Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah returns to the charts with a deluxe fiftieth anniversary reissue, surging 401,000% in sales and landing multiple top 10 debuts. Members of the rock group Grateful Dead ...
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On September 1, 1975, the Grateful Dead, consisting of Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, and Donna Jean Godchaux, released their eighth studio album, Blues for Allah.
As with so many Grateful Dead albums, the front cover art of the now forty-five-year-old Dead Set mirrors the music behind it ...
The Grateful Dead has announced the latest installment of its ongoing series of deluxe 50th anniversary reissues. The band’s 1975 album, Blues for Allah, will be reissued in expanded form on September ...
What a long, strange trip it's been for the Grateful Dead and its fans. It all began in 1960, when a discharged Army recruit named Jerry Garcia arrived in Palo Alto, California. Equipped with an ...
The Grateful Dead earned a reputation as a live band beyond compare. Their studio output is also revered from start to finish. But the general consensus among fans and critics is the 1-2 punch in 1970 ...
Recently, I was standing outside after a show, chatting with a group of fellow music writers, when the conversation shifted to sponsored content and brand deals. We all shared a general distaste for ...
Over 13 studio albums, the Grateful Dead embarked upon a sonic voyage like no other. While their 1967 debut saw them tear through blues and R&B covers, within a few years their psychedelic jams were ...
The Grateful Dead have claimed a new title. Today, 60 years after the band performed their first gig, a San Jose Acid Test, under the dictionary-plucked moniker, the psychedelic tripsters have ...
For 60 years, the Dead lived in the moment. But the music it left behind fuels a live-album business that's peaking right now. By Robert Levine The Grateful Dead, which is now celebrating its 60th ...
From late-night jazz clubs to Grateful Dead marathons, jam music has always lived in the stretch. A new list ranks the 20 ...