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"I don’t care what anyone says, what Paul Reed Smith builds today is what Doug and I made back then”: From the Tiger to the Wolf, meet the guitar maker who bought Jerry Garcia’s wildest designs to life

This is the story of Tom Lieber, the aspiring guitar builder who wouldn’t take no for ananswer and ended up making prized instruments for the Grateful Dead

Guitar World

“The catalog proclaimed the instrument to be: ‘For the young artist with a flair for showmanship!’”: Guild Starfires appeared in the hands of The Kinks’ Dave Davies and Jerry Garcia, and shook up the electric guitar scene in the early '60s

By the late '50s, rock ’n’ roll was in full swing – and so for Guild, a ‘jazz guitar’ maker, it was time to catch up. Enter the Starfire electrics…

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“He was a huge fan. He could identify, ‘No, that’s not ’78 because Jerry’s playing through this pedal’”: John Mayer was a Grateful Dead fanatic – before he landed the Dead & Company gig

Don Was has revealed how he helped connect the dots between John Mayer and Bob Weir

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“If Bobby and Mickey want to do it, I want to do it”: Dead & Company’s Sphere residency is drawing to a close – but is new music from John Mayer and Bob Weir on the cards?

The band had originally formed as a live act, but the project could yet live on after the residency wraps this week

Guitar World

‘LSD? Been there, done that’: the Grateful Dead’s 60 years of drugs, epic noodling and obsessive fans

Forget Swifties. The Grateful Dead have the world’s most devoted following. As he heads for Britain, founder Bobby Weir talks Vegas spectaculars, bootleggers and life after Jerry Garcia

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“Bob is fearless. He’s always willing to take chances with music of any kind”: Bob Weir joins Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar for Best of All Worlds guest spot – and plays Hagar’s Gibson Explorer

The Grateful Dead legend joined the band for a free-flowing take on a Montrose hit

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“Every tour was the best I could have done. It was only after that I would listen to more Grateful Dead and realize I hadn’t come close”:John Mayer and Bob Weir reflect on 10 years of Dead & Company – and why the Sphere forced them to reassess everything

In this exclusive interview, Bob Weir and John Mayer break down the Sphere experience, latest gear adjustments and their ever-evolving musical partnership and float the possibility that they'll enter the studio one day

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“You can almost hear the music in your head when looking at these photos”: How legendary photographer Jim Marshall captured the essence of the Grateful Dead and documented the rise of the ultimate jam band

An upcoming book of photos captures Marshall's unique relationship with the Dead. His former assistant, the photographer Amelia Davis, explains how he became part of the Dead family

Guitar World

Public Enemy and Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir return to London after long absence

Both acts will perform at the Royal Albert Hall in 2025.

Evening Standard

The Conspiracy Jokers

A new book explores the legacy of the Report on Iron Mountain, while another probes the life of the novelist and essayist Robert Anton Wilson.

Reason

Bobby Weir hasn't ruled out a Grateful Dead reunion as a trio

Bobby Weir hasn't ruled out reuniting with Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart.

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Grateful Dead at 60: three folklore tales that inspired the band’s music

Dead & Company, the latest and most enduring post-Grateful Dead project, is about to take to the stage for the second time at the Las Vegas Sphere. The lineup contains original Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, and one of two original drummers, Mickey Hart. They’re joined by the singer-songwriter…

The Conversation

Miles Teller being sent band T-shirts after losing home

Hollywood actor Miles Teller has revealed he's being sent Grateful Dead T-shirts by fans after losing his home in the California wildfires.

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Pre-Grammys Gala Honoring The Grateful Dead Focuses On Fire Relief

Music world A-listers took the stage Friday to honor the Grateful Dead at an annual pre-Grammys benefit gala, which this year raised millions for musicians impacted by the recent wildfires that devastated Los Angeles.

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"It’s a common misconception among the unconverted that the Grateful Dead’s music was characterised by aimless noodling, rather than by deftly deployed fretboard know-how": 5 songs guitarists need to hear by the Grateful Dead

Best of 2024: Newcomers can dig in for a long strange trip here

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"He didn't tap a foot or move his head or anything. He listened to it all the way through and I thought he hated it": When an Eagle, Heartbreaker, Roger Linn and an Oberheim OB-X combined forces for a pop masterpiece – the Boys Of Summer story

Best of 2024: Tom Petty rejected Mike Campbell's synth and drum machine demo, Don Henley didn't make that mistake… but the 1984 hit had other obstacles to overcome

Guitar World

“When Jerry left, that was the end of the Grateful Dead. Period. There’s just no way that you can replace Jerry Garcia”: The Grateful Dead on Jerry Garcia’s lasting impact on their legacy – and how they felt the band couldn’t go on without him

The band looked back on lead guitarist Jerry Garcia’s pivotal role when they received this year’s prestigious Kennedy Center Honor

Fortune

What the Grateful Dead can teach CEOs about succession planning

Bandmates John Mayer and Bob Weir—with a 30-year age gap—show business leaders how effective succession works.

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“Technical virtuosos fiercely dedicated to their craft... Experimental, innovative and brave”: President Biden presents Grateful Dead with Kennedy Center Honor

And outgoing president suggests he might actually be a Deadhead...

Louder

Dead & Company announce 10th anniversary shows at Sphere in Las Vegas

Grateful Dead spin-off Dead & Company will be the first band to play a second residency at the revolutionary Las Vegas venue

Louder

Jerry Garcia's voice can now read you bedtime stories and recipes in 32 languages

AI company ElevenLabs have worked with the Jerry Garcia estate to recreate the Grateful Dead founder's voice

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“He was one of the weirdest bass players in the history of rock”: 5 basslines that capture the genius of The Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh

We take a backwards glance at 5 of Lesh's greatest moments with The Grateful Dead

Louder

"While its accessibility is probably overrated, American Beauty is a great album of dusty melodies laced with earthy poeticism": The Grateful Dead accidentally invent the alt.country movement on American Beauty

Having discovered they could harmonise, Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead released what many consider to be their most user-friendly album

Guitar World

“I'm continuing in directions I established in the Grateful Dead, but I was never satisfied with my studio work – this band has surpassed my wildest dreams”: When bass icon Phil Lesh went in search of a new sound

The late Grateful Dead anchor made his debut solo effort alongside guitarist Warren Haynes and lyricist Robert Hunter

The Guardian - UK

Phil Lesh obituary

Bassist, songwriter and founding member of the Grateful Dead

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