Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead Outpaces Sinatra and Elvis with 59th Billboard 200 Top 40 Album

Grateful Dead quietly slides into the Guinness World Records annals by charting the most Top 40 albums ever on the Billboard 200. Their 59th appearance in February 2024 nudges them ahead of former chart companions Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.

Without theatrics but with consistent endurance, the band continues to expand its numerical reign, etching more ink into a discography that refuses to be neatly archived or shelved.

Grateful Dead Quiz Asks: Can You Recall the Acid, the Bootlegs, the Lyrics?

Think you know the Grateful Dead? This quiz asks you to prove it by untangling decades' worth of bootlegs, lineup shifts, and cult-favorite lyrics that stretch from acid-drenched Haight-Ashbury dives to polished studio releases.

Teasing the Dead’s hazy mythology and murky chronologies, it tests your recall on obscure trivia that only long-haul Deadheads or obsessives armed with archive box sets might muster without blinking.

San Francisco gives Jerry Garcia his own street, Deadheads bring the cake

On what would have been Jerry Garcia’s 83rd birthday, San Francisco rechristens a one-block stretch in the Excelsior neighborhood as “Jerry Garcia Street,” once home to the future Grateful Dead guitarist and his grandparents after the death of his father.

As tie-dyed devotees pose before the modest house and sing a communal “Happy Birthday,” Dead & Company prepare for a three-day residency in Golden Gate Park, drawing tens of thousands to mark 60 years of improvisational jam tradition.

Grateful Dead Turns 60, Muni Buses Show Up Dressed for the Occasion

San Francisco rolls out three tie-dye and paisley-coated Muni buses and trains as rolling tributes to the Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary. Appropriately festive, yet firmly grounded in public transportation, the vehicles are dispatched to ferry concertgoers to a three-day Dead & Company series unfolding at Golden Gate Park.

The mood channels nostalgia with a whiff of patchouli, but the logistics remain pure Muni. Psychedelia pairs with practicality as the city marks the band’s storied origin with moving homages on wheels.

Grateful Dead's 'Summer Magic 1985' Box Set: The Sound of Timeless Alchemy

Embarking on a nostalgic trip through the annals of rock history, the Grateful Dead’s renowned 20th Anniversary Tour reverberates anew with the 'Summer Magic 1985' box set.

The set, adorned with the vibrant soundscapes captured from the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on June 30, 1985, captures the quintessential essence of timeless performances. Enshrining tracks like "Sugar Magnolia," it encapsulates the band’s unique musical alchemy.