| 1912 |
|
Majestic Hall and Majestic Academy of Dancing opens (The Fillmore) |
| 1926 |
2/08 |
Neal Cassady is born in Denver, CO |
| 1931 |
1/08 |
Wolfgang Grajonza (Bill Graham) is born in Berlin, Germany |
| 1935 |
9/17 |
Ken Kesey is born in La Junta, CO |
| 1940 |
3/15 |
Phillip Chapman Lesh is born in Berkeley, CA |
| 1941 |
6/23 |
Robert Hunter is born in Arroyo Grande, CA |
| 1942 |
8/01 |
Jerome John Garcia is born in San Francisco |
| 1943 |
9/11 |
Michael (Mickey) Hart is born in Brooklyn, NY |
| 1944 |
3/19 |
Tom Constanten is born in Long Branch, NJ |
|
~ |
Phil gets turned on to Brahms First Symphony at age 4 |
| 1945 |
|
Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer: An Amusement book by Kenneth Patchen |
|
~ |
Mickey entertains his parents with drums at age 2 |
|
8/22 |
Donna Jean Thatcher is born in Muscle Shoals, AL |
|
9/08 |
Ron McKernan is born in San Bruno, CA |
| 1946 |
5/07 |
Bill Kreutzmann is born in Palo Alto, CA |
| 1947 |
10/03 |
John Perry Barlow is born in Jackson Hole, WY |
|
10/16 |
Robert Hall Weir is born in Atherton, CA |
| 1948 |
|
Jerry loses a fingertip in a wood-chopping accident at age 5  |
|
|
Jerry's father drowns while on a camping trip |
|
~ |
Phil takes up the violin at age 8 |
|
7/19 |
Keith Godchaux is born in Concord, CA |
| 1949 |
~ |
Jerry takes piano lessons |
| 1951 |
2/21 |
Vince Welnick is born in Phoenix, AZ |
| 1952 |
10/21 |
Brent Mydland is born in Munich, West Germany |
|
|
The Fillmore opens |
| 1954 |
~ |
Phil takes up the trumpet at age 14 |
|
~ |
Bill keeps the beat for his mother's dance class at age 8 |
|
11/25 |
Bruce Hornsby is born in Williamsburg, VA |
| 1957 |
~ |
Bill is kicked out of the orchestra in 6th grade for not keeping time |
|
8/?? |
Jerry starts playing guitar at age 15 |
| 1958 |
~ |
Bill takes private drum lessons at age 12 |
| 1959 |
|
Ken Kesey tests legal LSD at a Palo Alto clinic |
|
|
San Mateo College Jazz Band formed |
|
~ |
Jerry joins the Army at age 17 |
| 1960 |
4/~ |
Hunter meets Jerry at Commedia Theater in Palo Alto |
|
|
Mickey drops out of high school and joins the Air Force |
|
~ |
Jerry is thrown from a rolling car in an accident, breaking his collarbone |
|
~ |
Legends are joined by Bill at YMCA dances |
|
~ |
Southern Comfort joined by Donna |
| 1961 |
|
Bob & Jerry formed |
|
|
Garcia, Hunter & Albin formed |
|
~ |
Jerry Garcia and Friends formed |
|
7/~ |
Garcia, Leicester & Hunter formed |
|
11/~ |
Jerry Garcia formed |
| 1962 |
~ |
John Barlow meets Bobby at prep school |
|
|
Asphalt Jungle Boys formed |
|
|
Pigpen meets Jerry on the San Mateo Peninsula coffeehouse circuit |
|
~ |
Bill hears Jerry, Pigpen, & Hunter play at the Tangent in Palo Alto |
|
|
Bill meets Jerry at Dana Morgan's music store in Palo Alto |
|
|
Jerry starts playing banjo, purchased from Bill |
|
~ |
Tom Constanten meets Phil |
|
|
Phil and Tom study with avant-garde classical composer Luciano Berio |
|
|
Phil hears Jerry play at a party at the Chateau |
|
6/~ |
Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers formed |
|
~ |
The Uncalled Four formed |
|
10/?? |
Bobby meets Jerry backstage at the Tangent in Palo Alto |
|
11/~ |
Jerry Garcia & David Nelson formed |
|
11/~ |
Hart Valley Drifters formed |
|
12/~ |
Thunder Mountain Tub Thumpers formed |
|
12/31 |
Bobby jams with Jerry at Dana Morgan's music store |
| 1963 |
2/~ |
The Wildwood Boys formed |
|
5/~ |
Jerry & Sarah formed |
|
7/~ |
The Merry Pranksters formed |
|
|
The Second Story Men formed |
|
|
Zodiacs formed |
| 1964 |
|
Hunter tests LSD in government-run tests at Stanford |
|
|
LSD becomes common at San Francisco area clubs |
|
|
Furthur bus goes On The Road with Neal Cassady at the wheel |
|
3/~ |
Black Mountain Boys formed |
|
5/~ |
Phil Lesh and Tom Constanten formed |
|
|
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions formed |
|
~ |
David Grisman meets Jerry on a bluegrass quest in West Grove, PA |
| 1965 |
4/?? |
Warlocks formed |
|
5/05 |
Magoo's Pizza Parlor first paid Warlocks gig |
|
6/0? |
Phil takes up the bass 2 weeks before his first gig with Warlocks |
|
6/18 |
Phil joins the Warlocks on bass, finalizing the future Grateful Dead lineup |
|
10/16 |
