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Days on the Green

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Day On The Green was the name of a concert series in Oakland, California, presented by promoter Bill Graham and his company Bill Graham Presents. Held at the Oakland Coliseum Stadium, these events began in 1973 and continued into the early 1990s. The last Day On The Green overseen by Graham took place the same month as his death in a helicopter crash in 1991. There were a series of Day On The Green shows the following year in the wake of Graham’s death, but no more have been promoted since then. There were other shows in 1994-97 at the Oakland Coliseum Stadium – namely U2, Pink Floyd, and the Rolling Stones -but these were not “Days On The Green” by definition because they occurred at night and also because Bill Graham had passed so “Days on the Green” had become a thing of the past.

Currently, there are no announced plans to bring Day On The Green back to Oakland, however, rumors began to circulate on the Internet across music-related message boards that Bill Graham Presents would be bringing the concert series back to the Oakland Coliseum Stadium in September 2008.

A list of some of these events can be viewed below.

Contents[hide]

1 1973
2 1974
3 1975
4 1976
5 1977
6 1978
7 1979
8 1980
9 1981
10 1982
11 1983
12 1984
13 1985
14 1986
15 1987
16 1988
17 1989
18 1990
19 1991
20 1992
21 References
22 External links
[edit] 1973

Day On The Green #1: Leon Russell, Loggins and Messina, Elvin Bishop, Merry Clayton (August 5, 1973).
[edit] 1974

Day On The Green #1: Grateful Dead, The Beach Boys, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen (June 8, 1974).

Day On The Green #2 & 3: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Band, Joe Walsh, Jesse Colin Young (July 13 & 14, 1974)
[edit] 1975

Day On The Green #1: Chicago, The Beach Boys, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, New Riders Of The Purple Sage (May 24, 1975).

Day On The Green #2: The Doobie Brothers, Eagles, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, Kingfish (featuring Bob Weir) (June 29, 1975).

Day On The Green #3: Robin Trower, Peter Frampton, Dave Mason, Fleetwood Mac, Gary Wright (August 3, 1975).
Called “THE BRITISH ARE COMING” AKA “The INVASION OF THE BRITISH.”

Day On The Green #4 & 5: Led Zeppelin, Joe Walsh, Pretty Things (August 23–24, 1975).
(These shows were canceled when Robert Plant suffered serious injuries in a car crash prior to the tour.)

Day On The Green #6: Edgar Winter Group, Johnny Winter, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Earth Quake, Climax Blues Band (September 20, 1975)
[edit] 1976

Day On The Green # 1 & 2: Peter Frampton, Fleetwood Mac, Gary Wright, Status Quo (4/25 only), UFO (5/1 only) (April 25, 1976 / May 1, 1976)
Called “The British Are Back” show.

Day On The Green #3: Boz Scaggs, Tower of Power, Santana, Jeff Beck, Journey, Nils Lofgren (June 5, 1976)
Jefferson Starship was the originally planned headliner, but were replaced by Boz Scaggs and Tower Of Power.

Day On The Green #4: The J. Geils Band, Jeff Beck, Blue Öyster Cult, Mahogany Rush, Sammy Hagar (June 6, 1976)
Sammy Hagar played much too long, but the crew did an 8-minute set change before Mahogany Rush came out.

San Francisco Kool Jazz Festival Day 1: Marvin Gaye, The Temptations, Nancy Wilson, Harold Melvin, Donald Byrd, Hampton Hawes (June 11, 1976)
(Technically this is not a Day On The Green, but it was in the same location under the same format)

San Francisco Kool Jazz Festival Day 2: Natalie Cole, Smokey Robinson, Staple Singers, Teddy Pendergrass, B. B. King, Archie Bell (June 12, 1976)
(Technically this is not a Day On The Green, but it was in the same location under the same format)

Day On The Green #5: The Beach Boys, America, Elvin Bishop, John Sebastian (July 2, 1976)
This tour marked Brian Wilson’s first public performances with The Beach Boys in several years.

