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The Grateful Dead's 50 Best Live Performances

By Blair Jackson

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Grateful Dead Documentary to be Released on DVD and Blu-ray

By Richard Bienstock

‘Long Strange Trip’ brings together never-before-seen performance footage, vintage interviews and more from the Dead's vaults.

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How to Play Three of Jerry Garcia's Most Influential Grateful Dead Riffs

By Damian Fanelli

Three of the Grateful Dead frontman's most lasting contributions to the guitar lexicon.

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Grateful Dead Announce Massive Live Box Set, 'Pacific Northwest '73-'74: The Complete Recordings'

By Jackson Maxwell

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Watch Chickenfoot Cover Otis Redding with Taj Mahal, Bob Weir, REO Speedwagon's Kevin Cronin

By Guitar World Staff

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AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Allman Brothers Band to Reissue Albums for Record Store Day

By Jackson Maxwell

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Dead & Company Announce Summer Tour

By Jackson Maxwell

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Grateful Dead's Bob Weir and Phil Lesh Will Tour As a Duo in 2018

By Damian Fanelli

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Dead & Company Announce Fall Tour

By Jackson Maxwell

The Grateful Dead offshoot group Dead & Company have announced a fall North American tour.

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How 1970's 'Workingman’s Dead' Changed the Grateful Dead Forever

By Blair Jackson

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Plastic-Free "Ocean" Guitar Unveiled in Honor of Jerry Garcia's 75th Birthday

By Damian Fanelli

In honor of Jerry Garcia's would-be 75th birthday (August 1), the Jerry Garcia Foundation has commissionedluthierand artist TomLieberto create aneco-friendly, plastic-free electric guitar.

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Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia Talks Gear, His Near-Fatal Illness and 'In The Dark'

By John Swenson

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The Acoustic Stylings of the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia

By Dale Turner

Jerry Garcia is best known as the lead guitar player and primary singer/songwriter of the Grateful Dead.

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Jerry Garcia's "Wolf" Guitar Sells for $1.9 Million

By Damian Fanelli

Jerry Garcia’s infamous “Wolf” guitarhit the auction block last night in Brooklyn—and its sale wound up rasing more than $3 million for charity.

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Watch Chris Robinson Recount His Hilarious Grateful Dead Story

By Guitar World Staff

Chris Robinson recounts hilarious story about his former weed dealer and the Grateful Dead.

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Jerry Garcia's Custom "Wolf" Guitar to Be Auctioned in Brooklyn

By Guitar World Staff

Jerry Garcia’s infamous “Wolf” guitar will once again hit the auction block with Guernsey’s—but this time to benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC).

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D’Angelico Guitars Releases Bob Weir Signature Model

By Guitar World Staff

After more than a year of research and collaborative design, D’Angelico Guitars has released the all-new Bob Weir Signature SS.

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Dead & Company's Bob Weir Talks New Solo Album, 'Blue Mountain'

By Alan Paul

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Grateful Dead's Bob Weir Announces Solo Album, Fall Tour

By Jackson Maxwell

Former Grateful Dead guitarist—and current Dead & Company guitarist—Bob Weir has announced a new solo album.

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See Jerry Garcia’s Tiger Played by Warren Haynes at Red Rocks

By Christopher Scapelliti

Warren Haynes celebrated the life and music of Jerry Garcia last night in a performance that featured one of the most famous guitars Garcia ever owned.