A Tribute to Dr. Strange first psychedelic dance in San Francisco, first Family Dog dance |
|
11/01 |
Bill Graham presents his first show, a benefit for the San Francisco Mime Troupe |
|
11/03 |
Emergency Crew demo tape by Warlocks |
|
11/06 |
Warlocks meet Bill Graham at a Family Dog benefit for the Mime Troupe |
|
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 |
|
12/06 |
LSD millionaire Owsley Stanley hears the Dead at the Muir Beach Acid Test |
|
12/10 |
The Fillmore venue's first Dead show, produced by Bill Graham |
| 1966 |
1/07 |
The Matrix venue's first Dead show |
|
1/?? |
Ken Kesey is busted |
|
1/21 |
Trips Festival |
|
2/01 |
LSD comes under Federal regulation |
|
2/04 |
The Fillmore's first non-benefit concert, produced by Bill Graham |
|
2/11 |
Owsley meets Grateful Dead formally at The Fillmore and soon becomes soundman |
|
2/?? |
Hunter writes his first lyrics for Grateful Dead |
|
5/19 |
Avalon Ballroom venue's first Dead show |
|
5/27 |
Family Dog organizer's first Dead show |
|
6/03 |
Golden Gate Park venue's first Dead show |
|
6/06 |
Bill Graham is granted a dance hall permit for The Fillmore |
|
6/?? |
Soundman Dan Healy meets Grateful Dead at The Fillmore |
|
7/?? |
Don't Ease Me In/Stealin' first single by Grateful Dead |
|
7/29 |
Vancouver first Dead show outside US |
|
9/04 |
The Fillmore venue's first headline by Grateful Dead |
|
9/?? |
710 Ashbury Street becomes the band's residence |
|
10/06 |
Love Pageant Rally protests illegalization of LSD in California |
|
10/07 |
Winterland Arena venue's first Dead show |
|
10/?? |
Owsley leaves soundman position with Grateful Dead |
|
12/31 |
The Fillmore first New Years Eve Dead show |
|
|
MGM signs Grateful Dead to record label |
| 1967 |
1/14 |
The Great Human Be-In at Polo Field |
|
3/17 |
The Grateful Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
6/01 |
Tompkins Square Park first East Coast Dead show |
|
6/18 |
Monterey Pop Festival |
|
6/~ |
Summer of Love |
|
8/06 |
Expo 67 |
|
8/?? |
The Hippie Temptation TV special with Grateful Dead |
|
9/29 |
Mickey joins the band on drums & percussion |
|
10/02 |
Busted in marijuana raid at 710 Ashbury Street |
|
12/13 |
Dark Star performed live first time, at the Shrine Auditorium |
|
12/26 |
Village Theater venues' first Dead show, later renamed the Fillmore East |
|
|
Grateful Dead film by Robert Nelson |
|
|
Mickey meets Bill at a Dead show at the Fillmore |
|
|
Mickey becomes Bill's drum teacher, using hypnosis to get him to practice more |
|
|
Dan Healy becomes soundman for Grateful Dead |
| 1968 |
2/03 |
Neal Cassady dies in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico at age 41 |
|
2/14 |
Carousel Ballroom opens with the Grateful Dead |
|
3/08 |
Fillmore East opens in NYC |
|
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 |
|
6/14 |
Fillmore East venue's first Dead show |
|
6/19 |
Carousel Ballroom venue's last Dead show |
|
7/01 |
Fillmore West formerly the Carousel Ballroom, renamed by Bill Graham |
|
7/04 |
The Fillmore closes |
|
7/?? |
Owsley takes over sound again for Grateful Dead |
|
7/18 |
Anthem of the Sun LP by Grateful Dead |
|
10/08 |
Mickey and the Hartbeats formed |
|
11/23 |
Tom Constanten joins the band on piano |
|
12/06 |
The Spectrum venue's first show at home base for NY/NJ/PA Deadheads |
|
12/31 |
Winterland Arena venue's first New Years Eve Dead show |
|
|
Petulia film by Richard Lester |
|
|
Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test book by Tom Wolfe |
| 1969 |
4/06 |
Avalon Ballroom venue's last Dead show |
|
6/20 |
Aoxomoxoa LP by Grateful Dead |
|
6/22 |
Central Park |
|
6/~ |
New Riders of the Purple Sage formed |
|
7/10 |
Playboy After Dark TV appearance by Grateful Dead |
|
8/15 |
Woodstock Festival |
|
11/10 |
Live/Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
12/06 |
Altamont Music Festival |
|
|
Bobby Ace and the Cards from the Bottom of the Deck formed |
|
|
Merl Saunders meets Jerry |
|
|
Bill Graham books Grateful Dead throughout the country |
| 1970 |
|
Grateful Dead manager Lenny Hart takes off with $70,000 in proceeds |
|
|
Vintage Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
|
