Top 10 Secrets About The Grateful Dead Rock Band

The Grateful Dead is a rock band that originated in the United States, formed in 1965 in San Francisco. Although the Grateful Dead is now disbanded, their influence continues to touch on new fans. Here are some “secrets” about the Grateful Dead that may have been hidden from you. And here are also some interesting stories related to The Grateful Dead that no one ever heard of before.

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1 . Why drummer Mickey Hart lived with Tarahumara Indians for 17 years and has intimate knowledge of drumming techniques and rhythms of native tribes around the world. He can still be found these days isolated somewhere deep in south Mexico or Brazil drumming with a few Indian friends in a hut somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Read more here .

2 . The Grateful Dead were one of the first bands to pioneer soundboards during their recordings and were also one of the first bands to use multiple soundboard recordings throughout live performances. In order to combat this issue, they took it upon themselves to investigate ways to improve the quality of their SBDs from show to show

3 . According to Phil Lesh, he is not only a lover of music but is also an avid tennis fan and has been playing tennis since his early teens. His son, Grahame Lesh is a huge fan as well and plays college tennis every year at UVA where studies business. Due mainly in part to his love of tennis, Phil Lesh is actually one of the largest sponsors of USTA and has often spoken out against the poor conditions of public courts which inspired him to contribute “Tennis Court Resurfacing Grants for Public Courts” where he personally funded resurfacing projects for over 250 public courts in northern California. Read more here.

4 . The Grateful Dead was one of the first bands to pioneer soundboards during their recordings and were also one of the first bands to use multiple soundboard recordings throughout live performances. In order to combat this issue, they took it upon themselves to investigate ways to improve the quality of their SBDs from show to show

5 . From a very early age, Jerry Garcia was fascinated with classic blues, bluegrass, and old-time country music. As a teenager, he befriended some of the few people in Palo Alto who shared his interest, including future Grateful Dead keyboardist Tom Constanten, with whom Garcia would later study composition at the College of San Mateo. While attending the College of San Mateo, Garcia would often go to The Tangent – an underground bar in Menlo Park, where folk musicians would gather on weekends to play for free beer.

6 . On February 2 nd, 1971, Bob Weir’s birthday, the band put on perhaps the most unusual show of their career which featured not only acoustic sets but also included renowned singer of ’60s pop hits Judy Collins. During this time, she was at the pinnacle of her career having won a Grammy Award for Best Folk Recording. It was also at this time that Garcia would present her with his infamous Wolf guitar which she still performs on today.

7 . The Grateful Dead was one of the first bands to pioneer soundboards during their recordings and was also one of the first bands to use multiple soundboard recordings throughout live performances. In order to combat this issue, they took it upon themselves to investigate ways to improve the quality of their SBDs from show to show

8 . Out of all songs played in Grateful Dead shows, “Dark Star” came out as number 1 , with more than 650 times performed. Second place is very close behind with 588 versions of “St. Stephen” and third place with 549 versions of “Box Of Rain”.

9 . The Grateful Dead was one of the first bands to pioneer soundboards during their recordings and were also one of the first bands to use multiple soundboard recordings throughout live performances. In order to combat this issue, they took it upon themselves to investigate ways to improve the quality of their SBDs from show to show

10 . In 1993, a Grateful Dead set was listed as number 3 on Billboard Magazine’s Top 40 moneymakers list . The top-ranked artists that year were Garth Brooks and Billy Joel , who each raked in an estimated $45 million.