The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California. The band is known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, gospel, and psychedelic rock; for live performances of lengthy instrumental jams; and for its devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads". "Their music", writes Lenny Kaye, "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists." These various influences were distilled into a diverse and psychedelic whole that made the Grateful Dead "the pioneering Godfathers of the jam band world". The band was ranked 57th by Rolling Stone magazine in its The Greatest Artists of All Time issue. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and a recording of their May 8, 1977 performance at Cornell University's Barton Hall was added to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress in 2012. The Grateful Dead has sold more than 35 million albums worldwide.
| Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1965–1995 |
| Labels | Warner Bros, Grateful Dead, Arista, Rhino, Sunflower, United Artists |
| Past members | Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Robert Hunter, John Perry Barlow, Tom Constanten, Keith Godchaux, Donna Jean Godchaux, Brent Mydland, Vince Welnick |
About Grateful Dead
With a devoted following of Deadheads, they were entered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. They received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. in 2007.
Achievement of Grateful Dead
They disbanded after the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995.
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Latest information about Grateful Dead updated on July 28 2021.
