The Grateful Dead call it quits

Call Them Hippies, But the Grateful Dead Were Tech Pioneers | WIRED →
The Dead, long stereotyped as hippies stuck in the Summer of Love, surely seemed anachronistic by the time it disbanded in 1995 after the death of guitarist and songwriter Jerry Garcia. But the Grateful Dead remains one of the most innovative and tech-savvy bands in pop history. Long before it became necessary (or cool) to do so, the band embraced a DIY ethos in everything from manufacturing its own gear to publishing its own music to fostering a decentralized music distribution system. The Dead’s obsession with technology was almost inseparable from the band’s psychedelic ambition and artistic independence.








On World Cafe, A Look At The Grateful Dead's Legacy→
The Grateful Dead’s Fare Thee Well Tour concerts in California have wrapped up, and this weekend, the band moves on to Chicago for its final three shows. From its beginnings in San Francisco, and certainly since the 1970s, the Dead has inspired fans to join it — following the group became a lifestyle.
World Cafe joins the celebration in this discussion with David Browne, author of So Many Roads: The Life And Times Of The Grateful Dead. The new book looks back at the Dead’s career from the beginning, and Browne joins the show to talk about some of the turning points along the way — including the impact of an early Haight-Ashbury drug bust and the Dead’s tradition of having in-depth review sessions after concerts. Browne also discusses how the band’s hit “Touch Of Grey” came about.