Grateful Dead Time Capsule

Grateful Dead Biography

1965	6/18	Phil joins the Warlocks on bass, finalizing the future Grateful Dead lineup
	12/01	Acid Tests organizer Ken Kesey enlists Warlocks as house band
	12/0?	Grateful Dead founded in San Francisco
	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
	2/??	Hunter writes his first lyrics for Grateful Dead
	6/??	Soundman Dan Healy meets Grateful Dead at The Fillmore
	9/??	710 Ashbury Street becomes the band's residence
	10/??	Owsley leaves soundman position with Grateful Dead
1967	9/29	Mickey joins the band on drums & percussion
	10/02	Busted in marijuana raid at 710 Ashbury Street
		Dan Healy becomes soundman for Grateful Dead
1968	3/??	Who's Who In America lists Grateful Dead
	3/??	Grateful Dead move out of 710 Ashbury in San Francisco
	6/0~	Dan Healy leaves to do sound for Quicksilver
	7/??	Owsley takes over sound again for Grateful Dead
	11/23	Tom Constanten joins the band on piano
1969		Bill Graham books Grateful Dead throughout the country
1970		Grateful Dead manager Lenny Hart takes off with $70,000 in proceeds
	1/??	Busted down on Bourbon Street, New Orleans
	1/30	Tom leaves the band
	2/??	Owsley leaves soundman position after bust
1971	2/18	Mickey takes a break from Grateful Dead
	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
	12/31	Donna sits in with Grateful Dead
1972	3/25	Donna joins the band on vocals
	5/26	Pigpen sings for the last time, in London
	6/17	Pigpen leaves the band due to declining health
1973	3/08	Pigpen dies in Corte Madera, CA at age 27
	9/11	Bruce attends Grateful Dead shows at William and Mary College
1974		Phil stops singing due to vocal chord damage from singing above his natural range
	3/23	Wall of Sound full system debuts
	10/20	Mickey returns to play farewell with Grateful Dead
	10/20	Tour hiatus begins following Winterland farewell
1976	6/03	Grateful Dead touring resumes
		Drumz debut
1978	11/2?	Jerry loses his voice and cancels a tour
1979	2/17	Keith and Donna's last show with Grateful Dead
	4/22	Brent joins the band on keyboards
		The Beast percussion set becomes a concert standard
1980	7/23	Keith dies in a car accident in Marin County, CA at age 32
1982	~	Phil resumes singing, now in his natural range
1984		The Deadhead Hour radio program debuts on KFOG San Francisco
	10/27	Taping Section established
1985		Jerry is confronted by the rest of the band regarding his drug abuse
		Dick Latvala becomes the official archivist
1986	7/10	Jerry lapses into a near-fatal diabetic coma for 5 days
	12/15	Grateful Dead return to performing 5 months after Jerry emerges from coma
1987		Billboard Top Ten first Grateful Dead listing - Touch of Grey
	7/10	Bob Dylan tours with Grateful Dead
	9/15	In the Dark goes platinum
1988	6/25	Bruce opens for and jams with Grateful Dead in Ohio
1989		Forbes lists Grateful Dead amongst top-grossing US entertainers
		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
1991		Grateful Dead Comix published
		Grateful Dead become the top-grossing band in the US, with 79 concerts
1992		Grateful Dead donate tie-dyed uniforms to Lithuania's bronze-medal-winning Olympic basketball team
	3/??	Bruce leaves the band
	8/??	Jerry collapses from exhaustion and cancels a tour
1993		Grateful Dead are the highest grossing concert attraction in the US
1994		Soundman Dan Healy leaves the band
	1/19	Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Grateful Dead
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
	7/09	Soldier Field last Grateful Dead show ever
	8/09	Jerry dies in Forest Knolls, CA at age 53
	8/13	Jerry is celebrated by family and 25,000 friends in Golden Gate Park
	12/08	Grateful Dead put to rest by the remaining personnel
1996	7/04	Dead Red Unwine marketed
1998	~	Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead stamps issued
	8/??	Cumberland Blues stage musical premieres
2001	6/28	Jammys Hall of Fame inducts Grateful Dead
2002	10/02	Jammys Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Grateful Dead