| Bill Kreutzmann Timeline |
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| 1946 | 5/07 | Bill Kreutzmann is born in Palo Alto, CA |
| 1954 | ~ | Bill keeps the beat for his mother's dance class at age 8 |
| 1957 | ~ | Bill is kicked out of the orchestra in 6th grade for not keeping time |
| 1958 | ~ | Bill takes private drum lessons at age 12 |
| 1960 | ~ | Legends are joined by Bill at YMCA dances |
| 1962 | ~ | 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 | ||
| 1963 | Zodiacs formed | |
| 1965 | 4/?? | Warlocks formed |
| 5/05 | Magoo's Pizza Parlor first paid Warlocks gig | |
| 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 | |
| 1967 | Mickey meets Bill at a Dead show at the Fillmore | |
| Mickey becomes Bill's drum teacher, using hypnosis to get him to practice more | ||
| 1968 | 10/08 | Mickey and the Hartbeats formed |
| 1969 | 6/~ | New Riders of the Purple Sage formed |
| 1970 | 11/?? | Blows Against the Empire LP by Paul Kantner - Jefferson Starship |
| ~ | Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra formed | |
| 1972 | 1/?? | Garcia LP by Jerry Garcia |
| 5/?? | Ace LP by Bob Weir | |
| 1973 | 5/?? | Fire Up LP by Merl Saunders and Friends |
| 1975 | 8/05 | Jerry Garcia Band formed |
| 8/20 | Keith and Donna Band formed | |
| 1976 | 2/?? | Reflections LP by Jerry Garcia |
| Drumz debut | ||
| 1979 | The Beast percussion set becomes a concert standard | |
| 1980 | Apocalypse Now Sessions - The Rhythm Devils Play River Music LP by The Rhythm Devils | |
| 1984 | Billy Kreutzmann's All-Stars formed | |
| 1985 | ~ | Go Ahead formed |
| 1992 | 7/09 | Fire Up Plus CD by Merl Saunders and Friends |
| 1994 | 1/19 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Grateful Dead |
| 1995 | 12/08 | Grateful Dead put to rest by the remaining personnel |
| 1997 | Backbone formed | |
| 1998 | 1/13 | Backbone CD by Backbone |
| 2000 | 8/2? | Bill returns to touring, with Furthur Festival |
| 2001 | 12/31 | Bob, Phil, Bill & Mickey play together for the first time since 1995 |
| 2002 | 2/12 | Dice with the Universe CD by The Trichromes |
| 7/02 | Trichromes CD by Trichromes | |
| 2003 | 2/12 | The Dead formed |
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