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The Grateful Dead was an American rock. Band formed in Palo Alto, California. Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues.

The band is famous for improvisation. 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. The Grateful Dead was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area. During the rise of the counterculture of the 1960s.

The band's founding members were Jerry Garcia. (rhythm guitar and vocals), Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. And vocals, and Bill Kreutzmann. Members of the Grateful Dead, originally known as the Warlocks, had played together in various Bay Area ensembles, including the traditional jug band. Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions.

Lesh was the last member to join the Warlocks before they changed their name to Grateful Dead, replacing Dana Morgan Jr. Who had played bass for a few gigs. And non-performing lyricist Robert Hunter. With the exception of McKernan, who died in 1973, and Hart, who left the band from 1971 to 1974, the core of the band stayed together for its entire 30-year history. Other official members of the band included Tom Constanten.

(keyboards from 1968 to 1970), John Perry Barlow. (non-performing lyricist from 1971 to 1995). (keyboards and occasional vocals from 1971 to 1979), Donna Godchaux. (vocals from 1972 to 1979), Brent Mydland.

(keyboards and vocals from 1979 to 1990), and Vince Welnick. (keyboards and vocals from 1990 to 1995). (accordion, piano, vocals) was a touring.

Member from 1990 to 1992, as well as a guest with the band on occasion before and after the tours. After Garcia's death in 1995, former members of the band, along with other musicians, toured as The Other Ones. In 1998, 2000, and 2002, and as The Dead. In 2003, 2004, and 2009. In 2015, the four surviving core members marked the band's 50th anniversary in a series of concerts.

That were billed as their last performances together. There have also been several spin-offs featuring one or more core members, such as Dead & Company. And Billy & the Kids. Despite having only one Top-40 single in their 30-year career, Touch of Grey.

(1987), the Grateful Dead remained among the highest-grossing American touring acts for decades. In 2024, they broke the record for most Top-40 albums on the Billboard 200.

Ranked the Grateful Dead number 57 on its 2011 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1994, and a recording of their May 8, 1977 performance. Was added to the National Recording Registry. Of the Library of Congress.

In 2012 for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2024, Weir, Lesh, Kreutzmann, and Hart were recognized as part of the Kennedy Center Honors.