<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar Player in Grateful-dead ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/tag/grateful-dead Sun, 11 Jan 2026 23:14:34 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I told them, ‘You can call the police or do whatever you're going to do to me, but I'm taking it.’” How the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir stole one of his favorite guitars from George Benson ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/the-grateful-dead-s-bob-weir-stole-one-of-his-favorite-guitars-from-george-benson dumwNjE3mFBrMkJgPixJxE Sun, 11 Jan 2026 23:14:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We thought smoking pot in an alley on First Street in San Francisco seemed like a bad idea.” Jefferson Airplane’s Jorma Kaukonen on Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and other giants of San Francisco’s psychedelic rock scene ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/we-thought-smoking-pot-in-an-alley-on-first-street-in-san-francisco-seemed-like-a-bad-idea-jefferson-airplanes-jorma-kaukonen-on-jerry-garcia-bob-weir-and-other-giants-of-san-franciscos-psychedelic-rock-scene nwATWxkAfeZgWMNH92pV8G Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:41:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “About a quarter mile out, some guy is flicking his lighter.” John Fogerty on the band that nearly ruined Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Woodstock set — and the audience member who saved the show ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/john-fogerty-on-the-grateful-dead-woodstock-performance-that-ruined-his-creedence-set 8aCZE6XvZyYnFfqSeX6HvP Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:42:06 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:54:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ “That was when his songs started speaking to what the freak on the street was experiencing.” The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia on the classic Bob Dylan song that made him a convert ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/guitarists/jerry-garcia-the-bob-dylan-song-that-won-him-over twoDTqkWHsctyYu9nj2QcL Sun, 14 Sep 2025 11:52:43 +0000 Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:53:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jerry Garcia: "There’s a thing about playing stoned without having pressure to play competently... People pay a lot of money to see us, so it becomes a matter of professionalism. You don’t want to deliver somebody a clunker just because you’re too high” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/jerry-garcia-october-1978 bjU7Pyvzmyss73YdLz6jSi Tue, 31 Oct 2023 16:35:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ What Did Johnny Cash, the Grateful Dead, and the Jackson 5 Have in Common? They All Embraced the Kustom Look and Sound ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/kustom-amps rWWgW3fvFGcw3AirByK6Fm Fri, 29 Sep 2023 14:16:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Grateful Dead Unveil Remastered and Expanded 50th Anniversary Editions of ‘Wake of the Flood’ Featuring Previously Unreleased Material ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/grateful-dead-wake-of-the-flood-50th-anniversary hniTodRuo45LKfKVVywRgW Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Molly Tuttle Wins Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album With ‘Crooked Tree’ ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/molly-tuttle-wins-grammy-for-best-bluegrass-album-with-crooked-tree VbkDE4TG9cQmYjznutoxmc Wed, 08 Feb 2023 13:06:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here’s How Guitarists Revolutionized Music in the Mid-‘60s ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/heres-how-guitarists-revolutionized-music-in-the-mid-60s EDp4rgDux2ybZxUDuQj8Fa Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:56:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We Could Take a Pretty Massive Dose and Hang in There for a While”: How LSD Influenced the Grateful Dead’s Music ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/we-could-take-a-pretty-massive-dose-and-hang-in-there-for-a-while-how-lsd-influenced-the-grateful-deads-music ozDmfoLNHtcFgUqbXwsHHJ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 21:19:23 +0000 <![CDATA[ Three Ways to Play the Grateful Dead Classic “Friend of the Devil” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/three-ways-to-play-the-grateful-dead-classic-friend-of-the-devil KedMt2icLfthWVspskf39Q Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:15:51 +0000 Thu, 03 Nov 2022 11:05:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Get a Close Look at Jerry Garcia's Iconic "Alligator" Strat in this Encyclopedic Grateful Dead Guitar Collection ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/get-a-close-look-at-jerry-garcias-iconic-alligator-strat-in-this-encyclopedic-grateful-dead-guitar-collection d2YYvrdzufXUEdqviVSfGh Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:30:53 +0000 Thu, 09 Mar 2023 10:16:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here's the Truth About Jerry Garcia’s Misidentified 1943 Martin D-28 ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/heres-the-truth-about-jerry-garcias-misidentified-1943-martin-d-28 qhXEx9oGHnUpGsK2QrPxXD Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:28:03 +0000 Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:19:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Take a Mindbending Journey Into the Adventurous and Experimental Style of Psychedelic Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/take-a-mindbending-journey-into-the-adventurous-and-experimental-style-of-psychedelic-guitar g6EgfCCqh2pwekQZZyDfm6 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 14:57:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Definitive Allman Brothers Band Biography, ‘Brothers and Sisters,’ Set for July ’23 Anniversary Release ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/definitive-allman-brothers-band-biography-brothers-and-sisters-set-for-july-23-anniversary-release TG7UKVs7HHN9euZCAufsxU Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:48:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Listen to the New Grateful Dead Track “Feel Like A Stranger (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3/9/81)” ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/listen-to-the-new-grateful-dead-track-feel-like-a-stranger-live-at-madison-square-garden-new-york-ny-3981 N6otoQZZABjfUvfZTNS6pn Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:31:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Jam-Jazz Cat Scott Metzger Steps Out With New Album ‘Too Close To Reason’ Armed With a Vintage Martin ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/jam-jazz-cat-scott-metzger-steps-out-with-new-album-too-close-to-reason-armed-with-a-vintage-martin 8fUaTJtD57BatQd7Lxc6Rb Fri, 22 Apr 2022 13:48:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Here’s Why Jerry Garcia Was an Electric Guitar Innovator ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/gear/heres-why-jerry-garcia-was-an-electric-guitar-innovator 2t6Dm7AGqzt7Lc5bJUUAYi Thu, 07 Apr 2022 17:36:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Chuck Berry's Heart-Warming “Run Rudolph Run” Animated Video ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/watch-chuck-berrys-heart-warming-run-rudolph-run-animated-video fsvHC2WthprUKFPFA92KFR Fri, 24 Dec 2021 13:25:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ San Francisco’s Revolutionary All-Female Band the Ace of Cups Talk Music and ‘60s Counterculture ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/players/san-franciscos-revolutionary-all-female-band-the-ace-of-cups-talk-music-and-60s-counterculture afzgYffpHunUGFeeQaUbDE Fri, 08 Oct 2021 13:21:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ D'Angelico Unveils New Premier Grateful Dead SS Guitar ]]> https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/dangelico-unveils-new-premier-grateful-dead-ss-guitar SeY78gyPwbCTKNaDUCrKdk Fri, 30 Oct 2020 15:07:28 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:09:24 +0000