Talk:Grateful Dead/Archive 1

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I thought I understood the whole "move page" thing, but why can't I move this to The Grateful Dead? Tokerboy 18:28 Nov 11, 2002 (UTC)

A redirect is in the way. You have to cut and paste it over there. Lir 18:29 Nov 11, 2002 (UTC)

Question: any reference on the group's name referring to the Egiyptian Book of the Dead? I always understood it to relate to English Balladry. --Jmabel 22:39, 26 Dec 2003 (UTC)

  • This is something I picked up in the late 60's and which was mentioned in a number of interviews, but you could try looking in Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test. (It would only be in one of the final chapters.) I never came across such a name during my involvement with English Balladry. unkamunka. 12:33, 27 Dec 2003 (UTC)
  • It is pretty well documented in several books where the name comes from: "The Grateful Dead" describes a particular type of folk tale in which a traveller helps a beggar (or similar) out during a journey and is later rewarded with riches for his kindness. I'm sure someone can find a more concise definition. It is also well documented in many sources that Garcia picked the name randomly out of a dictionary (which i am fairly certain was a Merriam-Webster) - it has nothing to do with the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Joobie 16:03, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC)

A list of all musicians who were in the band at the bottom of the page would be nice. heidimo 15:14, 9 Mar 2004 (UTC)

  • Original members:
    • Jerry Garcia, lead guitar and vocals
    • Bob Weir, rythyhm gutar and vocals
    • Ron 'Pigpen' Mckernan, keyboards and vocals (beginning- June 1972)
    • Phil Lesh, bass guitar and vocals
    • Bill Kreutzman, drums
  • Other members:
    • Tom Constanten, keyboards (1967?- Jan 1970)
    • Mickey Hart, drums and percussion (1967-present)
    • Keith Godchaux, piano (Oct 1971 - Feb 1979)
    • Donna Godchaux, vocals (1972?- Feb 1979)
    • Brent Mydland, keyboards (1979-1990)
    • Bruce Hornsby, piano (1990-1992)
    • Vince Welnick, keyboards (1990-1995)
  • Major Lyricists:
    • Robert Hunter
    • John Perry Barlow Joobie 16:03, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Somebody's got to have a great onstage pic they can donate :) Kwertii 02:23, 4 Apr 2004 (UTC)

I changed the thing about the origin of the name being the book of the dead. I find no support for this and several creditable references to the name coming from the old folk tale...including references on www.dead.net. Hope don't offend anyone, but this seems like a rather important point that is in error...as the folk tale is quite important to understanding the band "The Grateful Dead" (IMHO) Maybe I, or someone, should write a section on this.

The (Egyptian) book of the dead origin for the group's name came from an interview given by Phil Lesh in the late 60's. It appears that the band subsequently viewed that as being of secondary importance. unkamunka. 19:30, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)

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