The Grateful Dead’s long, strange trip nearly ended early when Jerry Garcia booted Bob Weir from the band. Weir — who ...

Bob Weir and fellow bandmate, Ron ’Pigpen’ McKernan, were briefly kicked out of the Grateful Dead in 1968 by Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh for reportedly not evolving with the band.

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 ...

The Grateful Dead's annual Meet-Up at the Movies is expanding in honor of the 60th anniversary of the legendary Bay Area band's founding. Traditionally celebrated only one day each year, its 2025 ...

Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah returns to the charts with a deluxe fiftieth anniversary reissue, surging 401,000% in sales and landing multiple top 10 debuts. Members of the rock group Grateful Dead ...

As we continue to reflect on the 60 years since the formation of the Grateful Dead, we present this feature which originally appeared in the special programs we created for Fare Thee Well at Soldier ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a rare interview, Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter talks about the band's rise, sharing stories about the group's chance ...

During Jerry Garcia’s lifetime, the Grateful Dead played about 2,300 concerts, so what better way to celebrate the band’s 60 th anniversary than focusing on their greatest live shows? Whittling that ...

Want the music to never stop? There's a new massive Grateful Dead box set just for you. "Enjoying the Ride," is a 60-CD box set encompassing more than 60 hours of music, collected from the iconic band ...

Tom Constanten wasn’t a part of the Grateful Dead for very long, but fans still value his time with the iconic group. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Deadheads have rallied around the ...

The Grateful Dead continues to add to its legacy: the Bay Area band now holds a Guinness World Record. Founded 60 years ago, the Dead quit performing in 2015, 20 years after the death of lead ...