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The Grateful Dead Archive

The endless American jam — songs, players, and the long strange trip.

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Phil Lesh
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Phil Lesh

Philip Chapman Lesh (March 15, 1940 – October 25, 2024) was an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he developed a unique style of improvised six-string bass guitar. He was their bassist throughout their 30-year career. After the group disbanded in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of Grateful Dead family music with a side project, Phil Lesh and Friends, which paid homage to the Dead's music by playing their repertoire, as well as songs by members of his own group. Lesh operated a music venue called Terrapin Crossroads.

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An archive of the Grateful Dead: the core band, their key albums and songs, the extended family of collaborators, and the wider universe of jam bands and folk-rock that orbits them.

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The Band

The Grateful Dead and its core members across the decades.

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The Band
The Band

The Grateful Dead and its core members across the decades.

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Studio Albums

The studio discography.

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Studio Albums

The studio discography.

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Live Albums & Releases

Essential live documents.

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Live Albums & Releases

Essential live documents.

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Signature Songs

Songs at the heart of the live show.

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Signature Songs

Songs at the heart of the live show.

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Songwriters & Collaborators

Lyricists and key collaborators.

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Songwriters & Collaborators
Songwriters & Collaborators

Lyricists and key collaborators.

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Spinoffs & Successor Bands

After 1995 and around it.

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Spinoffs & Successor Bands
Spinoffs & Successor Bands

After 1995 and around it.

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The Deadhead World

Fans, culture, and the road.

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The Deadhead World
The Deadhead World

Fans, culture, and the road.

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If You Like the Grateful Dead

Adjacent bands and influences.

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If You Like the Grateful Dead
If You Like the Grateful Dead

Adjacent bands and influences.

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