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Grateful Dead Records: History
MS.332.Ser. 1
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Grateful Dead Records: History
creator:
Grateful Dead Productions
Identifier/Call Number: MS.332.Ser. 1
Physical Description:
60 Linear Feet
37 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1950-2010
Abstract: This series contains a limited amount of historical and biographical material about the band and individual band members,
as well as awards given to the band.
Physical Location: Stored in Special Collections and Archives.
Collection is open for research.
Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained
by the creators and their heirs. The publication or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use
for research or educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. Responsibility for obtaining permissions,
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Grateful Dead Records: History. MS 332 Ser. 1. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California,
Santa Cruz.
Gift of Grateful Dead Productions, April 2008. A second accrual was received in June 2012.
The Grateful Dead were an American rock band that formed in 1965 in Northern California. They came to fame as part of author
Ken Kesey's Acid Tests, a series of multimedia happenings centered around then-legal LSD. Famed for their concerts, the band
performed more than 2,300 shows over thirty years, disbanding after the death of lead guitarist Jerry Garcia in August 1995.
Although their only Top 10 hit, "Touch of Grey," charted in 1987, their popularity was based on concerts, and in their last
decade they consistently placed in the top five tours every year. Known for the range of their repertoire and the caliber
of their compositions, the Dead's songbook has been covered by a wide range of other musicians, from Bob Dylan to Jane's Addiction.
They released thirteen studio albums and nine contemporary live albums during their career, and more than 100 live releases
since then. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
Scope and Content of Collection
This series contains biographical material on the band members and miscellaneous published historical articles about the Grateful
Dead. Some unpublished articles and personal correspondence and writings by band and family members are also included. Awards
received by the band are part of this series.
Arranged chronologically.
Additional Grateful Dead Records Finding Aids
- Series 2: Business
- Series 3: Show Files
- Series 4: Press
- Series 5: Correspondence
- Series 6: Photographs
- Series 7: Media
- Series 8: Posters
- Series 9: Artwork
- Series 10: Realia
- Series 11: Decorated Envelopes
- Series 12: Back Stage Passes, Tickets and Laminates
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Concert tours
Deadheads (Music Fans)
Grateful Dead (Musical group)
Grateful Dead Productions