The Grateful Dead have provided harmony to millions for six decades, waxing poetic through their lyrics and world-famous jam sessions. You oftentimes get lost in their music, as Jerry Garcia’s guitar ...

Best of 2024: Formed in Palo Alto, California in 1965, the Grateful Dead are remembered for a great many things: for their counter-cultural tendencies and enthusiasm for mind-expanding drugs; for ...

That song was “Touch of Grey,” released in 1987, and it delivered the band a whole slew of new fans, many of whom knew little about their reputation as jam-band road warriors. Here’s how this song ...

The Grateful Dead were not, by most people's definition, a band fit for the studio. To condense their songwriting and penchant for free flowing jams into the sort of sterile, structured environment ...

Everyone makes mistakes, now, whether what kind they are is an entirely different story. That being so, in the music business, there is almost always one mistake all musicians share—Writing a “bad” ...

People have been listing their ten favorite Grateful Dead songs on Bluesky, following a post from @inthefade, and The Mountain Goats‘ John Darnielle joined in. His list includes “Jack Straw,” “He’s ...

Grateful Dead singer Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay dies at 78 after a battle with cancer. The beloved vocalist performed with ...

Donna Jean Godchaux, a former member of the Grateful Dead who also sang on No. 1 hits for Elvis Presley and Percy Sledge, has ...

While Godchaux is known for her time with the Dead, she also contributed to several hits from artists like Elvis Presley, ...