Great Canadian Train Ride first TV broadcast of live concert with FM simulcast |
|
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 |
|
5/02 |
Harpur College |
|
5/18 |
Jerry Garcia and Howard Wales formed |
|
5/24 |
Hollywood Festival first European Dead audience, England |
|
6/14 |
Workingman's Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
9/20 |
David Grisman sits in with the Dead at the Fillmore East |
|
9/~ |
Jerry Garcia & Friends formed |
|
11/?? |
Blows Against the Empire LP by Paul Kantner - Jefferson Starship |
|
11/?? |
American Beauty LP by Grateful Dead |
|
12/?? |
Zabriskie Point: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP by Various Artists |
|
~ |
Incredible String Band joined by Tom Constanten |
|
~ |
Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra formed |
| 1971 |
|
Barlow writes his first lyrics for the Dead |
|
2/18 |
Mickey takes a break from Grateful Dead |
|
2/~ |
Garcia/Saunders formed |
|
4/?? |
Winterland Arena is almost closed down when Electric Kool Aid is distributed |
|
4/17 |
Princeton University |
|
4/29 |
Fillmore East venue's last Dead show |
|
5/?? |
Historic Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
6/27 |
Fillmore East closes |
|
7/02 |
Fillmore West venue's last Dead show |
|
8/06 |
Hollywood Palladium |
|
8/26 |
Pigpen takes a break from touring for health reasons |
|
9/?? |
New Riders of the Purple Sage LP by New Riders of the Purple Sage |
|
10/06 |
Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) LP by Grateful Dead |
|
10/19 |
Keith joins the band on keyboards |
|
12/01 |
Pigpen returns to touring |
|
12/05 |
Felt Forum |
|
12/?? |
Hooteroll? LP by Howard Wales, Jerry Garcia |
|
12/?? |
Dan Healy rejoins the Dead as soundman |
|
12/31 |
Donna sits in with Grateful Dead |
| 1972 |
|
John Kahn meets Jerry at a Monday night session at the Matrix |
|
|
History of the Grateful Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
|
Last Days of the Fillmore film with Various Artists |
|
|
Fillmore: The Last Days LP by Various Artists |
|
|
Heavy Turbulence LP by Merl Saunders |
|
|
The Tubes formed |
|
1/?? |
Garcia LP by Jerry Garcia |
|
3/25 |
Donna joins the band on vocals |
|
5/?? |
Ace LP by Bob Weir |
|
5/?? |
Rolling Thunder LP by Mickey Hart |
|
5/26 |
Pigpen sings for the last time, in London |
|
6/17 |
Pigpen leaves the band due to declining health |
|
11/?? |
Europe '72 LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1973 |
3/02 |
Old & In The Way formed |
|
3/08 |
Pigpen dies in Corte Madera, CA at age 27 |
|
5/?? |
Fire Up LP by Merl Saunders and Friends |
|
6/09 |
RFK Stadium |
|
7/13 |
History of the Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice) LP by Grateful Dead |
|
7/27 |
Watkins Glen |
|
8/~ |
Jerry gets a year's probation in NJ for LSD, marijuana, and cocaine |
|
9/11 |
Bruce attends Grateful Dead shows at William and Mary College |
|
11/15 |
Wake of the Flood LP by Grateful Dead |
|
|
Live at Keystone, Vol 1 LP by Saunders, Garcia, Kahn, Vitt |
|
|
Live at Keystone, Vol 2 LP by Saunders, Garcia, Kahn, Vitt |
| 1974 |
|
Phil stops singing due to vocal chord damage from singing above his natural range |
|
2/?? |
Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of the Grateful Dead LP by Grateful Dead |
|
3/23 |
Wall of Sound full system debuts |
|
4/20 |
Great American String Band formed |
|
6/?? |
Tales of the Great Rum Runners LP by Robert Hunter |
|
7/~ |
Legion of Mary formed |
|
6/21 |
Compliments of Garcia LP by Jerry Garcia |
|
10/20 |
Mickey returns to play farewell with Grateful Dead |
|
6/27 |
Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel LP by Grateful Dead |
|
10/20 |
Tour hiatus begins following Winterland farewell |
|
11/08 |
Kingfish joined by Bob |
|
8/06 |
Roosevelt Stadium |
|
9/?? |
Dead Relics founded |
|
10/16 |
Winterland Arena 5 night Dead farewell series |
| 1975 |
2/?? |
Old & In The Way LP by Old & In The Way |
|
3/?? |
Keith & Donna LP by Keith & Donna Jean Godchaux |
|
3/?? |
Tiger Rose LP by Robert Hunter |
|
4/?? |
Diga Rhythm Band formed |
|
8/05 |
Jerry Garcia Band formed |
|
8/20 |
Keith and Donna Band formed |
|
9/01 |
Blues for Allah LP by Grateful Dead |
|
10/?? |
Seastones LP by Ned Lagin |
