This weekend fans say goodbye to a rock band that embodies two quintessentially American traits: innovation and excess. The Grateful Dead say fare three well with their final, sold out concerts at ...

Bob Dylan debuted his cover of the Grateful Dead’s 1970 song “Truckin’” in Japan Wednesday night. The legendary singer-songwriter has performed a handful of Dead tracks in the past, but he's never ...

Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy Ways tour has stuck with a remarkably consistent setlist since it kicked off in November 2021. The show is heavy on tunes from Rough and Rowdy Ways, extremely light on hits ...

Bob Dylan has a long history with the Grateful Dead. The two acts toured together in 1987, a putting on collaborative performances that led to the live album Dylan & The Dead. In his recent book The ...

Since 1997, “Truckin’” has been registered as a national treasure in the U.S., but its origins are a little less pristine. It’s generally seen as an exploration of The Grateful Dead’s experiences ...

In folklore, “grateful dead” refers to the spirit of a deceased person who is given a proper burial by the protagonist of a story, then does him a favor down the road. In rock, for six decades, it has ...

From "Oklahoma!" to Chicago - that's where the surviving members of the Grateful Dead played their final concerts together this weekend; three nights, 200,000 people in the stands. NPR critic Will ...