![]() The centerpiece track from their 1974 LP From the Mars Hotel, “Scarlet Begonias” is not just quintessential Grateful Dead, it’s quintessential Jerry Garcia, too. “Scarlet Begonias” ( From the Mars Hotel, 1974) So, without further ado, here are the 20 greatest Grateful Dead songs, ranked. The Grateful Dead are the greatest American rock band of all time for a reason for nearly 30 years, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, Keith and Donna Godchaux, Pigpen McKernan, Tom Constanten and countless more faces, names and voices have helped make the name one of the most recognizable and iconic in all of music history.įor this list, I tried to stay away from live records as much as possible, though it was impossible to avoid them completely-as some of the most important songs the band ever made never appeared in a studio capacity. I can put any of these 20 songs on at any given time and feel larger-than-life while also blissing out. And, with an artist that has cultivated such a prolific and important live presence, that only stirs the pot further on the discourse of it all.īut, I knew it was time to let go of the fear and just pick some really great tunes. I mean, my favorite Dead song isn’t even #1 on this list. I mean, there is likely no greater fanbase in all of rock ‘n’ roll history than Deadheads, and you can bet the whole farm on each one of them having a different idea of what the band’s greatest song is. Is it actually legitimately and logically possible to rank the best Grateful Dead songs? Most signs point to no. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C.This is a list that, for years, Paste has avoided making. ![]() Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA.30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965–1995.Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA 4/18/70.Bruce Hornsby – keyboards, vocals (September 1990 – March 1992).Ned Lagin – keyboards, electronics (October 1974 – June 1975).Ned Lagin – keyboards, electronics (June 1974 – October 1974).Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals.Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals.Over a span of 30 years the Grateful Dead had various combinations of members, as shown in the table. Members Official members Īctive: 1965–1995 Instruments: Lead and Rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, Old & In the Way, New Riders of the Purple SageĪctive: 1965–1995 Instruments: Rhythm and Lead guitar, lead and backing vocals Other projects: RatDog, Kingfish, Bobby and the Midnites, The Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur, Dead & CompanyĪctive: 1965–1995 Instruments: Bass guitar, backing and lead vocals Other projects: Phil Lesh and Friends, The Other Ones, The Dead, FurthurĪctive: 1965–1995 Instruments: Drums, percussion Other projects: SerialPod, Rhythm Devils, The Other Ones, The Dead, BK3, 7 Walkers, Billy & the Kids, Dead & CompanyĪctive: 1965 – J(sick leave September–November 1971) Instruments: Keyboards, harmonica, percussion, lead and backing vocalsĪctive: November 23, 1968 – Janu(touring musician September 1967 – November 1968) Instruments: KeyboardsĪctive: 1967–1971 1974–1995 Instruments: Drums, percussion Other projects: Rhythm Devils, The Other Ones, The Dead, Mickey Hart Band, Dead & CompanyĪctive: September 1971 – FebruInstruments: Keyboards, backing vocals Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Heart of Gold BandĪctive: December 31, 1971 – Febru(maternity leave November–December 1973) Instruments: Backing and lead vocals Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Heart of Gold Band, Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Dark Star OrchestraĪctive: April 22, 1979 – JInstruments: Keyboards, backing and lead vocals Other projects: Bobby and the Midnites, Go AheadĪctive: September 7, 1990 – 1995 Instruments: Keyboards, backing and lead vocals Other projects: The Tubes, Missing Man Formation Touring members Īctive: June – October 1974 Instruments: keyboards, electronics Other projects: SeastonesĪctive: September 1990 – March 1992 Instruments: keyboards, vocals Other projects: Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, The Other Ones, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby, The Bruce Hornsby Trio Band lineups The list does not include members of the various reunion projects. ![]() ![]() The following is a list of all the members of the Grateful Dead.
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