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Grateful Dead - Truckin' Play Video

Grateful Dead - Truckin'

Grateful Dead April 17, 1972 Koncertsal - Copenhagen, Denmark

Grateful Dead - Ripple Play Video

Grateful Dead - Ripple

A concert of The Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead - St Stephen Play Video

Grateful Dead - St Stephen

The Grateful Dead performing "St Stephen" for the beautiful people on Playboy After Dark, 1969.

Grateful Dead - Scarlet Begonias Play Video

Grateful Dead - Scarlet Begonias

05/08/77 As I was walkin' 'round Grosvenor Square Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air, From the other direction, she was calling my eye, It could be an illusion, but I might as well try, might as well try....

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The Grateful Dead Biography

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long musical improvisation. "Their music," writes Lenny Kaye, "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists." These various influences were distilled into a diverse and psychedelic whole that made the Grateful Dead "the pioneering Godfathers of the jam band world." They were ranked 57th in the issue The Greatest Artists of all Time by Rolling Stone magazine.

They currently hold the record for the most people ever performed to throughout a career.

The fans of the Grateful Dead, some of whom followed the band from concert to concert for years, are known as "Deadheads" and are known for their dedication to the band's music. Many referred to the band simply as "the Dead"; from 2003 to 2009 former members of the Grateful Dead, along with other musicians, toured as The Dead.

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The Grateful Dead Lyrics

The Grateful Dead - Touch Of Grey Lyrics

Must be getting early
Clocks are running late
Paint-by-number morning sky
Looks so phony

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The Grateful Dead - Box of Rain Lyrics

Look out of any window, any morning, any evening, any day
Maybe the sun is shining, birds are winging
No rain is falling from a heavy sky

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The Grateful Dead - Not Fade Away Lyrics

I wanna tell you how it's gonna be
You're gonna give your love to me
I wanna love you night and day
You know my love will not fade away

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The Grateful Dead - Sugar Magnolia Lyrics

Sugar magnolia, blossoms blooming
Heads all empty and I don't care
Saw my baby down by the river
Knew she'd have to come up soon for air

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The Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues Lyrics

Red and white, blue suede shoes
I'm Uncle Sam, how do you do?
Gimme five, I'm still alive
Ain't no luck, I learned to duck

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The Grateful Dead - Ripple Lyrics

If my words did glow
With the gold of sunshine
And my tunes were played
On the harp unstrung

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The Grateful Dead - Bird Song Lyrics

All I know is something like a bird within her sang
All I know she sang a little while and then flew on
Tell me all that you know, I'll show you snow and rain

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The Grateful Dead - Sunshine Daydream Lyrics

Sunshine, daydream, walking in the tall trees
Going where the wind goes
Blooming like a red rose, now come on over sweetly
Ride out singin', "I got you in the morning sunshine"

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The Grateful Dead - Fire on The Mountain Lyrics

Long distance runner, what you standin' there for?
Get up, get out, get out of the door
Your playin' cold music on the barroom floor
Drowned in your laughter and dead to the core

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The Grateful Dead - West L.A. Fadeaway Lyrics

I'm looking for a Chateau, 21 rooms but one will do
I'm looking for a Chateau, 21 rooms but one will do
I don't want to buy it
I just want to rent it for a dollar or two

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The Grateful Dead Discography

The Grateful Dead albums.

  • The Grateful Dead - 25/02/2003 (Rhino/US)
  • American Beauty - (Rhino/GB)
  • Workingman's Dead - 01/10/1999 (Warner Bros. Records/GB)
  • Aoxomoxoa - 14/08/1995 (Warner Bros. Records/GB)
  • Built to Last - 31/10/1989 (Arista Records/US)
  • Anthem of the Sun - (Warner Bros. Records/US)
  • Go to Heaven - 28/04/1980 (Arista Records/US)
  • Terrapin Station - (Arista Records/US)
  • Blues for Allah - 01/09/1975 (Grateful Dead Records/US)
  • Wake of the Flood - 15/11/1973 (Grateful Dead Records/US)

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