|
|
Too Loose To Truck formed |
|
~ |
Silver joined by Brent |
|
~ |
Robert Hunter formed |
| 1976 |
2/?? |
Reflections LP by Jerry Garcia |
|
3/?? |
Kingfish LP by Kingfish |
|
3/?? |
Diga LP by Mickey Hart, Diga Rhythm Band |
|
6/03 |
Grateful Dead touring resumes |
|
6/26 |
Steal Your Face LP by Grateful Dead |
|
|
Drumz debut |
|
|
Roadhog formed |
| 1977 |
~ |
Bob Weir Band formed |
|
|
Comfort formed |
|
|
Grateful Dead Records folds |
|
6/01 |
The Grateful Dead Movie film by Grateful Dead |
|
7/27 |
Terrapin Station LP by Grateful Dead |
|
9/03 |
Englishtown |
|
10/?? |
What a Long Strange Trip It's Been LP by Grateful Dead |
| 1978 |
1/13 |
Heaven Help the Fool LP by The Bob Weir Band |
|
1/22 |
McArthur Court |
|
3/15 |
Cats Under the Stars LP by Jerry Garcia Band |
|
7/07 |
Red Rocks venue's first Dead show |
|
7/15 |
Shakedown Street LP by Grateful Dead |
|
9/14 |
Egypt 3 day series at the pyramids |
|
11/11 |
Saturday Night Live TV appearance by Grateful Dead |
|
11/17 |
First acoustic set performed in 8 years |
|
11/2? |
Jerry loses his voice and cancels a tour |
|
12/31 |
Winterland Arena venue's last Dead show |
|
|
Bobby and the Midnites formed |
| 1979 |
1/07 |
Madison Square Garden venue's first Dead show |
|
1/30 |
Reconstruction formed |
|
2/17 |
Oakland Coliseum venue's first Dead show |
|
2/17 |
Keith and Donna's last show with Grateful Dead |
|
4/22 |
Brent joins the band on keyboards |
|
~ |
Grateful Dead Anthology songbook by Grateful Dead |
|
|
The Beast percussion set becomes a concert standard |
|
~ |
Ghosts are joined by Keith and Donna |
| 1980 |
|
Apocalypse Now Sessions - The Rhythm Devils Play River Music LP by The Rhythm Devils |
|
~ |
Bill Graham produces events in the original Fillmore building (Elite Club) |
|
4/05 |
Saturday Night Live TV appearance by Grateful Dead |
|
4/?? |
Jack O'Roses LP by Robert Hunter |
|
4/28 |
Go to Heaven LP by Grateful Dead |
|
7/23 |
Keith dies in a car accident in Marin County, CA at age 32 |
|
9/25 |
Warfield Theater 15 night series |
|
9/25 |
One acoustic/two electric sets concert format debuts |
|
10/22 |
Radio City Music Hall 8 night series |
|
10/31 |
Radio City Music Hall simulcast by Grateful Dead |
| 1981 |
3/25 |
Reckoning LP by Grateful Dead |
|
5/07 |
The Tomorrow Show TV appearance by Grateful Dead |
|
8/26 |
Dead Set LP by Grateful Dead |
|
10/15 |
Milky Way Amsterdam 2 night series |
|
10/21 |
Bobby and the Midnites LP by Bobby and the Midnites |
|
|
An Evening with the Grateful Dead TV special by Grateful Dead |
| 1982 |
|
Promontory Rider LP by Robert Hunter |
|
|
Endangered Species film appearance by John Perry Barlow |
|
~ |
Phil resumes singing, now in his natural range |
|
4/13 |
Late Night with David Letterman TV appearance by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir |
|
4/21 |
Garcia/Kahn formed |
|
8/13 |
Dinosaurs formed |
|
9/05 |
US Festival |
|
10/20 |
Run for the Roses LP by Jerry Garcia Band |
| 1983 |
|
Yamantaka LP by Mickey Hart, Henry Wolff, Nancy Hennings |
|
|
Hell's Angels Forever film with Jerry Garcia |
|
|
Rex Foundation founded |
|
3/29 |
Grateful Dead Ticket Sales first mail order concert |
| 1984 |
|
The Ghosts Playing in the Heart of Gold Band LP by The Ghosts |
|
|
Billy Kreutzmann's All-Stars formed |
|
|
Zero formed |
|
|
The Deadhead Hour radio program debuts on KFOG San Francisco |
|
|
The Golden Road magazine debuts |
|
6/01 |
Amagamalin St. LP by Robert Hunter |
|
8/?? |
Where the Beat Meets the Street LP by Bobby and the Midnites |
|
10/27 |
Taping Section established |
| 1985 |
1/?? |
Jerry is busted for heroin and cocaine possession in Golden Gate Park |
|
|
Jerry enters drug treatment program |
|
|
Jerry is confronted by the rest of the band regarding his drug abuse |
|
|
Dick Latvala becomes the official archivist |
|
~ |
Go Ahead formed |
|
|
Twilight Zone TV theme music by Grateful Dead |
|
3/?? |
Twilight Zone - The Devil's Alphabet story/teleplay by Robert Hunter |
|
|
Live '85 LP by Robert Hunter |
|
|
Flight of the Marie Helena LP by Robert Hunter |
|
|
Bruce Hornsby and the Range formed |
|
12/31 |
Night Flight TV special by Grateful Dead |
| 1986 |
|
The Heart of Gold Band LP by The Heart of Gold Band |
