| 1959 |
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San Mateo College Jazz Band formed |
| 1960 |
~ |
Legends are joined by Bill at YMCA dances |
|
~ |
Southern Comfort joined by Donna |
| 1961 |
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Bob & Jerry formed |
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Garcia, Hunter & Albin formed |
|
~ |
Jerry Garcia and Friends formed |
|
7/~ |
Garcia, Leicester & Hunter formed |
|
11/~ |
Jerry Garcia formed |
| 1962 |
|
Asphalt Jungle Boys formed |
|
6/~ |
Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers formed |
|
~ |
The Uncalled Four formed |
|
11/~ |
Jerry Garcia & David Nelson formed |
|
11/~ |
Hart Valley Drifters formed |
|
12/~ |
Thunder Mountain Tub Thumpers formed |
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12/31 |
Bobby jams with Jerry at Dana Morgan's music store |
| 1963 |
2/~ |
The Wildwood Boys formed |
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5/~ |
Jerry & Sarah formed |
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The Second Story Men formed |
|
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Zodiacs formed |
| 1964 |
3/~ |
Black Mountain Boys formed |
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5/~ |
Phil Lesh and Tom Constanten formed |
|
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Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions formed |
| 1965 |
4/?? |
Warlocks formed |
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5/05 |
Magoo's Pizza Parlor first paid Warlocks gig |
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6/18 |
Phil joins the Warlocks on bass, finalizing the future Grateful Dead lineup  |
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12/01 |
Acid Tests organizer Ken Kesey enlists Warlocks as house band |
|
12/0? |
Grateful Dead founded in San Francisco |
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12/04 |
San Jose Acid Test first Grateful Dead show |
| 1966 |
2/11 |
Owsley meets Grateful Dead formally at The Fillmore and soon becomes soundman |
|
10/?? |
Owsley leaves soundman position with Grateful Dead |
|
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MGM signs Grateful Dead to record label |
| 1967 |
9/29 |
Mickey joins the band on drums & percussion |
|
|
Dan Healy becomes soundman for Grateful Dead |
| 1968 |
3/?? |
Who's Who In America lists Grateful Dead |
|
6/0~ |
Dan Healy leaves to do sound for Quicksilver |
|
7/?? |
Owsley takes over sound again for Grateful Dead |
|
10/08 |
Mickey and the Hartbeats formed |
|
11/23 |
Tom Constanten joins the band on piano |
| 1969 |
6/~ |
New Riders of the Purple Sage formed |
|
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Bobby Ace and the Cards from the Bottom of the Deck formed |
| 1970 |
1/?? |
Busted down on Bourbon Street, New Orleans |
|
1/30 |
Tom leaves the band |
|
2/?? |
Owsley leaves soundman position after bust |
|
5/01 |
An Evening with the Grateful Dead (and NRPS) concert format debuts |
|
5/18 |
Jerry Garcia and Howard Wales formed |
|
9/20 |
David Grisman sits in with the Dead at the Fillmore East |
|
9/~ |
Jerry Garcia & Friends formed |
|
~ |
Incredible String Band joined by Tom Constanten |
|
~ |
Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra formed |
| 1971 |
2/18 |
Mickey takes a break from Grateful Dead |
|
2/~ |
Garcia/Saunders formed |
|
8/26 |
Pigpen takes a break from touring for health reasons |
|
10/19 |
Keith joins the band on keyboards |
|
12/01 |
Pigpen returns to touring |
| 1972 |
|
The Tubes formed |
|
3/25 |
Donna joins the band on vocals |
|
6/17 |
Pigpen leaves the band due to declining health |
| 1973 |
3/02 |
Old & In The Way formed |
| 1974 |
4/20 |
Great American String Band formed |
|
7/~ |
Legion of Mary formed |
|
10/20 |
Mickey returns to play farewell with Grateful Dead |
|
10/20 |
Tour hiatus begins following Winterland farewell |
|
11/08 |
Kingfish joined by Bob |
| 1975 |
4/?? |
Diga Rhythm Band formed |
|
8/05 |
Jerry Garcia Band formed |
|
8/20 |
Keith and Donna Band formed |
|
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Too Loose To Truck formed |
|
~ |
Silver joined by Brent |
|
~ |
Robert Hunter formed |
| 1976 |
6/03 |
Grateful Dead touring resumes |
|
|
Roadhog formed |
| 1977 |
~ |
Bob Weir Band formed |
|
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Comfort formed |
| 1978 |
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Bobby and the Midnites formed |
| 1979 |
1/30 |
Reconstruction formed |
|
2/17 |
Keith and Donna's last show with Grateful Dead |
|
4/22 |
Brent joins the band on keyboards |
|
~ |
Ghosts are joined by Keith and Donna |
| 1982 |
4/21 |
Garcia/Kahn formed |
|
8/13 |
Dinosaurs formed |
| 1984 |
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Billy Kreutzmann's All-Stars formed |
|
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Zero formed |
| 1985 |
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Jerry is confronted by the rest of the band regarding his drug abuse |
|
~ |
Go Ahead formed |
|
|
Bruce Hornsby and the Range formed |
| 1987 |
7/10 |
Bob Dylan tours with Grateful Dead |
|
8/29 |
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band formed |
|
9/15 |
In the Dark goes platinum |
| 1989 |
|
Grateful Dead third in concert grosses behind the Rolling Stones and The Who |
|
10/08 |
Formerly the Warlocks play 2 nights at Hampton Coliseum, VA |
| 1990 |
7/26 |
Brent dies of a drug overdose in Lafayette, CA at age 37 |
|
9/07 |
Vince joins the band on keyboards |
|
9/15 |
Bruce joins the band as a regular guest on keyboards |
|
12/0? |
25th anniversary of founding of the Grateful Dead |
|
12/17 |
Garcia/Grisman formed |
| 1991 |
~ |
Planet Drum formed |
|
|
Grateful Dead become the top-grossing band in the US, with 79 concerts |
|
~ |
Affordables formed |
| 1992 |
~ |
Vortex formed |
|
3/?? |
Bruce leaves the band |
| 1993 |
|
Grateful Dead are the highest grossing concert attraction in the US |
|
~ |
Dead Ringers formed |
| 1994 |
~ |
The Valentines formed |
|
~ |
Second Sight formed |
|
1/19 |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Grateful Dead |
|
9/~ |
Phil Lesh & Friends formed |
| 1995 |
|
Grateful Dead among top-grossing artists in North American venues |
|
|
Grateful Dead among top-grossing artists in North American tours 1985-1995 |
|
4/~ |
dead.net goes online |
|
4/22 |
Bob Weir & Rob Wasserman formed |
|
7/09 |
Soldier Field last Grateful Dead show ever |
|
8/05 |
Ratdog formed |
|
8/09 |
Jerry dies in Forest Knolls, CA at age 53 |
|
12/08 |
Grateful Dead put to rest by the remaining personnel |
| 1996 |
5/~ |
Mickey Hart's Mystery Box formed |
|
10/11 |
Missing Man Formation formed |
|
|
Dose Hermanos formed |
| 1997 |
|
Backbone formed |
|
11/~ |
Broken Angels formed |
| 1998 |
6/05 |
The Other Ones formed |
| 2000 |
5/~ |
Mickey Hart Band formed |
| 2001 |
6/28 |
Jammys Hall of Fame inducts Grateful Dead |
|
10/28 |
Mickey Hart and Bembe Orisha formed |
|
12/31 |
Bob, Phil, Bill & Mickey play together for the first time since 1995 |
| 2003 |
2/12 |
The Dead formed |
