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Jerry Garcia

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One of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, brilliant guitarist and writer of many of the group’s key songs

Though perhaps not as instantly recognisable as the band’s guru-like lead guitarist Je…

Bob Weir was a songwriting powerhouse for the Grateful Dead – and the chief custodian of their legacy ⊕

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

‘The Kid’s jazz-influenced rhythm guitar made him utterly integral to the Dead and his later collaborations solidified the band’s influence over latter-day alt-rock

• Bob Weir, co-founder of rock grou…

Weir joined the Grateful Dead at just 17 years old and spent the next 30 years playing on endless tours alongside fellow legend Jerry Garcia, who died in 1995.

4 months ago

The Durutti Column: The Return of the Durutti Column review – fragile classic that echoes far beyond its time ⊖

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

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The delicate experimentation of the band’s debut may not have chimed with the post-punk 1980s, but its durability makes this deluxe reissue thoroughly deserved

The Durutti Column’s debut album…

5 months ago

Donna Jean Godchaux supplied steel and soul to the Grateful Dead in their prime ⊖⊖

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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Godchaux sang on classics by Elvis and Otis Redding and had a long solo career, but it’s as a member of the Dead’s classic, acid-drenched 70s lineup – and as the band’s only female member – that she …

11 months ago

Forget Swifties. The Grateful Dead have the world’s most devoted following. As he heads for Britain, founder Bobby Weir talks Vegas spectaculars, bootleggers and life after Jerry Garcia

‘We didn’t wan…

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