|
|
Dupree's Diamond News magazine debuts |
|
4/30 |
The Fillmore reopens with shows produced by Michael Bailey |
|
6/~ |
Rock Columbia LP by Robert Hunter |
|
7/~ |
The Dead tour with Bob Dylan and Tom Petty |
|
7/10 |
Jerry lapses into a near-fatal diabetic coma for 5 days |
|
8/?? |
The Way It Is LP by Bruce Hornsby and the Range |
|
12/15 |
Grateful Dead return to performing 5 months after Jerry emerges from coma |
| 1987 |
|
Cherry Garcia ice cream introduced by Ben & Jerry's |
|
|
Levi's 501 Jeans TV commercial with Jerry Garcia |
|
|
Billboard Top Ten first Grateful Dead listing - Touch of Grey |
|
2/2? |
The Way It Is wins Bruce a Grammy Award for Best New Artist of 1986 |
|
6/19 |
Touch of Grey music video by Grateful Dead |
|
7/06 |
In the Dark LP by Grateful Dead |
|
7/10 |
Bob Dylan tours with Grateful Dead |
|
8/13 |
Red Rocks venue's last Dead show |
|
8/29 |
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band formed |
|
9/15 |
In the Dark goes platinum |
|
9/?? |
The Making of the Touch of Grey Video video by Grateful Dead |
|
9/?? |
Hell in a Bucket music video by Grateful Dead |
|
9/17 |
Late Night with David Letterman TV appearance by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir |
|
10/15 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theater sell-out shows by Garcia bands |
|
10/?? |
So Far video by Grateful Dead |
|
12/31 |
New Year's Eve 1987 TV special by Grateful Dead |
| 1988 |
|
Jerry becomes a certified SCUBA diver, partially replacing drug use |
|
3/01 |
Liberty LP by Robert Hunter |
|
4/?? |
Dead Head TV monthly show with Grateful Dead, Deadheads, Various Artists |
|
5/03 |
Scenes from the Southside CD by Bruce Hornsby and the Range |
|
6/08 |
Keystone Encores CD by Saunders, Garcia, Kahn, Vitt |
|
6/25 |
Bruce opens for and jams with Grateful Dead in Ohio |
|
12/?? |
Almost Acoustic CD by Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band |
| 1989 |
|
Forbes lists Grateful Dead amongst top-grossing US entertainers |
|
|
Grateful Dead third in concert grosses behind the Rolling Stones and The Who |
|
1/31 |
Dylan & the Dead CD by Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead |
|
4/?? |
Music to Be Born By CD by Mickey Hart |
|
|
Dafos LP by Hart, Airto, Purim |
|
~ |
Throwing Stones music video by Grateful Dead |
|
10/08 |
Formerly the Warlocks play 2 nights at Hampton Coliseum, VA |
|
10/11 |
Foolish Heart music video by Grateful Dead |
|
10/13 |
Late Night with David Letterman TV appearance by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir |
|
10/1? |
Fan dies after breaking his neck outside of a show at the NJ Meadowlands |
|
10/17 |
The Fillmore is damaged in the San Francisco earthquake |
|
10/31 |
Built to Last CD by Grateful Dead |
|
12/0? |
Fan dies while in police custody at the Los Angeles Forum |
| 1990 |
~ |
Built to Last music video by Grateful Dead |
|
|
Drumming at the Edge of Magic book by Mickey Hart, Jay Stevens |
|
|
Berkeley in the 60's film by Mark Kitchell |
|
|
Electronic Frontier Foundation founded |
|
1/15 |
Just a Little Light music video by Grateful Dead |
|
2/2? |
The Valley Road wins Bruce & Nitty Gritty Dirt Band a Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Recording of 1989 |
|
3/?? |
The Acid Test video by Ken Kesey |
|
4/06 |
We Can Run music video by Grateful Dead |
|
4/?? |
Blues from the Rainforest: A Musical Suite CD by Merl Saunders |
|
6/19 |
A Night on the Town CD by Bruce Hornsby and the Range |
|
7/26 |
Brent dies of a drug overdose in Lafayette, CA at age 37 |
|
8/30 |
At the Edge CD by Mickey Hart |
|
9/07 |
Vince joins the band on keyboards |
|
9/15 |
Bruce joins the band as a regular guest on keyboards |
|
9/25 |
Without a Net CD by Grateful Dead |
|
12/0? |
25th anniversary of founding of the Grateful Dead |
|
12/?? |
Blues from the Rainforest music video by Merl Saunders, Jerry Garcia |
|
12/17 |
Garcia/Grisman formed |
| 1991 |
|
Levi's 501 Jeans TV commercial with Grateful Dead |
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Grateful Dead Comix published |
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Rock Concert Etiquette video with Bob Weir |