Day On The Green #6: Eagles, Linda Ronstadt, Loggins and Messina, Renaissance (August 3, 1976)

Day On The Green #7 (planned): Jethro Tull, Electric Light Orchestra, Rory Gallagher, Camel (Camel cancelled) (August 18, 1976).
At the last minute, the concert was moved from the outdoor Coliseum (65,000 capacity) to the indoor Arena next door (19,000 capacity) due to bad weather – thus not considered a Day On The Green.

Day on the Green #7 & 8 (proper): The Who, Grateful Dead (October 9 & 10, 1976)
[edit] 1977

Day On The Green #1: Fleetwood Mac, The Doobie Brothers, Gary Wright, Steve Gibbons Band (May 7, 1977).

Day On The Green #2 & 3: Eagles, Steve Miller Band, Heart, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Foreigner (May 28 & 30, 1977).

Day On The Green #4 & 5: Peter Frampton, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana, Outlaws (July 2 & 4, 1977).

San Francisco Kool Jazz Festival Day 1: The Dramatics, Pointer Sisters, Manhattans, Roy Ayre’s Ubiquity, Brick, Jimmie Walker (July 8, 1977)
(Technically this is not a Day On The Green, but it was in the same location under the same format)

San Francisco Kool Jazz Festival Day 2: Natalie Cole, Little Johnny Taylor, Wild Cherry, Tavares, Mighty Clouds of Joy, John Handy (July 9, 1977)
(Technically this is not a Day On The Green, but it was in the same location under the same format)

Day On The Green #6 & 7: Led Zeppelin, Derringer, Judas Priest (July 23 & 24 1977)
Led Zeppelin’s performance took place towards the end of its 1977 North American tour. Unknown at the time, these were to be Led Zeppelin’s final U.S. shows due to the sudden death of Robert Plant’s young son Karac in the UK. The July 23 show was followed by the infamous beating backstage and in a band trailer of one of Bill Graham’s crew by Led Zeppelin’s road manager and security manager. The July 24 show almost did not occur because of the brawl. Led Zeppelin played only a few more gigs in Europe in 1979 and 1980. A 1980 U.S. tour was announced in support of the new album In Through the Out Door and tickets were sold but the tour did not occur as Led Zeppelin disbanded after the untimely, alcohol-induced death of drummer John Bonham.
[edit] 1978

Day On The Green #1: The Beach Boys, Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, Elvin Bishop, Norton Buffalo (May 28, 1978)

Day On The Green #2: Steve Miller, Bob Seger, Outlaws, Ronnie Montrose, Toby Beau Band (June 17, 1978)

Day On The Green #3: Aerosmith, Foreigner, Pat Travers, Van Halen, AC/DC, (July 23, 1978) This was the first U.S. tour for Van Halen.

Day On The Green #4: The Rolling Stones, Santana, Eddie Money, Peter Tosh, Toots and the Maytals (July 26, 1978)
Bill Graham had a huge ‘Lip & Tongue’ Stones Logo built as the stage for this show on Mick Jagger’s birthday. Peter Tosh did a reggae version of Happy Birthday to Mick to the tune of “Miss You”! Very Cool! As the Rolling Stones finally came on stage 2+ hours after Santana finished playing, two helicopters flew around the stadium dropping blowup dolls and ping-pong balls stamped with the stones tongue logo into the crowd. As everyone looked up to the sky, the Stones appeared out of nowhere, playing Let it Rock from the tongue of the stage.

Day On The Green #5: Ted Nugent, Blue Öyster Cult, Journey, AC/DC, Cheap Trick (September 2, 1978)
[edit] 1979

Day On The Green #1: Boston, Sammy Hagar, Eddie Money, Robert Fleischman (May 6, 1979)
Originally the band UK was scheduled to open, eventually being replaced by Robert Fleischman.

Day On The Green #2: Journey, The J. Geils Band, UFO, Thin Lizzy, Nazareth, The Rockets (July 4, 1979).
This show was alternately called the “4th Of July All American Rock ‘N’ Roll Show.”

