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Jeff Chimenti (born October 21, 1968) is an American keyboardist, best known for his ongoing work with former members of the Grateful Dead. Since May 1997 he has played with Bob Weir & RatDog, and has also played on every tour of The Dead (including the Fare Thee Well lineup) and Furthur. He currently plays with Dead & Company. [1] [2] [3]
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
Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was an American keyboardist, songwriter and singer. He was a member of the rock band The Grateful Dead from 1979 to 1990, a longer tenure than any other keyboardist in the band. Growing up in Concord, California, Mydland took up music while in elementary school. [3]
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".
In 1995 he conducted a short tour as "keyboardist for hire" with Western Massachusetts jam band yeP!, performing by surprise with them in the parking lot at the June 15 Grateful Dead concert at Franklin County State Airport in Highgate, Vermont. This was his first time playing Dead-adjacent since he parted ways with them, though he did not ...
He decided to do the summer 1995 Grateful Dead tour and wait to have surgery until after the tour ended. Shortly after the tour was over, Jerry Garcia died. Welnick joined Bob Weir's new group, Ratdog, as the keyboard player, touring with them around the US. About six months after Garcia's death, Welnick attempted suicide on the tour bus to ...
The Grateful Dead’s 1978 concert at Duke University was just released last week, part of 19-CD package entitled “Friend Of The Devils.” The start of Duke campouts
He was the permanent keyboardist for Phil Lesh and Friends from 2000 to 2003 and has been in the band's line-up at other times. He also played keyboards (alongside Jeff Chimenti) when ex-members of The Grateful Dead reformed as The Other Ones (in 2002), and then as The Dead (in 2003). [2] [3]