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Formed in 1965, The Dead was an American rock band found in the bay of San Francisco. The band had a very unique style and power, that mixes elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, jazz, psychedelic, space rock and gospel. The Dead fashion a psychedelic revolution of the landscape cultural sixties. They also kept the spirit of the sixties alive in the decades that followed, building a network of massive support from fans known for a specific term, called "Deadheads '. Their musical influences varied widely as psychedelic rock, blues, rock and roll, country, bluegrass, country rock, jazz and improvisation. These diverse influences has made the Dead the godfathers of the pioneering jam band world. Many fans referred to the band simply as "A Dead '.

Rock band composed of the following members: Tom Contanten, who played keyboards, Jerry Garcia, guitarist and was often seen by both the public and the media as the leader or chief spokesperson for the dead, but was reluctant to be perceived that way, then there was a trained classical trumpeter Phil Lesh, who played bass guitar, Bob Weir was the youngest member of the original group who played guitar, Ron "Pigpen " McKernan who played keyboards and harmonica, and made the vocals.

All members of the Grateful Dead mentioned so far shared in vocal performance of songs. Bill Kreutzmann played drums joined by Mickey Hart, who also played a variety of other percussion instruments. Tom "TC " Constanten was added as a second keyboardist, 1968-1970, and after his departure, Pigpen was joined by another keyboardist, Keith Godchaux, who played piano with Pigpen 's Hammond B-3. Then, in early 1972, the wife of Keith's, Donna Jean Godchaux, also joined the Dead as a vocalist. Vince Welnick joined on keyboards and vocals after Brent Mydland had died. Bruce Hornsby was at the piano. Robert Hunter and John Perry Barlow were the band 's main songwriters. However, many of the band members began with the passage of time among whom were the eleven members were introduced at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and Bruce Hornsby was his presenter.

By playing at live shows in Books Kepler's, the Grateful Dead began his career in Menlo Park, California. The founding members of the Dead were: banjo and guitar player Jerry Garcia, guitarist Bob Weir, bluesman organist Ron "Pigpen " McKernan, the classically trained Phil Lesh and drummer Bill Kreutzmann jazzist. The band's name, according to Alan Trist, head of the Dead s 'music publishing company Ice Nine, The Dead, was chosen from a dictionary of folklore as the Dead term appears in folktales from a variety of cultures, with the definition, the soul of a deceased person, or his angel, showing gratitude to someone who, as an act of charity, arranged their burial. After settling on the name Dead, who began honing his alchemy concert San Francisco 's psychedelic dance. The molten rock and roll energy with the Dead psychedelic experience to fashion an elaborate game infinitely sound. Highlights of the group 'S recorded legacy includes Anthem of the Sun (1968), its ultra-psychedelic, almost symphonic opus magnum, Live / Dead (1969), a compendium concert that gave the Claims fans "that the dead were living better experience; Workingman 's Dead and American Beauty (both 1970), country and folk influences with Classic that highlighted the ability of composition and synthesis sage-like counterculture 's past, present and future, Dead, the second and possibly the best albums of many multi-games live.

During the second half of his career, Garcia was regularly faced with drug problems, a state of things I came to mind with his arrest on charges of drug possession in 1985 and his fall into a near-fatal diabetic coma in 1986. His health improved in the wake of these crises, the revitalization of the dead for a period of intense activity that included the hit album of 1987, in the dark and Top Forty single ( "Touch of Grey "). However, the drugs continued to haunt the Dead, who lost keyboardist Brent Mydland a fatal overdose in 1990. If Garcia died on August 9, 1995, in an installation treatment in Forest Knolls, California, where he 'd gone to seek help for his heroin addiction. The loss of Garcia was immense, however, the band managed to release 25 shows the files on CD's Dead 's as part of the course "Dick ' s Picks " series. He was named to Dick Latvala, who was the group 's archival tape. However, the group decided to disband after the death of Garcia's, and the main focus was to seek members of various solo projects, mainly Bob Weir 'S Ratdog, Phil Lesh and Friends and Mickey Hart of various projects, including music for the 1996 Olympics.

On January 4, 2007 Bob Weir Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart reunited along with Bruce Hornsby, Mike Gordon and Warren Haynes to play two games at a party fundraising for the inauguration of the post-speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. They were billed as His House Band and made some classics like Dead Truckin 'and' Touch of Grey. Then, in 2007, the band received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which was accepted on behalf of the band by Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann.

Members of the Dead still actively tour with their own bands, But recently, the globe trotting band, the Dead, announced the tour schedule of spring 2009. The band is: Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Warren Haynes and Jeff Chimenti. Thus, all Deadheads, Get ready to rock you once again in the Dead 's upcoming event!
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“True” (Martin Taylor) performed on Classical Guitar by Stuart Tindall