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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: David Gans Papers
creator:
Gans, David
Identifier/Call Number: MS.341
Physical Description:
5.5 Linear Feet
8 boxes
Date (inclusive): circa 1977-2008
Physical Description: 5.5 linear feet (8 boxes), including approximately 785 unprocessed CDs.
This collection is open for research. The use of certain media requires advance notice. Please contact Special Collections
and Archives in advance to request access.
Digital files may be made available in the UCSC Special Collections and Archives reading room. Some files may require reformatting
before they can be accessed. Technical limitations may hinder the Library's ability to provide access to some digital files.
Access to digital files on original carriers is prohibited; users must request to view access copies. Contact Special Collections
and Archives in advance to request access to digital files.
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,
and for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more information on copyright or to order a reproduction, please visit
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David Gans Papers. MS 341. Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Gift of David Gans, 2010.
David Gans is a musician, writer, journalist, record producer, photographer, and radio host who has written on the Grateful
Dead for more than three decades. A professional musician, he has also performed songs from the Grateful Dead songbook as
part of his solo act and with numerous bands. His long-running syndicated radio show,
The Grateful Dead Hour, is heard nationwide, and he consults for the Grateful Dead channel on Sirius XM. Author of the seminal Grateful Dead books
Playing in the Band (St. Martin's, 1996) and
Conversations with the Dead (Da Capo, 2002), he is also a longtime presenter at Grateful Dead Scholars Caucus meetings.
Some of his recordings include
Home By Morning (with Eric Rawlins; 1997); "Monica Lewinsky" (CD single, David Gans and the Broken Angels);
Solo Electric (2000);
Live at the Powerhouse (DVD; 2002);
Solo Acoustic (2003);
Twisted Love Songs (2007); and
The Ones That Look the Weirdest Taste the Best (2008).
Among the releases he produced or co-produced are
The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead (1995),
Grateful Dead: So Many Roads, 1965-1995 (1999);
Might as Well: The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead (2000);
Stolen Roses: Songs of the Grateful Dead (2000);
Postcards of the Hanging: Grateful Dead Perform the Songs of Bob Dylan (2002);
All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions (2004); Live From Berkeley: Performances from KPFA's Dead to the World (2005); Well-Matched: The Best of Jerry Garcia and
Merl Saunders (2006).
This collection comprises research materials for and drafts of the book
Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead (New York: St. Martin's, 1985), writings sent to David Gans, VHS tapes of the Garcia trial, CDs of the radio show
The Grateful Dead Hour, and interviews on cassette tapes.
The physical portion of the collection was processed by Nicholas Meriwether and Lexi Pennebaker, and completed in 2019 by
Debra Roussopoulos. The digital portion of the collection is unprocessed.
Existence and Location of Copies
Audio recordings have been reformatted and are available via the Library Catalog.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Grateful Dead (Musical group)