Day On The Green #3: Ted Nugent, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, St.Paradise (July 21, 1979).
Also called “The Monsters Of Rock” show. Ted Nugent, Aerosmith and AC/DC’s set has been bootlegged in video form. This was reputedly the only footage from any of the 1970s Day On The Green concerts to be available, (other film footage has been found, but not widely released – Fleetwood Mac from 1976 for one). It was somehow taken from the famous Bill Graham vault c2006-2007. Footage of Lynyrd Skynyrd performing “Freebird” at the 7/4/1977 Day on the Green can be seen in the documentary film “Freebird – The Movie”

Funk On The Green #1: Parliament-Funkadelic, Bootsy’s Rubber Band, Brides of Funkenstein, Bar-Kays, Sister Sledge, Confunkshun, Parlet (August 4, 1979)

This was considered an off-shoot of the more rock-music based Day On The Greens.

Day On The Green #4: Foghat, Foreigner, The Cars, Gamma, Bram Tchaikovsky (September 15, 1979).
This show was also called “Stars Of the 80s” and “Rock ‘N’ Roll Party” in advertisements.
[edit] 1980

Day On The Green #1: Sammy Hagar, Blue Öyster Cult, REO Speedwagon, Triumph, Randy Hansen (July 4, 1980).

This concert was also called “Cruisin’ On The Green” in advertisements. Originally The Babys were scheduled to appear, with Triumph and Randy Hansen replacing them.

Day On The Green #2: Journey, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, Molly Hatchet, Shakin’ Street (July 27, 1980)

Originally Angel City was scheduled to open the show, but was replaced by Shakin’ Street.

[edit] 1981

Day On The Green #1: Heart, Blue Öyster Cult, Pat Travers, Loverboy, Ozzy Osbourne, 415 (July 4, 1981).

Day On The Green #2: REO Speedwagon, Kansas, UFO, 38 Special, Gamma (August 2, 1981).
[edit] 1982

Day On The Green #1: Journey, Santana, Toto, Gamma, The Tubes (June 26, 1982).

Day On The Green #2: Foreigner, Loverboy, Scorpions, Iron Maiden (July 18, 1982,.

Day On The Green #3: The Who, The Clash, T-Bone Burnett (October 23, 1982).[1]
[edit] 1983

Day On The Green #1: Journey, Triumph, Eddie Money, Bryan Adams(Night Ranger),July 30, 1983).
Gary Moore was originally slated to appear but was replaced on the bill by Night Ranger.

Day On The Green #2: Simon & Garfunkel (August 20, 1983) (Billed as “An evening with Simon & Garfunkel” – first reunion tour since breaking up in 1972).

Day On The Green #3: The Police, The Fixx, Madness, Oingo Boingo, and The Thompson Twins (September 10, 1983).

Day On The Green #4: David Bowie, The Tubes, Translator (September 17, 1983).
[edit] 1984

No Day On The Green held this year.

[edit] 1985

Day On The Green #1: Scorpions, Ratt, Y&T, Metallica, Rising Force, Victory (August 31, 1985)

Day On The Green #2: Wham!, The Pointer Sisters, Katrina and the Waves (September 1, 1985)
These two concerts were held on the same weekend, making an odd pairing of the very metal-driven D.O.G. #1 vs the very youthful pop oriented D.O.G. #2 following right after.

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band (September 18–19, 1985)
(Not billed as a Day On The Green, but promoted the same way. There were no support acts).
[edit] 1986

No Day On The Green held this year.

[edit] 1987

Day On The Green #1: Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead (July 24, 1987).

Day On The Green #2: Mötley Crüe, Whitesnake, Poison, Jet Boy (October 10, 1987).

Day On The Green #3 & 4: U2, The Pretenders, The BoDeans, The Soup Dragons (November 14–15, 1987).
[edit] 1988

Day On The Green # 1 & 2: Pink Floyd (April 20 & 21, 1988).

