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When did The Grateful Dead start making music?
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The Grateful Dead's first song “Jack-A-Roe (Live at Lakeland Civic Center Arena, May 21, 1977)” released on May 21, 1089.
Amidst the growing counter-culture scene in the San Francisco Bay Area, The Grateful Dead were founded by lead guitarist/vocalist Jerry Garcia, bass player Phil Lesh, rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, keyboardist Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, and drummer Bill Kreutzmann in Palo Alto in 1965, originally as The Warlocks. Percussionist Mickey Hart later joined... Read More
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