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A Box of Rain book by Robert Hunter |
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Planet Drum formed |
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Planet Drum: A Celebration of Percussion and Rhythm book by Mickey Hart, Fredric Lieberman |
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Grateful Dead become the top-grossing band in the US, with 79 concerts |
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Affordables formed |
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1/13 |
Deadheads: An American Subculture video of Deadheads |
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4/15 |
One from the Vault CD by Grateful Dead |
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4/?? |
A Night on the Town music video by Bruce Hornsby, Jerry Garcia |
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4/23 |
Deadicated CD by Various Artists |
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6/~ |
Mickey addresses the US Senate on music therapy for the aged |
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7/05 |
In Concert TV appearance by Grateful Dead |
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7/12 |
Jerry Garcia/David Grisman CD by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman |
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7/~ |
The Thrill is Gone music video by David Grisman, Jerry Garcia |
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8/20 |
A Box of Rain CD by Robert Hunter |
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8/27 |
Jerry Garcia Band CD by Jerry Garcia Band |
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9/?? |
Panther Dream book by Bob Weir, Wendy Weir |
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9/27 |
Late Night with David Letterman TV appearance by Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman |
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10/01 |
Planet Drum CD by Mickey Hart |
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10/25 |
Bill Graham dies in a helicopter accident near Vallejo, CA at age 60 |
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11/01 |
Infrared Roses CD by Grateful Dead |
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11/03 |
Bill Graham Memorial Concert |
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12/31 |
Last New Years Eve Dead show - in honor of Bill Graham |
| 1992 |
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Infrared Sightings video by Grateful Dead |
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Grateful Dead & Panther Dream Skis marketed |
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Grateful Dead donate tie-dyed uniforms to Lithuania's bronze-medal-winning Olympic basketball team |
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Vortex formed |
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2/25 |
Planet Drum wins Mickey a Grammy Award for Best World Music Album of 1991 |
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3/?? |
Bruce leaves the band |
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5/12 |
Two from the Vault CD by Grateful Dead |
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5/15 |
Nightfall of Diamonds CD by Tom Constanten |
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6/?? |
Idiot's Delight book by Robert Hunter |
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7/09 |
Fire Up Plus CD by Merl Saunders and Friends |
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7/?? |
J. Garcia ties marketed |
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8/?? |
Jerry collapses from exhaustion and cancels a tour |
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9/?? |
J. Garcia: Paintings, Drawings and Sketches book by J. Garcia, David Hinds |
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10/?? |
Backstage Pass video by Grateful Dead |
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11/?? |
Still Truckin' CD with Mickey Hart, Bob Weir |
| 1993 |
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Grateful Dead are the highest grossing concert attraction in the US |
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Dead Ringers formed |