Amnesty International Benefit: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Youssou N’Dour (September 23, 1988) (Not billed as a Day On The Green, but promoted the same way).
[edit] 1989

In Concert Against AIDS Benefit: Grateful Dead, Tracy Chapman, John Fogerty, Los Lobos, Joe Satriani, Tower Of Power (May 27, 1989) (Not billed as a Day On The Green, but promoted the same way)

Day On The Green #1 & 2: The Who (August 29 & 30, 1989) (Billed as “An evening with The Who”).

Day On The Green #3 & 4: The Rolling Stones, Living Colour, (Guns N’ Roses were on the bill but did not perform) (November 4 & 5, 1989).
After visiting some areas hit by the infamous October 1989 Bay Area earthquake, Mick Jagger donates $500,000. to the victims.
[edit] 1990

Day On The Green #1: New Kids on the Block, Perfect Gentlemen, Rick Wes, Chris Pittman (September 8, 1990)
(This was billed as a Day On The Green).
[edit] 1991

Day On The Green #1: Metallica, Queensrÿche, Faith No More, Soundgarden (October 12, 1991).
The final Day On The Green presented by Bill Graham before his death.
[edit] 1992

Day On The Green #1: Genesis (June 20, 1992).

Day On The Green #2: Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Body Count (September 24, 1992).

Day On The Green #3: U2, Public Enemy, Sugarcubes (November 7, 1992).
Deadhead

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For other uses, see Deadhead (disambiguation).

Designed by Bob Thomas and Owsley Stanley, this symbol, which became known as a “steal your face”, was featured inside the album jacket of the self-titled Grateful Dead album along with the address to their fan club.

Deadhead or Dead Head is a name given to fans of the American jam band, the Grateful Dead.[1][2][3][4][5] In the 1970s, a number of fans began travelling to see the band in as many shows or festival venues as they could. With large numbers of people thus attending strings of shows, a community developed. Deadheads developed their own idioms and slang.

Contents[hide]

1 Overview
2 Origins
3 Impact on shows
4 Deadheads through the years
5 Recordings of shows
6 Celebrity deadheads
7 References
[edit] Overview

By the late 1970s, some Deadheads began to sell tie-dye t-shirts, veggie burritos, or other items at Grateful Dead concerts. This allowed many Deadheads a way to follow the band on its tours. During the early 1980s, the number of Deadheads taping shows increased, and the band created a special section for fans who wished to record the show. These tapes are still shared and circulated today, and never sold.[citation needed] In the earlier days of the Grateful Dead, there was question as to whether or not allowing concert-taping was in the best interest of the band, to which Garcia replied something similar to, “When we are done with it [the concerts] — they can have it.” The practice of taping has continued into the digital age; and the rise of the Internet has made it extremely easy to share new shows as well as older.

[edit] Origins

The term first appeared in print at the suggestion of “Hank Harrison”: author of The Dead Trilogy on the sleeve of Grateful Dead (also known as Skull & Roses), the band’s second live album, released in 1971.[6] It read:

“

DEAD FREAKS UNITE: Who are you? Where are you? How are you?
Send us your name and address and we’ll keep you informed.
Dead Heads, P.O. Box 1065, San Rafael, California 94901.
”

This phenomenon was first touched on in print by Village Voice music critic Robert Christgau at a Felt Forum show in 1971, noting “how many ‘regulars’ seemed to be in attendance, and how, from the way they compared notes, they’d obviously made a determined effort to see as many shows as possible.”[6]

Eileen Law, a long time friend of the band, was put in charge of the mailing list and maintained the Dead Heads newsletter. It is estimated that by the end of 1971, the band had received about 350 letters, but this number swelled greatly over the next few years to as many as 40,000.[6] In total, 25 mailings/newsletters reached Dead Heads between October 1971 and February 1980. After this time, the Grateful Dead Almanac would succeed it, with this eventually being abandoned for Dead.net.[6] Those who did receive the newsletter in the 1970s often found pleasant surprises sent along. One example is from May 1974 when Heads received a sample EP of Robert Hunter’s upcoming album Tales of the Great Rum Runners as well as selections from Jerry Garcia’s second album, Compliments of Garcia. This sample was titled Anton Round, which was an alias used by Ron Rakow.[6]

[edit] Impact on shows

Fans attending a Grateful Dead concert at Red Rocks, Colorado, 1987.

