Grateful Dead, The

Grateful Dead, The American rock ‘n’ roll group active from 1965 to 1995. Original members included Jerry Garcia, guitar and vocals; Bill Kreutzmann, drums; Phil Lesh, bass; Bob Weir, guitar and vocals; and Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, keyboards and vocals. Playing clubs in the San Francisco area, the group came into contact with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters and played at many of the Acid Tests. In 1967, the band recorded its first album, The Grateful Dead (Warner Bros. WS1689). In the same…