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Reconstructing Reconstruction, January-February and August-September 1979
Reconstruction, with 'Special Guest' Jerry Garcia, playing at The Old Waldorf in San Francisco on April 23, 1979Some research into other areas led me to focus on the genesis of the band Reconstruction,...
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June 16, 1967: The Hullabaloo, Los Angeles, CA; Grateful Dead/Yellow...
The Hullabaloo, at 6230 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood. The Grateful Dead played here on June 16, 1967 (the photo is from Alison Martino's amazing 'Vintage Los Angeles' blog)A few years ago, the very...
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Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia Tour Itinerary February 1969
The Grateful Dead's historic run at Fillmore West, as it was listed in the February 27, 1969 SF ChronicleI have been constructing tour itineraries for the Grateful Dead for brief periods of their...
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December 31, 1973, Cow Palace, Daly City, CA: Allman Brothers Band with Jerry...
An ad from the December 28, 1973 Hayward Daily Review for the New Year's Eve Allman Brothers concertBy the end of 1973, the Allman Brothers Band were the most popular touring band in America. Now, it's...
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Grateful Dead Rehearsal Spaces, 1965-1995
A poster for an October 15, 1966 concert at the Sausalito Heliport on Bolinas St. Nothing is known of the concert, but the Dead ended up using the Heliport as a rehearsal hall for sevaral months in...
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Album Economics: Round Records 1974-76
Robert Hunter's Tales Of The Great Rum Runners, the first album released on Round Records (RX-101) in June 1974Round Records was the record company formed by Jerry Garcia and Ron Rakow to release solo...
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Summer 1972: Pierce Street Annex, San Francisco: Vince Guaraldi/Jerry...
The cover to the 1969 Warners lp The Eclectic Vince GuaraldiAfter Jerry Garcia's death, scholarship on his musical career only increased from its already high level. This was magnified by increased...
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October 21, 1972: Alumni Lawn, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN The...
The crowd at the Grateful Dead concert at Alumni Lawn, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, October 21, 1972 (from the VU Hustler newspaper)When Deadbase first became available, it was the fruit of...
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Grateful Dead/Jerry Garcia Tour Itinerary June 1969
The Menlo Hub, at 1029 El Camino Real in Menlo Park, probable site of The Underground, where Jerry Garcia first started to play with John "Marmaduke" Dawson in 1969 (it's also not impossible that the...
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February 1973, unnamed bar, Stinson Beach, CA: Old And In The Way
One of my principal research enterprises has been tracking down lost dates and venues for the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia and other members of the band. Most of the time, the references are scattered...
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Grateful Dead Performances At Race Tracks 1969-88
The poster for the New Orleans Pop Festival, on August 31-September 1 1969, held at the Baton Rouge Speedway in Prairieville, LAThe Grateful Dead were pioneers in moving rock concerts into new spaces....
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"Reflections" Reflections (Round Records RX-107)
Jerry Garcias's solo album Reflections, released in February 1976 on Round RecordsJerry Garcia's third solo album Reflections was released on Round Records in February 1976. The album was well received...
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Grateful Dead Live FM Broadcasts 1970 (FM Broadcasts III)
The David Singer flyer for the Dead/Airplane shows on October 4 and 5, 1970. The Sunday, October 4 show was broadcast on KSAN-fm and KQED-fm to provide a true Quadrophonic mixThe Grateful Dead have...
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May 7-9, 1968, The Electric Circus, 23 St. Mark's Place, New York, NY: The...
The Grateful Dead first came to underground prominence in San Francisco, but their next conquest was Manhattan. Although the Grateful Dead did not sell a lot of records until 1970, and did not become a...
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April 17-19, 1970, Family Dog On The Great Highway: New Riders Of The Purple...
A flyer for the acoustic Grateful Dead show at the Family Dog On The Great Highway, on the weekend of Apri 17-19, 1970.A blog that focuses on recontextualizing the history of obscure Grateful Dead and...
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Roosevelt Stadium, Danforth Ave and NJ Rte 1 [NJ440], Jersey City, NJ 1972-76...
The Grateful Dead first came to fame or infamy in the city of San Francisco. The band's second big stronghold was the Borough and island of Manhattan. The Dead played many shows in Manhattan from the...
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April 25, 1981 Berkeley Community Theater, Berkeley, CA Jerry Garcia, Bob...
The Berkeley Community Theater as it looked in 2009. just across Allston Way from Provo ParkAt first glance, the benefit concert at the Berkeley Community Theater featuring an acoustic performance by...
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September 2, 1966, Ayn and Lyn Mattel Debutante Ball, La Dolphine Mansion,...
Joan White's San Francisco Examiner Society column from Monday, September 5, 1966, celebrating a debutante ball on the previous Friday featuring the Grateful Dead at a mansion in the wealthy South Bay...
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April 17, 1971, Dillon Gym, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
The ad for the Dillon Gym show, in The Princetonian student newspaper of February 22, 1971. This appears to have been the only publicity for the show, which seems to have sold out instantly.On...
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March 18, 1973 Felt Forum, New York, NY: New Riders Of The Purple Sage &...
The Village Voice ad from February 15, 1973 for the March 18 NRPS show at the Felt Forum(this is a modified version of an earlier post) On March 18, 1973, the New Riders Of The Purple Sage played The...
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