The Grateful Dead’s appeal to fans was supported by the way the band structured their concerts:

From the early 1970s on, night to night song selection changed over subsequent shows.
Also from the early 1970s on, it could be expected that the band would play two sets in a show.
From the 1980s on, the second set usually contained a prolonged drum solo, called “Drumz”, by Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann (also known as the “Rhythm Devils”) followed by an extended improvisational “space” jam played by the rest of the band (See the album “Infrared Roses”).

The varied song selection allowed the band to create a “rotation” of songs that was roughly repeated every 3 to 4 performances (“shows”). The rotation created two phenomena. The first was the desire of deadheads to hear their song or hit a good show, which meant that deadheads began traveling between various cities on tour to see the band. The second phenomenon was that the large number of traveling fans also permitted the band to perform multiple shows in a single venue and be assured that the performances would be mostly sold out, as almost all were from the mid 1980s on.[citation needed] With large numbers of people thus attending strings of shows, a community developed out of the familiarity. As generations turned from the acid tests to the 1970s (and onward), tours became a time to revel with friends at concerts, old and new, who never knew the psychedelic age that spawned the band they loved.[7] As with any large community, Deadheads developed their own idioms and slang which is amply illustrated in books about the Grateful Dead such as the Skeleton Key.

Some Deadheads use the term “X Factor” to describe the intangible element that elevates mere performance into something higher.[8] Publicist and Jerry Garcia biographer Blair Jackson stated that “shows were the sacrament … rich and full of blissful, transcendent musical moments that moved the body and enriched the soul.”[9] Phil Lesh himself comments on this phenomenon in his autobiography by saying “The unique organicity of our music reflects the fact that each of us consciously personalized his playing: to fit with what others were playing and to fit with who each man was as an individual, allowing us to meld our consciousnesses together in the unity of a group mind.”.[10]

Jackson takes this further, citing drummer Mickey Hart as saying “The Grateful Dead weren’t in the music business, they were in the transportation business.” Jackson relates this to the Deadhead phenomenon directly by saying “for many Deadheads, the band was a medium that facilitated experiencing other planes of consciousness and tapping into deep, spiritual wells that were usually the province of organized religion … [they] got people high whether those people were on drugs or not.” (For more on the spiritual aspect, see Spinners in the section below). It was times like these that the band and the audience would become one; The Grateful Dead and the Deadheads were all in the same state of mind.[11]

Rock producer Bill Graham summarized much of the band’s effect when he created a sign for the Grateful Dead when the group played the closing of the Winterland Ballroom on December 31, 1978 that read:[12]

“
They’re not the best at what they do,
They’re the only ones that do what they do.
Cheers!
Bill & the Winterland Gang
”
[edit] Deadheads through the years

1960s – Before the term was invented, The Grateful Dead became one of the first cult acts in music. Although not as mainstream as other psychedelic bands, they were the leaders of the Haight-Ashbury music scene and had an intense following that started in San Francisco and eventually spread. Fans gathered at their jam concerts throughout the sixties.
1970s – essentially known as the “second generation of Deadheads,” the new Deadheads of this time can either be traced to “an older sibling who had turned them on by spinning Workingman’s Dead or Europe ’72″ or through college and university dorm rooms.[7]
1980s – The early 1980s brought about what would later become known as “Shakedown Street” (in reference to the Grateful Dead album of the same name). Started during the New Year’s Eve shows at the Oakland Auditorium in California from 1979–1982, Deadheads began to realize they could sell their wares (anything from tie-dye t-shirts to veggie burritos) in order to follow around the band more. Also during the early 1980s, Deadhead tapers grew exponentially, resulting in the band designating a taping section in October 1984.[13] With the success of their album In the Dark (and the single “Touch of Grey”), 1988 started the “Mega-Dead” period.[14]

