A year after that interview, the man Annie Leibovitz hailed as “the rock ‘n’ roll photographer” died in New York at age 74, ...

Grateful Dead founding member and bassist Phil Lesh has died, with his family confirming the news on social media. He was 84. No further information about his death was provided. Lesh revealed he ...

The Grateful Dead were sort of forced to pivot when they made Workingman’s Dead, but it ended it up forging a path on which they’d continue for much of the rest of their recording career.

Phil Lesh, the bassist for the Grateful Dead who propelled many of its wildest musical explorations yet also composed and sang one of its loveliest songs, “Box of Rain,” has died. He was 84 ...

It’s what made Workingman’s Dead such an important pivot for the Dead, and it’s a perfect encapsulation of why 1970 was such an apex for them. 2. “Ripple” ( American Beauty , 1970) ...

Let’s look at five deep cuts from the Grateful Dead that deserve a closer look. 1. “Black Peter” (from Workingman’s Dead, 1970) Composed by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, ...

By the early 1970s, it had already been a long strange trip for the Grateful Dead. What started in 1964 as the trad-folk group Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions quickly and temporarily became ...

After a nearly three-year break in studio recordings, the Grateful Dead returned in 1973 with the mighty “Wake of the Flood.” The band’s sixth studio outing was a strong follow-up to the ...

Penned by Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, and Robert Hunter, the Grateful Dead recorded “Cumberland Blues” for their 1970 album Workingman’s Dead. The song about a pair of coal miners sees Garcia ...

The Grateful Dead was not exactly hard rock, ... "Friend of the Devil" Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia Workingman’s Dead. 5 Top Grateful Dead Guitar Solos. By. Al Melchior. October 16, 2023 2:17 pm.