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 Sep 19
Gerrit Graham, ‘Star Trek’ actor and Grateful Dead collaborator, dies: Gerrit Graham, the versatile character actor known for “Phantom of the Paradise ...
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Gerrit Graham, ‘Star Trek’ actor and Grateful Dead collaborator, dies
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Bill Kreutzmann Plans ‘A Very Grateful Thanksgiving’ in Hawaii: Bill Kreutzmann has curated an event called A Very Grateful Thanksgiving, set to take place in ...
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 Oct 18
Baltimore rowhome a Grateful Dead memorabilia shrine, concert venue: For one Grateful Dead fan and collector, the music of the legendary band has never stopped.
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 Sep 19
Phantom of the Paradise actor Gerrit Graham dies at 76: Gerrit Graham, best known for Phantom of the Paradise has died at the age of 76 in New York ...
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Phantom of the Paradise actor Gerrit Graham dies at 76
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Star Trek's Gerrit Graham dies surrounded by family as tributes pour in: American actor and screenwriter Gerrit Graham has died at the age of 77 ...
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Star Trek's Gerrit Graham dies surrounded by family as tributes pour in
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 Sep 19
Gerrit Graham, Phantom of the Paradise’s Beef, Dies at 77: True multihyphenate Gerrit Graham has died at the age of 77. The actor, screenwriter ...
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Gerrit Graham, Phantom of the Paradise’s Beef, Dies at 77
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Bob Weir Was Working on ‘Psychedelic Rock Opera’ About His Life: Nashville songwriter Aaron Raitiere says he was helping Bob Weir write a 'rock opera' ...
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Bob Weir Was Working on ‘Psychedelic Rock Opera’ About His Life
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How long will the Grateful Dead's songs survive?: The Grateful Dead endured an original run of 30 years, but its appeal has survived just as long in a world ...
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How long will the Grateful Dead's songs survive?
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Chloë Sevigny turns her lifelong Grateful Dead devotion into a documentary
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Chloë Sevigny turns her lifelong Grateful Dead devotion into a documentary
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Headquarters of Hippie Culture: Roger Köppel pays tribute to Haight-Ashbury, the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Bill Graham ...
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Grateful Dead introduce ‘Gratest Hits’ album for 60th anniversary year: The Bay Area jam band is revisiting its past for a nine-track collection of its most ...
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Grateful Dead introduce ‘Gratest Hits’ album for 60th anniversary year
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Stevie Nicks unites with Grateful Dead legend at the Pollstar Awards: The 36th annual Pollstar Awards brought Nicks and Bob Weir together in Southern California ...
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Grateful Dead's first-ever concert poster up for auction: A hand-drawn poster from the band’s first concert under the name Grateful Dead is available for fans to ...
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Grateful Dead's first-ever concert poster up for auction
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Herb Greene, Who Photographed the Grateful Dead and Other 1960s Rock Acts, Dies at 82
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See Dead and Company Pay Tribute to Phil Lesh With ‘Box of Rain’ at Las Vegas’ Sphere
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See Dead and Company Pay Tribute to Phil Lesh With ‘Box of Rain’ at Las ...
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Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir Loves to Run Barefoot on Rocks: It’s time the embrace the Bob Weir exercise regime. The swoll Grateful Dead guitarist revealed he has ...
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 Oct 27 24
Phil Lesh dies at 84: Bandmates and musicians pay tribute to Grateful Dead bassist
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Key FactsPhil Lesh, Grateful Dead co-founder, dies at 84
Oct 27, 2024 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • His classical training and interest in the avant-garde shaped bass playing that extended beyond traditional rock conventions.

  • Lesh met Jerry Garcia in 1965; shortly afterward, Garcia’s band changed its name to the Grateful Dead.

  • His major songwriting credits with the band included Box of Rain, Truckin’ and Cumberland Blues.

  • In 2015, Lesh reunited with Weir, Hart and Kreutzmann for three concerts at Chicago’s Soldier Field.
    • music with that kind of directness and simplicity could deliver an aesthetic and emotional payoff comparable to that of the greatest operatic or symphonic works
    — Jerry Garcia, as recalled by Phil Lesh, describing how such directness and simplicity in music could deliver an aesthetic and emotional payoff comparable to the greatest operatic or symphonic works
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‘Deadheads for Kamala’ to mark Jerry Garcia’s birthday with Harris fundraiser: A group dubbed “Deadheads for Kamala” will mark the late Grateful Dead guitarist ...
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