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4/06 |
Harbor Lights CD by Bruce Hornsby |
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9/15 |
Late Show with David Letterman TV appearance by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman |
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10/12 |
Sentinel CD by Robert Hunter |
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10/14 |
Not for Kids Only CD by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman |
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10/26 |
Morning Dew CD by Tom Constanten |
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11/01 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 1 CD by Grateful Dead |
| 1994 |
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Soundman Dan Healy leaves the band |
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The Valentines formed |
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Second Sight formed |
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1/19 |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Grateful Dead |
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2/?? |
Trios CD by Rob Wasserman |
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2/2? |
Barcelona Mona wins Bruce and Branford a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance of 1993 |
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4/27 |
The Fillmore reopens after restoration |
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5/15 |
Phil guest conducts the Berkeley Symphony Orchestra |
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9/?? |
Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads book by David Shenk, Steve Silberman |
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9/~ |
Phil Lesh & Friends formed |
| 1995 |
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Rock & Roll/Blues in Technicolor TV special with Grateful Dead |
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Grateful Dead among top-grossing artists in North American venues |
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Grateful Dead among top-grossing artists in North American tours 1985-1995 |
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Jerry receives a death threat |
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3/07 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 2 CD by Grateful Dead |
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4/~ |
dead.net goes online |
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4/22 |
Bob Weir & Rob Wasserman formed |
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5/08 |
Baru Bay: Australia audiobook by Bob Weir, Wendy Weir |
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6/15 |
Tour from Hell begins |
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6/20 |
Smoke: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by Various Artists |
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6/2? |
2 fans fall from the upper tier at RFK |
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6/25 |
Lightning strikes 3 fans before a show |
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7/02 |
Venue destruction causes a show cancellation the following night |
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7/06 |
Collapsed structure injures 108 fans, 2 others OD |
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7/09 |
Soldier Field last Grateful Dead show ever |
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7/18 |
Hot House CD by Bruce Hornsby |
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8/05 |
Ratdog formed |
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8/09 |
Jerry dies in Forest Knolls, CA at age 53 |
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8/13 |
Jerry is celebrated by family and 25,000 friends in Golden Gate Park |
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9/05 |
Dead Ahead video by Grateful Dead |
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9/08 |
Blue Incantation CD by Sanjay Mishra with Special Guest Jerry Garcia |
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9/26 |
