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Grateful Dead is a Psychedelic rock and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Bonnie Dobson, Dancing in the Street, Elvin Bishop, Tower of Power and Jesse Fuller. Those roots explain a lot about how Grateful Dead arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Jerry Garcia Band, The Allman Brothers Band, The String Cheese Incident, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and Traffic, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Bruce Hornsby, Phish, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Paul Pena and Psychedelic Pill, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 71 connections around Grateful Dead, reaching back through Bonnie Dobson and forward to Bruce Hornsby. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Grateful Dead connections
Grateful Dead grew out of Bonnie Dobson, Dancing in the Street, Elvin Bishop and Tower of Power, shares an orbit with Jerry Garcia Band, The Allman Brothers Band, The String Cheese Incident and Neil Young & Crazy Horse, went on to shape Bruce Hornsby, Phish, Big Brother and the Holding Company and Paul Pena. 71 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Grateful Dead
Sounds and acts that shaped Grateful Dead.
- Bonnie Dobsonartist
- Dancing in the Streetartist
- Elvin Bishopartist
- Tower of Powerartist
- Jesse Fullerartist
- Paul Buckmasterartist
- It's All Too Muchartist
- Maggie's Farmartist
- Canned Heatartist
- In the Darkartist
- Silverartist
- Cheekfaceartist
- Eric Andersenartist
- Lowell Georgeartist
- Jefferson Airplaneartist
- Pink Floydartist
- The Velvet Undergroundartist
- Moby Grapeartist
- Big Brother and the Holding Companyartist
- Janis Joplinartist
- The Tubesartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- Blind Lemon Jeffersonartist
Artists similar to Grateful Dead
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Grateful Dead.
- Jerry Garcia Bandartist
- The Allman Brothers Bandartist
- The String Cheese Incidentartist
- Neil Young & Crazy Horseartist
- Trafficartist
- Crosby, Stills, Nash & Youngartist
- Crosby, Stills & Nashartist
- Jefferson Airplaneartist
- Hot Tunaartist
- Steve Miller Bandartist
- The Marshall Tucker Bandartist
- Blind Faithartist
- Van Morrisonartist
- Jimi Hendrixartist
- Buffalo Springfieldartist
- James Gangartist
- Facesartist
- Creamartist
- Derek and the Dominosartist
Bands Grateful Dead shaped
Where the influence of Grateful Dead travelled next.
- Bruce Hornsbyartist
- Phishartist
- Big Brother and the Holding Companyartist
- Paul Penaartist
- Psychedelic Pillartist
- Luciusartist
- Sierra Ferrellartist
- Fisherartist
- Umphrey's McGeeartist
- The War on Drugsartist
- Big Brother & The Holding Companyartist
- Twin Peaksartist
- Crackerartist
- Tracy Nelsonartist
- Poolsideartist
- Ty Segallartist
- The Toxhardsartist
- Malcolm Toddartist
- Blitzen Trapperartist
- Bruce Hornsby & the Rangeartist
- The Donkeysartist
- Widespread Panicartist
- Rollins Bandartist
- Fishartist
- Al Di Meolaartist
- Trafficartist
- Adam Claytonartist
- Shaboozeyartist
- Meat Puppetsartist
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