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Members Official members. Jerry Garcia; Active: 1965–1995 Instruments: Lead and Rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, Old & In the Way, New Riders of the Purple Sage. Bob Weir; Active: 1965–1995
TimespanMembers, InstrumentsJune 1965 – September 1967Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob ...September 1967 – November 1968Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob ...November 1968 – January 1970Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob ...January 1970 – February 1971Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob ...Apr 19, 2024 · The original members were lead guitarist and vocalist Jerry Garcia (b. August 1, 1942, San Francisco, California, U.S.—d. August 9, 1995, Forest Knolls, California), guitarist and vocalist Bob Weir (b. October 16, 1947, San Francisco), keyboard player Ron (“Pigpen”) McKernan (b. September 8, 1945, San Bruno, California—d.
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Members of Grateful Dead, originally known as the Warlocks, had played together in various Bay Area ensembles, including the traditional jug band Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions. Lesh was the last member to join the Warlocks before they changed their name to Grateful Dead, replacing Dana Morgan Jr., who had played bass for a few gigs.
- The Warlocks
- Rock
- 1965–1995
- Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Biography. by Jesse Jarnow. Formed as a quintet in California in 1965, the Grateful Dead became as much a folktale as the story from which they drew their name. Fusing rock and roll, folk, and jazz with avant-garde, visual, and literary traditions--and virtually inventing a new way to play music in the process--they became one of the most ...
Jun 18, 2015 · Dec. 10: Fillmore first: The Grateful Dead, still known as the Warlocks, perform at the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco for the first time, as part of Bill Graham’s S.F. Mime Troupe Appeal ...
In 2015, Kreutzmann formed Dead & Company with former Grateful Dead members Weir and Hart, with other members including Jeff Chimenti, Otiel Burbridge, and John Mayer. They toured from 2015 to 2019, in the fall of 2021, as well as in the summer of 2022. [31]
Jun 27, 2018 · Band formed in San Francisco, Calif.; original members included guitarist-vocalist Jerry Garcia (full name, Jerome John Garcia; born August 1, 1942 in San Francisco, Calif. ; father was a jazz musician); guitarist-vocalist Bob Weir (Full name, Robert Hall Weir; born October 16, 1947 in San Francisco, Calif.); bass guitarist Phil Lesh (born March...
