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Grateful Dead is a Psychedelic rock and Rock act. Their sound grew out of Blind Lemon Jefferson, 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 Malcolm Todd, Shaboozey, Meat Puppets, Bruce Hornsby and Phish, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 74 connections around Grateful Dead, reaching back through Blind Lemon Jefferson and forward to Malcolm Todd. 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 Blind Lemon Jefferson, 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 Malcolm Todd, Shaboozey, Meat Puppets and Bruce Hornsby. 74 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Grateful Dead
Sounds and acts that shaped Grateful Dead.
- Blind Lemon Jeffersonartist
- 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
- Bonnie Dobsonartist
- 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
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
- Big Brother & The Holding Companyartist
- Blind Faithartist
- Moby Grapeartist
- Van Morrisonartist
- Jimi Hendrixartist
- Spiritartist
- Buffalo Springfieldartist
- James Gangartist
- Facesartist
- Creamartist
- Derek and the Dominosartist
Bands Grateful Dead shaped
Where the influence of Grateful Dead travelled next.
- Malcolm Toddartist
- Shaboozeyartist
- Meat Puppetsartist
- 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
- Blitzen Trapperartist
- Bruce Hornsby & the Rangeartist
- The Donkeysartist
- Widespread Panicartist
- Rollins Bandartist
- Fishartist
- Al Di Meolaartist
- Trafficartist
- Adam Claytonartist
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