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Warren Haynes of Gov't Mule performs at the Forum River Center on October 22, 2025, in Rome, Georgia.
Warren Haynes on the Allman Brothers vs. the Grateful Dead

By Gary Graff Published

As he prepares to release ‘Dreams & Songs,’ Haynes looks back on his musical journey and the challenge of revisiting his diverse catalog with an orchestra.

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Bob Weir and Rat Dog performs during 10th Annual Mountain Jam at Hunter Mountain on June 6, 2014 in Hunter, New York.
How Bob Weir stole one of his favorite guitars from George Benson

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

The Grateful Dead guitarist told Guitar Player how he walked off with an Ibanez made for Benson — and why it became one of his favorite guitars

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LEFT: Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead performs at Cal Expo Amphitheatre on August 14, 1991 in Sacramento, California. RiGHT: Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna performs during Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park on October 2, 2010 in San Francisco, California.
Jefferson Airplane’s Jorma Kaukonen on Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir and other giants of San Francisco’s psychedelic rock scene

By Gary Graff Published

The cofounder of Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna has just released 'Wabash Avenue,' a collection of his rediscovered live recordings from 1965

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John Fogerty performs at the Oakland Coliseum on December 7, 1986.
John Fogerty on the band that nearly ruined CCR’s Woodstock set — and the audience member who saved the show

By Christopher Scapelliti Last updated

Delayed by the previous act’s trouble-plagued set, CCR went on past midnight to find the audience dead asleep

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LEFT: Jerry Garcia, 1972, Copenhagen, Tivoli, Denmark RIGHT: Dylan plays a Fender Telecaster electric guitar as he performs on stage at the Westchester County Center on February 5, 1966 in White Plains, New York.
The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia on the classic Bob Dylan song that made him a convert

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

It wasn’t until Dylan went electric that Garcia was won over by the folk icon

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Jerry Garcia performs with the Grateful Dead at the Uptown Theater in Chicago, Illinois on February 11, 1978
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”

By Jon Sievert Published

In this 1978 chat with GP, the late Grateful Dead legend discusses why he chose to not include anything shorter than a half-note in a solo for a year, and reveals how the five-string banjo informed his unique six-string approach

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1970 Kustom Electronics K200B
What Did Johnny Cash, the Grateful Dead, and the Jackson 5 Have in Common? They All Embraced the Kustom Look and Sound

By Dave Hunter Published

These bold, punchy solid-state amps rocked the backlines of many noteworthy stars

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Grateful Dead 'Wake of the Flood' album artwork
Grateful Dead Unveil Remastered and Expanded 50th Anniversary Editions of ‘Wake of the Flood’ Featuring Previously Unreleased Material

By Rod Brakes Published

Listen to Jerry Garcia’s "Eyes of the World" demo from the Grateful Dead vault here

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Molly Tuttle
Molly Tuttle Wins Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album With ‘Crooked Tree’

By Jimmy Leslie Published

The bluegrass star’s deluxe edition of ‘Crooked Tree’ drops with Grateful Dead-centric bonus cuts

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The Beatles on a trip in the U.S., 1965
Here’s How Guitarists Revolutionized Music in the Mid-‘60s

By Guitar Player Staff Published

From 1965 onwards, rock ‘n’ roll was never the same

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