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Biography of the Grateful Dead

Biography of the Grateful Dead. 3 decades of inspiring and legendary music from 1965 to 1995. The Musicians. Jerry Garcia Phil Lesh Bob Weir Mickey Hart Bill Kreutzman Ron “Pigpen” McKernan Keith Godchaux Donna Jean Godchaux Vince Welnick Brent Mydland Robert Hunter.

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Biography of the Grateful Dead

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  1. Biography of the Grateful Dead 3 decades of inspiring and legendary music from 1965 to 1995

  2. The Musicians Jerry Garcia Phil Lesh Bob Weir Mickey Hart Bill Kreutzman Ron “Pigpen” McKernan Keith Godchaux Donna Jean Godchaux Vince Welnick Brent Mydland Robert Hunter http://www.purplemoon.com/patches/patches-dead.html

  3. Lead guitarist, lyricist, and vocals Icon and best known of the group Became a bluegrass banjo player Died in 1995 of a heart attack Jerry Garcia www.franceinfo.us.com

  4. GD Introduction • The Grateful Dead made its debut in 1965 • The Grateful Dead was previously known as The Warlocks. • The Grateful Dead are a mixture of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, jazz, psychedelia, space rock and gospel—and for live performances of long musical improvisation.

  5. Bob Weir • rhythm guitar and vocals • youngest member; started at the age of 17 • Plays with The Other Ones, Ratdog, and The Dead nowadays www.dead.net

  6. Grateful Dead Statistics • 22 albums • Countless bootleg reproductions • Over 2,300 concerts • Millions of fans known as Deadheads www.classicrock.about.com

  7. Phil Lesh www.talkbass.com • Bass guitar • Started on violin • Plays with Phil Lesh and Friends currently

  8. Grateful Dead Albums • Grateful Dead • Anthems of the Sun • Aoxomoxoa • Working Man’s Dead • Live/Dead • American Beauty • Europe ’72 • Terrapin Station • Shakedown Street • In the Dark www.dead.net

  9. Mickey Hart • Drummer- both of his parents were drummers • Author of many books • Involved in American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress's "Endangered Music Project” http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=mickey+hart+photos&um=1&ie=UTF -8&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

  10. Grateful Dead Tribute Bands • Dark Star Orchestra • Cosmic Charlies • Uncle John’s Band • Shakedown Street • Dead Beats • Crazy Fingers • Jakes Leg www.democraticunderground.com

  11. Bill Kreutzman • Drummer • Spends his time surfing, kayaking, and diving, and in 1993 made a video called "Ocean Spirit" www.dead.net

  12. Grateful Dead Artwork http://www.art.com/asp/display-asp/_/id--2240/The_Grateful_Dead.htm

  13. Robert Hunter • Lyricist • Never played on stage • gone on to write several books of poetry, and is currently at work on a novel www.dead.net

  14. Grateful Dead Legacy • Started in the San Francisco music scene that spawned Janis Joplin, Steve Miller, and Jefferson Airplane • Created a new type of music called Acid Rock • Was involved in Acid Kool-Aid Tests and friends with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters

  15. Ron “Pigpen” McKernan • Harmonica, keyboard, and vocals • His idea to start a rock band • Died in 1973 from alcohol poisoning www.dead.net

  16. Grateful Dead Archives • Visit their website at: www.dead.net • Read lyrics at: www.dead.net/showsandlyrics • Listen to songs at: www.last.fm/music/Grateful+Dead • All Grateful Dead icons & decals from: http://www.purplemoon.com/Stickers/stickers.html

  17. The End • Thanks for viewing my power point. I hope you learned something about the Grateful Dead and its members. Feel free to use this site for other means. Goodbye.

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