As a result, many high-level country and bluegrass artists have recorded covers of the Grateful Dead’s songs over the years. The four below are stellar examples. Country and Bluegrass Covers of ...
CD 1: St. Stephen; Bertha; Wharf Rat; Sugar Magnolia; Jack Straw; Truckin’; Morning Dew; Brown Eyed Women; The Music Never Stopped; Estimated Prophet. CD 2: Friend ...
5 on the slightly-more-specific Top Rock Albums ranking, giving them another top 10 on the pair of tallies. The Grateful Dead has now collected an incredible 50 top 10 titles on both of those ...
28 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart. The Grateful Dead has now accumulated 83 placements on the Top Rock Albums chart and 87 on the Top Rock & Alternative Albums chart.
Reflecting upon when he first heard the Grateful Dead, McMurray says “The long-form, odd measures and complex chords of the music hooked me immediately. I noticed the songs had great melodies yet held ...
At the same time, the Dead—especially Garcia and his longtime friend and lyricist Robert Hunter—began writing songs steeped in country, folk music, and Old West Americana tall tales.