In the Darkers – also known as “Touchheads” (a reference of the album for the former and the single for the latter), these fans “dissed the fragile ecosystem” of a Grateful Dead show, in the words of Jackson. This led to “wiser” Deadheads, with the backing of the band, to mail SOS’s and hand out show flyers telling people to “cool out.”[14]
Minglewood Town Council – this group was a direct result of the Touchheads and were a “tribal council” consisting of Deadheads and the Hog Farmers Calico and Goose. They handed out garbage bags at shows for people to pick up trash afterwards and tried to keep the masses mellow.[14]
1990s – The Deadheads of this time “tended to be young, white, male, and from middle-class backgrounds — in short, they were drawn from much the same demographic base as most rock fans.” The band also tended to attract a large percentage of fans from high-income families. The main draw for these Deadheads to travel to shows seemed to be the sense of community and adventure. During the mid-90′s there were a series of small “Deadhead Riots” peaking with a large scale riot at the Deer Creek Music Center near Indianapolis in July 1995. The riot was triggered by several gatecrashing incidents and resulted in the fence at the venue being torn down by rioting Deadheads and subsequently the cancellation of the next day’s show. The riot received national attention and is immortalized by Keller Williams in his song “Gatecrashers Suck” in which he calls the rioters “cock sucking motherfuckers.”[15]
21 Century Deadheads – Many dead fans of all ages continue to follow Grateful Dead family musical incarnations such as The Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Jerry Garcia Band, Ratdog, Phil and Friends, 7 Walkers, The Rhythm Devils, The Dead, Furthur, and Dark Star Orchestra.
The Spinners – also known as “The Family” or Church of Unlimited Devotion. These people “used the band’s music in worship services and were a constant presence at shows.” They were called “spinners” because of their twirling dance style.[15]
Wharf Rats – Deadheads who helped each other remain drug and alcohol free while staying in the Dead scene.[16]
Wookiees aka Wooks – named after the Star Wars character, Chewbacca, these die hard fans are known for their hairy, unkempt appearance, and their dedication to living on the road or off the grid.
[edit] Recordings of shows

Bob Weir and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead performing on January 20, 2009 at the Mid-Atlantic Inaugural Ball during President Barack Obama’s Inaugural

At almost every Grateful Dead show, it was common to see fans openly recording the music for later enjoyment. This can be traced to shows in the late 1960s, with the number of tapers increasing yearly. In 1971, Les Kippel, from Brooklyn, NY, started the First Free Underground Grateful Dead Tape Exchange. This started a new era in recording, collecting, and trading Grateful Dead Tapes. Often referred to as ‘the Original Napster”, the tape exchange grew into an international movement that continues today. The Tape Exchange grew into ‘Dead Relix’, a tapers magazine which became RELIX MAGAZINE in 1974 and Relix Records in 1980.

The Grateful Dead Fans (Dead Heads) were one of the main driving forces keeping the band going. The purpose of “The First Free Underground Grateful Dead Tape Exchange” was to preserve the heritage of the Grateful Dead’s concert history by exchanging copies of recorded tapes made from the audiences of shows.

The Tape Exhange evolved into Dead Relix Magazine with its first fliers being handed out at concerts in 1973, followed by it first issue in 1974. Dead Relix evolved into Relix Magazine and kept the Grateful Dead in the news while they took a year off in 1975.

There were other magazines that came about in the 1970s, Notably, “Dead in Words”, and “In Concert”.

In the 1980s, after seeing the continued growth of Dead Relix, other business minded individuals tried to get in on the action and produced a number of Grateful Dead related magazines. “Acid”, “Dupree’s Diamond News”, Terrapin Flyer”, and “Golden Road” are examples of those magazines.

None of those publications survived. The longest one, “Golden Road” closed after 10 years.

Toni Brown, who became Owner and Publisher of Relix Magazine in 1980, sold the magazine to Steve Bernstein in 2000. Relix Magazine is the second oldest continuously published rock magazine in the world, after Rolling Stone.

Relix is still the only publication that supports the heritage of the Grateful Dead.

Another group of Dead Heads were the “Wharf Rats”. They got their name from the song and were allowed to set up a table at every concert to support Dead Heads who believed in enjoying the Grateful Dead sober or needed support in their efforts to remain straight.

