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Grateful Dead 365 by Holly George-Warren
In 1965, the Grateful Dead came to life in the heart of San Francisco’s hippie counterculture. Founding members Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, Phil Lesh, and Bill Kreutzmann (and soon after, Mickey Hart) created a unique blend of improvisational rock, folk, blues, and psychedelia, and the Dead went on to become one of the gre atest jam bands of all time, releasing more than ten studio albums and touring constantly for legions of Deadheads.
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams; First Edition (September 1, 2008)
Language : English
Hardcover : 744 pages
ISBN: 9780810972827
Item Weight : 4.34 pounds (2.115 gr)
Dimensions : 9.25 x 2.13 x 6.25 inches (24 x 16,5 cm)
Printed and Bound in China
In 1965, the Grateful Dead came to life in the heart of San Francisco’s hippie counterculture. Founding members Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, Phil Lesh, and Bill Kreutzmann (and soon after, Mickey Hart) created a unique blend of improvisational rock, folk, blues, and psychedelia, and the Dead went on to become one of the greatest jam bands of all time, releasing more than ten studio albums and touring constantly for legions of Deadheads.
In Grateful Dead 365, five decades of intimate portraits, candid backstage shots, and colorful performance images take readers on the band’s remarkable journey from the mid-sixties to the twenty-first century. Accompanied by the band’s distinctive graphics, these photographs capture memorable moments, including the band’s trip to the Great Pyramid of Egypt; scenes with colorful, trippy Deadheads; and tributes to Garcia. Written by award-winning music writer, Holly George-Warren, Grateful Dead 365 celebrates the evolution of one of the world’s most beloved bands.
This is a heavy, thick book with 365 photos of the Grateful Dead and its members (and some fans). It shows the photos chronologically, and you see all the band members over the years (for those who survived), as well as plenty of concert shots. There are many images that have never been published before. There’s not much text, just enough to identify who’s in the pictures. The text is far more informative and interesting than I expected, and the quality of the photos and the paper of the highest order. Much of the photography is by Jay Blakesburg, who is a highly talented visual artist.
Book with hard cover in very good condition but with a small black spot on the side. See photo’s, they are of the actual object.
