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Podcast: What the Riff Next Gen
Episode: 1987 - August: The Grateful Dead “In the Dark”
Description: The Grateful Dead are most famous for their status as a tour band, jam band, and cult band. They may be the greatest touring rock group of the rock era. They were originally known as the Warlocks when they formed in 1965 in San Francisco, but had to change the name when they discovered another band already using the title. Jerry Garcia found the word "Grateful Dead" in a dictionary, meaning "the soul of a dead person, or his angel, showing gratitude to someone who, as an act of charity, arranged their burial."
Jerry Garcia is the guitarist and...