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.

In October 1974, the Grateful Dead had established an undeniable following that cemented their status as cultural iconoclasts, bred from the beatnik movement’s rejection of conformity. A tribe of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Grateful Dead hasn’t been an active band in decades — but you ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. The Grateful Dead's Dave’s Picks, Vol. 53 debuts on four Billboard ...

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 ...

While Jerry Garcia’s birthday doesn’t necessarily linger in the near future, Grateful Shred is staking its claim and forecasting a special live experience ...

Donna Jean Godchaux, who sang with the Grateful Dead from 1972 to 1979, has died. Godchaux died on Nov. 2 at a Nashville hospice. According to a statement, Godchaux had a “lengthy struggle with cancer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The long strange trip that is the Grateful Dead and its primary offshoot, Dead & Company, has truly faded into grey with the ...