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Dead Remembrance Rock 

Bob Weir, Grateful Dead Co-founder, Gone at 78

January 11, 2026January 11, 2026 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2026, Ace, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Brent Mydland, Furthur, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Ratdog, RIP, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, The Grateful Dead, The Other Ones

The legendary guitarist remembered by friends, fans and colleagues

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Dead Rock 

The Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah Gets 50th Anniversary Expansion

September 22, 2025September 22, 2025 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1975, Bill Kreutzmann, Blues for Allah, Bob Weir, Donna Jean Godchaux, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Rhino, Robert Hunter, The Grateful Dead

Digging into their most experimental studio album

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Dead Rock 

The Grateful Dead’s Mission from Mars

June 22, 2024June 24, 2024 Andrey Henkin 5 Comments 1974, 50th anniversary, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Donna Godchaux, From the Mars Hotel, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Rhino, The Grateful Dead

A new deluxe edition shines light on one of the band’s very best studio albums

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Dead Rock 

How Robert Hunter Stepped Out from the Shadows of The Grateful Dead

May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 Craig Peters 1 Comment 1974, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Buddy Cage, David Freiberg, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Robert Hunter, Round Records, Tales of the Great Rum Runners, The Grateful Dead

Celebrating 50 years of the legendary lyricist’s debut LP Tales of the Great Rum Runners

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Dead Rock 

The Grateful Dead Celebrate 50 Years of Wake of the Flood with Deluxe Edition

September 25, 2023September 27, 2023 Craig Peters 0 Comments 50th anniversary, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Donna Godchaux, Donna Jean Godchaux, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Pigpen, The Grateful Dead, Wake of the Flood

Two CD set, which includes demos and live cuts, comes out September 29th

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Dead Rock 

The Rhythm Devil: Mickey Hart at 80

September 11, 2023 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment 80th birthday, Airto Moriera, Bill Kreutzmann, Bob Weir, Dead, Dead and Company, Europe '72, Flora Purim, Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, Sly and the Family Stone, The Dead, The Grateful Dead

Reflections on the Grateful Dead drummer’s Apocalypse Now era

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Dead jazz 

Talking Dead With Dave McMurray

May 22, 2023May 22, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2023, Blue Note Records, Bob James, Dave McMurray, Detroit, Grateful Dead, Grateful Deadication, Grateful Deadication 2, Griot Galaxy, The Dead, The Grateful Dead, Was (Not Was)

The one-time Was (Not Was) saxophonist remains Grateful for the music

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adblock Dead Rock 

A Case For Bob Weir’s Ace

January 16, 2023January 18, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Ace, Bob Weir, Bobby Weir and the Wolf Bros., Don Was, Mexicali Blues, Radio City Music Hall, The Grateful Dead, Wolf Bros.

The Dead man’s solo debut gets a belated 50th anniversary revisit

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Dead Psychedelics Rock 

Ramble On Rose: The Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72 at 50

November 5, 2022November 5, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments 1972, Belgium, Bob Weir, Donna Jean Godchaux, Europe, Europe '72, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, The Grateful Dead, Warner Bros. Records

Looking back at one of rock’s greatest live albums

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Dead Rock 

Of Wolf And Man: Bob Weir Turns 75

October 16, 2022October 16, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 75th birthday, Bob Weir, Bobby and the Midnites, Bobby Weir and the Wolf Bros., Dead and Company, Jerry Garcia, Kingfish, The Grateful Dead

The music never stops for the iconic co-founder of The Grateful Dead

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Dead Remembrance Rock 

Captain Trips at 80

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 80th birthday, Empire State Building, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, New York Yankees, Robbie Robertson, Robyn Hitchcock, The Grateful Dead

Robbie Robertson, The Yankees, the Empire State Building and more celebrate the heavenly milestone birthday of Jerry Garcia

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Dead Fusion Rock 

ALBUMS: Zero Is The Magic Number

June 6, 2022June 5, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Allman Brothers Band, Donna Godchaux, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Starship, Jerry Garcia Band, John Cipollina, John Kahn, Nicky Hopkins, Pete Sears, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Steve Kimock, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Tubes, The Who, Vince Welnick, Zero

A new archival title revives interest in the legendary Dead-centric Bay Area supergroup

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Bluegrass Blues Country and/or Western Dead Folk Psychedelics Remembrance Rock Rockabilly 

Commander Cody, a True Original, Breaks the Bonds of Earth

September 30, 2021September 30, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Commander Cody, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, George Frayne IV, San Francisco, The Grateful Dead

The San Francisco mainstay and trucker rock icon who defied categorization was 77 years old

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Country and/or Western Dead Folk Rock 

Ripple In Still Water: American Beauty At 50

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 1 Comment 50th anniversary, American Beauty, Attics In My Life, Box of Rain, Grateful Dead, Pigpen, Ripple, Sugar Magonlia, Touch of Grey, Truckin'

A Grateful Dead classic still shines a half-century later

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Dead Radio Remembrance 

A Quick Note On Jerry Garcia

August 9, 2020August 9, 2020 Ron Hart 3 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, David Grisman, Howard Wales, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Jerry Garcia Band, RIP, The Grateful Dead

Today marks the 25th anniversary of his untimely death

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