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“That’s changed my playing a lot. I feel like the two of us now have almost like a telepathic relationship”: After a decade playing together in Dead & Company, John Mayer and Bob Weir reveal the invaluable lessons they’ve learned from each other

The veteran guitarist and Slow Dancing In a Burning Room hitmaker also set the record straight on whether we can expect a Dead & Company studio album anytime soon

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“I always wantedto do one more Allman Brothers studio record, but that just wasn’t meant to be”: How Warren Haynes is finishing what Gregg Allman started with Derek Trucks’ help – and why he’s fallen for J Mascis’ Squier Jazzmaster

Million Voices Whisper finds the Gov't Mule frontman leaning into his B.B. King influences and Allman Brothers history to welcome some talented friends to the party

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Pre-Grammys Gala Honoring The Grateful Dead Focuses On Fire Relief

Music world A-listers took the stage Friday to honor the Grateful Dead at an annual pre-Grammys benefit gala, which this year raised millions for musicians impacted by the recent wildfires that devastated Los Angeles.

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Tie-dye and dancing bears: Grammy weekend begins with Grateful Dead honored as Persons of the Year

The Grateful Dead kicked off Grammy weekend being honored as MusiCares Persons of the Year

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"My friend’s mom had connections with the Grateful Dead and could score good acid." Kyuss legend Brant Bjork was destined for a life in rock'n'roll

Brant Bjork sharies his stories of desert rock, generator parties and why he never wanted Kyuss to be Metallica

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"It’s a common misconception among the unconverted that the Grateful Dead’s music was characterised by aimless noodling, rather than by deftly deployed fretboard know-how": 5 songs guitarists need to hear by the Grateful Dead

Best of 2024: Newcomers can dig in for a long strange trip here

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Watch Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi and Dave Matthews pay musical tribute to the Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt were among the Class of 2024 at this year's Kennedy Center Honors

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What the Grateful Dead can teach CEOs about succession planning

Bandmates John Mayer and Bob Weir—with a 30-year age gap—show business leaders how effective succession works.

Fortune

“Technical virtuosos fiercely dedicated to their craft... Experimental, innovative and brave”: President Biden presents Grateful Dead with Kennedy Center Honor

And outgoing president suggests he might actually be a Deadhead...

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Dead & Company announce 10th anniversary shows at Sphere in Las Vegas

Grateful Dead spin-off Dead & Company will be the first band to play a second residency at the revolutionary Las Vegas venue

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Punk legends Dead Boys have spectacularly fallen out over the alleged use of AI to generate "fakeass robot" vocals by original frontman Stiv Bators

Dead Boys frontman Jake Hout has hit out after leaving the band, but guitarist Cheetah Chrome isn't taking it lying down

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“He was one of the weirdest bass players in the history of rock”: 5 basslines that capture the genius of The Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh

We take a backwards glance at 5 of Lesh's greatest moments with The Grateful Dead

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"While its accessibility is probably overrated, American Beauty is a great album of dusty melodies laced with earthy poeticism": The Grateful Dead accidentally invent the alt.country movement on American Beauty

Having discovered they could harmonise, Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead released what many consider to be their most user-friendly album

Louder

“I'm continuing in directions I established in the Grateful Dead, but I was never satisfied with my studio work – this band has surpassed my wildest dreams”: When bass icon Phil Lesh went in search of a new sound

The late Grateful Dead anchor made his debut solo effort alongside guitarist Warren Haynes and lyricist Robert Hunter

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Phil Lesh obituary

Bassist, songwriter and founding member of the Grateful Dead

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The Grateful Dead hail late bassist Phil Lesh their ‘brother’

After his death aged 84, The Grateful Dead has hailed the band’s late bassist Phil Lesh as their “brother”.

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“In one note from the Phil Zone, you could hear and feel the world being born. His bass flowed like a river”: Surviving Grateful Dead members pay tribute to bassist Phil Lesh, who has died aged 84

Lesh didn’t play bass when he joined Jerry Garcia’s new band, leading to an innovative style that brought the instrument to the fore

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Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh dies aged 84

Music star Phil Lesh has passed away at the age of 84.

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Phil Lesh, Co-founder Of The Grateful Dead, Dies At 84

Phil Lesh, an innovative bassist and founding member of The Grateful Dead, died Friday, according to a statement on his Instagram account.

The Guardian - US

Phil Lesh, bassist for the Grateful Dead, dies at 84

The musician was a founding member of the influential band and died ‘surrounded by his family and full of love’

The Independent UK

The Grateful Dead and Francis Ford Coppola are among the newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients

A filmmaking legend and one of the world’s most enduring musical acts headline this year’s crop of Kennedy Center Honors recipients

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The venue that came back from the dead

In the late 60s, a disused Victorian railway shed in North London hosted some of the most unforgettable and legendary gigs, raves and all-night freak-outs of all time

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"Your skin is just goosebumps, electric as can be": Watch NBA legend Bill Walton tell a beautiful story about taking the Boston Celtics to watch the Grateful Dead

Late basketball legend Bill Walton was famously a lifelong Deadhead, witnessing the Grateful Dead live more than 850 times

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“Picture a bright blue ball spinning... Dizzy with eternity": Dead & Company, featuring John Mayer, delight Deadheads at The Sphere

Footage of full-on immersive psychedelia experience emerges

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