the Grateful Dead, recording many of the band's live performances. Stanley also developed the Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound, one of the largest mobile sound reinforcement systems ever constructed. Stanley also helped Robert Thomas design the band's trademark skull logo. [2]
Basketball great Bill Walton, who died Monday at age 71, was a noted Deadhead who attended hundreds of Grateful Dead shows and was friends with members of the band.
The legendary 1960s rock band still lives on in Dead & Company tours, a constant stream of Dancing Bears merch and now in a funky collaboration with Levi’s, just dropped Grateful Dead Levi’s ...
On February 11, 13, and 14, 1970, the Grateful Dead — along with the Allman Brothers Band and Love — performed at Bill Graham's Fillmore East auditorium in New York City. The February 13 and February 14 Dead shows were widely regarded as among the band's best concerts, even before the release of Dick's Picks Volume 4 .