| LC control no. | n 82217191 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML421.G72 Biography |
| Corporate name heading | Grateful Dead (Musical group) |
| Variant(s) | Dead (Musical group) The Grateful Dead (Musical group) The Dead (Musical group) |
| See also | Warlocks (Rock group : San Francisco, Calif.) Member: Garcia, Jerry, 1942-1995 Member: Weir, Bob, 1947- Member: Lesh, Phil, 1940-2024 Member: Kreutzmann, Bill, 1946- Member: McKernan, Ron "Pigpen", 1945-1973 Member: Hart, Mickey Member: Constanten, Tom Lyricist: Hunter, Robert, 1941 June 23-2019 |
| Beginning date | 1965 |
| Ending date | 1995 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Palo Alto (Calif.) |
| Found in | Grateful Dead, c1983: p. 4 of cover (The Dead) LC data base, 8/16/83 (hdg.: Grateful Dead (Musical group)) Wikipedia, May 13, 2014 (Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California; founding members of the Grateful Dead were Jerry Garcia (guitar, vocals), Bob Weir (guitar, vocals), Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (keyboards, harmonica, vocals), Phil Lesh (bass, vocals), and Bill Kreutzmann (drums); years active: 1965-1995; Members of the Grateful Dead had played together in various San Francisco bands, including Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions and the Warlocks. Lesh was the last member to join the Warlocks before they became the Grateful Dead; Following Garcia's death in August 1995, the remaining members formally decided to disband. Since that time however, there have been a number of reunions by the surviving members involving various combinations of musicians) |
| Associated language | eng |
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