* 1942 – Jerry Garcia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist ( Grateful Dead, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, Old and in the Way, and New Riders of the Purple Sage ) ( d. 1995 )

The Grateful Dead performed " Not Fade Away " 530 times over the course of their career, making it their seventh most-performed song.

On March 25, 1972, he played with The Grateful Dead at the Academy of Music in New York City.

The Grateful Dead released part of this concert as Volume 30 of the band's Dick's Picks concert album series.

Courtney Michelle Harrison was born in 1964 in San Francisco, California, to Linda Carroll, now a psychotherapist, and Hank Harrison, a publisher who had some association with the Grateful Dead ; consequently, Love was included in a group picture on the back of the band's album Aoxomoxoa ( 1969 ).

* Dark Star Orchestra, a Grateful Dead tribute band

* Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead, by the David Murray Octet, 1996

* " Dark Star " ( song ), by the Grateful Dead

* 1951 – Vince Welnick, American musician ( The Grateful Dead and The Tubes ) ( d. 2006 )

Other Western artists such as the Grateful Dead, Incredible String Band, the Rolling Stones, the Move and Traffic soon incorporated Indian influences and instruments, and added Indian performers.

Legendary Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia joined guitarist Sanjay Mishra on his classic CD " Blue Incantation " ( 1995 ).

* 1967 – The " ultimate high " of the hippie era, the Mantra-Rock Dance, takes place in San Francisco and features Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, and Allen Ginsberg.

* 1948 – Keith Godchaux, American keyboard player ( Grateful Dead and Heart of Gold Band ) ( d. 1980 )

* 1946 – Bill Kreutzmann, American drummer ( Grateful Dead, The Other Ones The Dead, 7 Walkers, Rhythm Devils, and BK3 )

He is best known as one of the two drummers of the rock band the Grateful Dead.

He was a member of the Grateful Dead from September 1967 to February 1971, and from October 1974 to August 1995.

Before joining the Grateful Dead, Hart and his father, Leonard Hart, a champion rudimental drummer, owned and operated Hart Music, selling drums and musical instruments in San Carlos, California.

Hart joined the Grateful Dead in September 1967, and left in February 1971 when he extricated himself from the band, due to conflict between band management and Mickey's father.

Collaboration with the remaining members of the Grateful Dead continues, under the band name The Dead.

Alongside his work with the Grateful Dead, Mickey Hart has flourished as a solo artist, percussionist, and the author of several books.

Olatunji later taught Hart and collaborated with Hart and the Grateful Dead on a regular basis.

In 1994, Mickey Hart was inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Grateful Dead.

After the death of Jerry Garcia and the consequent dissolution of the Grateful Dead in 1995, Hart continued to play music with various groups including members of the Grateful Dead.

The Band has influenced numerous bands, songwriters, and performers, from the Grateful Dead and The Beatles to Eric Clapton, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Led Zeppelin, Elvis Costello, Elton John, and Phish.

Some of the most prominent names include The Grateful Dead, Tom Waits, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Bobby " Werner " Strete, Mod Fun, Virgil Thomson, Jeff Beck, Chick Corea, Dee Dee Ramone, Johnny Thunders, Phil Lynott, Henri Chopin, John Cale, Édith Piaf, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Alice Cooper, Alejandro Escovedo, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Walker, Canned Heat, Sid Vicious, Vivian Stanshall, Richard Hell, Jobriath Boone, Little Annie, Rufus Wainwright, Lance Loud, Abdullah Ibrahim / Sathima Bea Benjamin / Jean Grae, Vasant Rai, Jacques Labouchere, and Leonard Cohen.

The film features numerous well-known musicians in interviews and performances, including John Sebastian, Jim Kweskin, Geoff Muldaur, David Grisman, Fritz Richmond, Maria Muldaur, and Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, as well as Taj Mahal as the voice of Gus Cannon.

The Doors, John Cale and Grateful Dead have all had a song called " Ship of Fools " in their respective albums Morrison Hotel ( 1970 ), Fear ( 1974 ) and From the Mars Hotel ( 1974 ).

The lineup included Santana, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Youngbloods, Country Joe and the Fish, It's A Beautiful Day, Peanut Butter Conspiracy, Muddy Waters, Buffy St. Marie, John Fahey, guitarist: Sandy Bull, Seattle psychedelic band Easy Chair and others.

