Grateful Dead
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Summary
Grateful Dead is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of musical group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,767 views/month, #69 of 20,490).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[3], Internet Archive Hero award[4], Grammy Hall of Fame[5], Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[6], Kennedy Center Honors[7]
- Genre: rock music[8], psychedelic rock[9]
- Record label: Arista Records[10], Warner Bros. Records[11], Warner Records[12], Grateful Dead Records[13]
- Discography: Grateful Dead discography[14]
- Commons category: Grateful Dead[15]
- Archives at: McHenry Library[16]
- Country of origin: United States[17]
- Has part(s): Mickey Hart[18]
- Inception: January 1, 1965[19]
- Location of formation: Palo Alto[20]
- Official website: https://www.dead.net/[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Grateful Dead[22]
- Commons gallery: Grateful Dead[23]
- Topic has template: Template:Grateful Dead[24]
- Has characteristic: jam band[25]
- Native label: Grateful Dead[26]
- Start of work period: 1965[27]
- End of work period: 1995[28]
- Name: Grateful Dead[29]
- Significant person: David Lemieux[30]
Product Details
The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.
MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia
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Type: Group[31]
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Country: US[32]
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Began / founded: 1965[33]
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Ended / dissolved: 1995[34]
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Genre(s): blues rock, classic rock, country rock, folk rock, jam band, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, roots rock[35]
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Community tags: blues rock, classic rock, country rock, folk rock, jam band, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, roots rock[36]
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MusicBrainz ID: 6faa7ca7-0d99-4a5e-bfa6-1fd5037520c6[37]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Grateful Dead include Grateful Med[38], a software[39] and Dicrotendipes thanatogratus[40], a taxon[41].
Why It Matters
Grateful Dead has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include Grateful Med[38], a software[39] and Dicrotendipes thanatogratus[40], a taxon[41].
FAQs
What awards did Grateful Dead receive?
Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[3], Internet Archive Hero award[4], Grammy Hall of Fame[5], and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[6].