Hundred Year Hall CD by Grateful Dead |
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10/17 |
The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead CD by Various Artists |
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Garcia book by Rolling Stone |
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Grateful Dead: A Photofilm film by Paul McCartney |
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Harrington Street book by Jerry Garcia |
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11/07 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 3 CD by Grateful Dead |
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11/07 |
Garcia asteroid named |
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11/?? |
Grayfolded CD by Grateful Dead, John Oswald |
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12/08 |
Grateful Dead put to rest by the remaining personnel |
| 1996 |
2/20 |
That High Lonesome Sound CD by Old & In The Way |
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3/01 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 4 CD by Grateful Dead |
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4/26 |
Fire on the Mountain: Reggae Celebrates the Grateful Dead CD by Various Artists |
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5/28 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 5 CD by Grateful Dead |
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5/30 |
John Kahn dies in Mill Valley, CA |
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5/~ |
Mickey Hart's Mystery Box formed |
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6/11 |
Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead CD by David Murray |
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6/11 |
Mickey Hart's Mystery Box CD by Mickey Hart |
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6/20 |
Furthur Festival debut |
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7/04 |
Dead Red Unwine marketed |
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8/?? |
The Teddy Bears' Picnic audiobook by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bruce Whatley |
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10/01 |
Ticket to New Year's video by Grateful Dead |
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10/07 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 6 CD by Grateful Dead |
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10/11 |
Missing Man Formation formed |
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10/15 |
The Arista Years CD by Grateful Dead |
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10/15 |
Second Sight CD by Second Sight |
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10/29 |
Dozin' at the Knick CD by Grateful Dead |
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10/29 |
Shady Grove CD by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman |
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12/?? |
Playing in the Band:An Oral and Visual Portraitof the Grateful Dead book by David Gans, Peter Simon |
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The Concerts video box set by Grateful Dead |
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A Talk with Jerry Garcia CD by Jerry Garcia, Joe Territo |
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Dark Star: An Oral Biography of Jerry Garcia book by Robert Greenfield |
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Dose Hermanos formed |
| 1997 |
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Anthem to Beauty video by Grateful Dead |
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Live, Vol. 1, Music of the Grateful Dead and Beyond CD by Joe Gallant and Illuminati |
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Backbone formed |
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The Grateful Dead book by Sean Piccoli |
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2/18 |
Relix Bay Record Shop, Vol. 9: Tribute to Jerry Garcia CD by Various Artists |
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3/04 |
Dick's Picks, Volume 7 CD by Grateful Dead |
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