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The Grateful Dead is a Psychedelic rock act. Their sound grew out of Quicksilver Messenger Service, It's a Man's Man's Man's World, Tim Rose, Jefferson Airplane and Pink Floyd. Those roots explain a lot about how The 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 Sha Na Na, The Flying Burrito Brothers, of Montreal, Jerry Miller and Agitation Free, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 72 connections around The Grateful Dead, reaching back through Quicksilver Messenger Service and forward to Sha Na Na. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in Palo Alto, California, in 1965. Known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, and world music with psychedelia, the band is famous for improvisation during their live performances, and for their devoted fan base, known as "Deadheads". According to the musician and writer Lenny Kaye, the music of the Grateful Dead "touches on ground that most other groups don't even know exists". For the range of their influences and the structure of their live performances, the Grateful Dead are considered "the pioneering godfathers of the jam band world".
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The Grateful Dead connections
The Grateful Dead grew out of Quicksilver Messenger Service, It's a Man's Man's Man's World, Tim Rose and Jefferson Airplane, shares an orbit with Jerry Garcia Band, The Allman Brothers Band, The String Cheese Incident and Neil Young & Crazy Horse, went on to shape Sha Na Na, The Flying Burrito Brothers, of Montreal and Jerry Miller. 72 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Grateful Dead
Sounds and acts that shaped The Grateful Dead.
- Quicksilver Messenger Serviceartist
- It's a Man's Man's Man's Worldartist
- Tim Roseartist
- Jefferson Airplaneartist
- Pink Floydartist
- The Velvet Undergroundartist
- Moby Grapeartist
- Big Brother and the Holding Companyartist
- Janis Joplinartist
- Bob Dylanartist
- The Tubesartist
- Bruce Hornsbyartist
- Branford Marsalisartist
- The Olympicsartist
- Rev. Gary Davisartist
- The Valentinosartist
- Bo Diddleyartist
- Gordon Lightfootartist
- The Bandartist
- Arista Recordsartist
- Me and Bobby McGeeartist
- Jimmy Reedartist
- Marty Robbinsartist
- The Blues Brothersartist
- She Said She Saidartist
- Music from Big Pinkartist
Artists similar to The Grateful Dead
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The 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
- 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 The Grateful Dead shaped
Where the influence of The Grateful Dead travelled next.
- Sha Na Naartist
- The Flying Burrito Brothersartist
- of Montrealartist
- Jerry Millerartist
- Agitation Freeartist
- Billy Stringsartist
- Mahogany Rushartist
- Fortunate Youthartist
- Working For A Nuclear Free Cityartist
- Fruit Batsartist
- Johnny Blue Skiesartist
- Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squadartist
- The Barr Brothersartist
- Sturgill Simpsonartist
- Elvis Costello & The Attractionsartist
- Bad Rabbitsartist
- Lila Downsartist
- Lenny Kravitzartist
- Meat Loafartist
- Elvis Costelloartist
- Madison Beerartist
- Mumford & Sonsartist
- Donovanartist
- Branford Marsalisartist
- Los Lobosartist
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