Other Dead Head factions included the “Rainbow Tribe’, “Gay Dead Heads” and ‘Jews for Jerry”.

The ‘Vibe’ of the Grateful Dead is kept alive today by many festivals that celebrate their traditions.

Fans were also known to record the many FM radio broadcasted shows. Garcia looked kindly on tapers (he himself had been on several cross-country treks to record bluegrass music prior to the Grateful Dead), stating “There’s something to be said for being able to record an experience you’ve liked, or being to obtain a recording of it … my responsibility to the notes is over after I’ve played them.” In this respect, the Dead are considered by many to be the first “taper-friendly” band.[17]

It is a matter of strict custom among Deadheads that these recordings are freely shared and circulated with no money ever changing hands. Some bootleg recordings from unscrupulous bootleggers have turned up on the black market, but a general “code of honor specifically prohibited the buying and selling of Dead tapes.” These recordings, sometimes called “liberated bootlegs,” still are frowned upon by the community and that feeling “has spread into non-Grateful Dead taping circles.”[17]

Many deadheads now freely distribute digital recordings of the Grateful Dead’s music, and there are several websites which provide and promote legal access of lossless music. The following are some among the most notable:

dead.net
etree.org
archive.org’s Grateful Dead collection
[edit] Celebrity deadheads

Members of the Grateful Dead performing at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado on August 11, 1987.

Grateful Dead portal

The following celebrities have claimed to be deadheads or have had media reported on them saying they are deadheads:

Alex Allan – Chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee and former British High Commissioner to Australia.[18]
Tony Blair – played in “Mars Hotel”-inspired student band[19]
Jon Corzine – former Governor of the State of NJ, who often stopped in a New Jersey roadhouse to see a Dead cover band
Joseph Campbell – proclaimed deadheads as “the world’s newest tribe.”[19][20]
Tucker Carlson[21]
Pete Carroll[22]
Bill Clinton[19][23]
Owen Chamberlain – claimed the Rhythm Devils gave him “interesting ideas”[19]
Ann Coulter, Conservative commentator and author[24]
Walter Cronkite – Attended two Grateful Dead concerts[25] and was a personal friend of Mickey Hart.[26]
Lila Downs – Mexican/American singer, who dropped out of university in the late 1980s and lived about two years on the road following Grateful Dead tours.[27]
Al Franken[28]
William Gibson SFnovelist
Whoopi Goldberg is a fan of Grateful Dead music and personal friend of Mickey Hart.[29][30]
Al Gore
Tipper Gore
Jerry Greenfield[31]
Keith Haring[19]
Phil Jackson[19][28]
Steve Jobs famous deadhead
Christopher Kimball TV cook, cover band Shady Grove [32]
Patrick Leahy[19][33]
Mike Lookinland, Actor – Bobby Brady[34]
Frank Marino – Canadian rock guitarist has in interviews talked about his interest in classic San Francisco rock [35]
Mark Noworyta- Former hockey player
President Barack Obama inspired the Dead’s 2009 spring tour and had them play at his inauguration.[citation needed]
Carl and Larry Page[36]
Nancy Pelosi, CBS News (2006).[37]
Jeff Perry actor
Henry Rollins and Greg Ginn of Black Flag.
In a BAM review of a Dead show in Irvine, California, on April 13, 1985, the author wrote: “So-called adventuresome people who dig Black Flag probably wouldn’t be caught alive at a Grateful Dead show”. Ginn subsequently wrote to BAM to explain that he and other members of Black Flag had attended the concert being reviewed, that he had attended many Dead shows and that the Grateful Dead was his favorite band. (Source: Winter 1986 issue of the Grateful Dead fanzine The Golden Road. Publisher for the fanzine was well-known journalist Blair Jackson.)
Adam Scott, actor and comedian[38]
Patrick Volkerding[39] – Founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution.
Bill Walton[19][28][40] – known as “Grateful Red”, frequently included Dead references in interviews
William Weld – Former Governor of Massachusetts.[41]