Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. Known for their eclectic style which was influenced by elements of rock, blues, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, rock and roll, gospel, reggae and world music. In their early years the band also introduced Space music psychedelia to their performances. The band became well known for their ability to improvise during their live performances. They are also known for their devoted fanbase known as "Deadheads". According to the musician and writer Lenny Kaye, the music of Grateful Dead "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists". For the range of their influences and the structure of their live performances, Grateful Dead are considered "the pioneering godfathers of the jam band world". Grateful Dead was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area during the rise of the counterculture of the 1960s. The band's founding members were Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratefu...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)