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Grateful Dead

Join us in the celebration of 50 years of the Grateful Dead’s musical legacy with our 50 Days of the Dead tribute.

Featuring a curated collection of fan favorites, including a few surprises.

“We’re like licorice. Not everybody likes licorice, but the people who like licorice really like licorice.” ~ Jerry Garcia

50 Days of the Grateful Dead: To Lay Me Down

September 18, 1990. The Grateful Dead at Madison Square Garden performing To Lay Me Down.

50 Days of the Grateful Dead: Morning Dew

The Grateful Dead covering Canadian folk singer Bonnie Dobson's Morning Dew on September 18,1987 in NYC.

50 Days of the Grateful Dead: It Must Have Been the...

New Year's Eve December 31, 1981 find the Dead as they return home to the Bay Area.

50 Days of the Grateful Dead: Tennessee Jed

The Dead return for a memorable performance on their home turf of Palo Alto in October of 1982 to play Frost Amphitheatre.

50 Days of the Grateful Dead: Lost Sailor/ Saint of Circumstance

From an enjoyable show on August 10, 1982 at Iowa University.

50 Days of the Grateful Dead: Feel Like a Stranger

March 22, 1990. The Dead rolled into their 4th decade on another creative peak

50 Days of the Grateful Dead: Peggy-O

The perfect dose of intricate guitar work over a smooth rhythm section to a Scottish folk song in this 1978 version of Peggy-O at the Huntington Civic Center in West Virginia.

50 Days of the Grateful Dead: Cassidy

October 31, 1980 version of the Grateful Dead playing the John Barlow and Bob Weir classic, Cassidy

50 Days of the Grateful Dead: Let It Grow

Thanks to Dave Eckel for submitting this 15 minute version of Let It Grow recorded April 15, 1978 at William and Mary College.

50 Days of the Grateful Dead: Sugaree

We return to magical May of 1977 to find the band doing an extended feel-good jam of the Jerry Garcia/ Robert Hunter classic Sugaree

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