* The following artists are inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Animals, The Band, Duane Eddy, The Grateful Dead, Elton John, John Lennon, Bob Marley and Rod Stewart

* Phil Lesh and Friends ( commonly referred to as Phil Lesh and Phriends ) in 1999 featured Phish's Trey Anastasio and Page McConnell, Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Donna Jean Godchaux, guitarist Steve Kimock, and drummer John Molo performing three nights of Dead and Phish material at The Warfield in San Francisco.

No groups that performed at the original Woodstock festival took the stage at Woodstock 1999, although John Entwistle of The Who performed a solo set, and Mickey Hart, drummer of the Grateful Dead, played with his band Planet Drum.

Casey Jones's fame can almost certainly be attributed to the traditional song, The Ballad of Casey Jones, recorded by Mississippi John Hurt, Pete Seeger, Furry Lewis, The Grateful Dead, and Johnny Cash, among others.

The band has performed live covers of Elliott Smith, David Bowie, Camper Van Beethoven, The Cure, Captain Beefheart, Caustic Resin, Cheap Trick, The Clash, Brian Eno, Vince Guaraldi, The Gladiators, M. I. A., Macy Gray, Elton John, George Harrison, Skip James, Daniel Johnston, John Lennon, Love as Laughter, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Heavenly, Steve Miller, Grateful Dead, Cat Stevens, Modest Mouse, Ozzy Osbourne, The Smiths, The Strokes, Talking Heads, The Velvet Underground, and Neil Young.

Shannon's musical influences included the Grateful Dead, The Beatles, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, and Led Zeppelin.

Many artists have recorded the song, including Andreas Scholl, Bradley Kincaid, Joan Baez, Shirley Collins, Doris Day, The Everly Brothers, Roger Quilter, Texas Gladden, Nic Jones, John Travolta, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton ( with Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh ), Maxine Sullivan, Pete Seeger, Tom Rush, Angelo Branduardi ( Italian version titled ' Piano Piano " in 1983's album Cercando l ' oro and another Italian version titled " Barbriallen " in 2011's album Così è se mi pare ), John Jacob Niles, Merle Travis, Bob Dylan, Martin Carthy, Colin Meloy, Michael Hurley, Art Garfunkel, Simon & Garfunkel, Burl Ives, The Grateful Dead, Dando Shaft, Eddy Arnold, Moses " Clear Rock " Platt, Sonne Hagal, Frank Turner, The New Christy Minstrels, Blackmore's Night and Jim Moray.

In the mid-1960s, The Fillmore Auditorium became the focal point for psychedelic music and counterculture in general, with such acts as John Mahon, The Grateful Dead, The Steve Miller Band, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Byrds, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Carlos Santana, The Allman Brothers Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Miles Davis, and British acts The Who, Pink Floyd, Elton John, and Cream all performing at the venue.

And if that wasn ’ t enough, he was also playing in a creative rock band with Jerry Garcia ( of Grateful Dead fame ), Merl Saunders, Ron Stallings, John Kahn and the legendary drummer Gaylord Birch.

An estimated 300, 000 people attended to view many of the entertainment acts Graham had supported including Santana, Grateful Dead, John Fogerty, Robin Williams, Journey ( reunited ), and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ( reunited ).

Artists that have performed at the stadium include Elton John, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, U2, Genesis, The Rolling Stones, The Police, Frank Sinatra, Garth Brooks, The Who, Neil Diamond, Kid Cudi, Grateful Dead, Kid Rock, Paul McCartney, Kenny Chesney, Ludacris, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Taylor Swift, and Pink Floyd, among others.

* John Perry Barlow ( The Coyote ) -- cofounder, EFF, ex-lyricist, Grateful Dead

In addition, Ducks Deluxe, She Trinity, Beatsteaks, Viper, Bryan Adams, John Cougar Mellencamp, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Social Distortion, Stiff Little Fingers, Mike Ness, Waylon Jennings, Gary Allan, Green Day, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Ska-P, The Jolly Boys, Grateful Dead, Stray Cats, Mary's Danish, Claude François, Mano Negra, the Big Dirty Band, Lolita No. 18, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Attaque 77, Die Toten Hosen, Status Quo, Nanci Griffith, La Vida Bohème, Anti-Flag, Chumbawamba, Tsuyoshi Kawakami and His Moodmakers, The Airborne Toxic Event and numerous other artists have covered this song live or in studio.

One highlight of the documentary is a drunken jam session featuring The Band's Rick Danko, the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir, New Riders of the Purple Sage's John Dawson, as well as Janis Joplin.

* John Dawson 1963-Musician, associate of the Grateful Dead, co-founder of the New Riders of the Purple Sage