To certain elitists, the name "Grateful Dead" represents an impasse; like the phrase "slap bass," it is a combination of words whose very invocation can instantly elicit the gas face. It is not my ...

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The long strange trip that is the Grateful Dead and its primary offshoot, Dead & Company, has truly faded into grey with the passing of Bob Weir. Although Jerry Garcia cast the longest shadow across ...

Over the weekend, Grateful Dead fans the world over mourned the loss of an icon: Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member, had died at 78, leaving listeners and collaborators caught off-guard. Since ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a rare interview, Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter talks about the band's rise, sharing stories about the group's chance ...