BAND PROFILE 1965–1995

The Grateful Dead

United States

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BIOGRAPHY

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. 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, the band is famous for improvisation during their live performances, and for their devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads". According to the musician and writer Lenny Kaye, the music of the Grateful Dead "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists". For the range of their influences and the structure of their live performances, the Grateful Dead are considered "the pioneering godfathers of the jam band world".

Biography summary from English Wikipedia, photograph via Wikimedia Commons.

MEMBERS

1965 Bob Weir — left 1995 PAST MEMBER

1965 Phil Lesh — left 1995 PAST MEMBER

1965 Bill Kreutzmann — left 1995 PAST MEMBER

— Mickey Hart CURRENT MEMBER

1965 Jerry Garcia — left 1995 PAST MEMBER

1965 Ron "Pigpen" McKernan — left 1972 PAST MEMBER

1968 Tom Constanten — left 1970 PAST MEMBER

1971 Keith Godchaux — left 1979 PAST MEMBER

1971 Donna Jean Godchaux — left 1979 PAST MEMBER

1979 Brent Mydland — left 1990 PAST MEMBER

1990 Vince Welnick — left 1995 PAST MEMBER

1990 Bruce Hornsby — left 1992 PAST MEMBER

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