February 24, 2012 - Jon McIntire, who managed the Grateful Dead briefly during the '70s and is credited with first coining the term "Dead Head" to describe the band's fans, has died at the age of 70.
January 20, 2012 - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has announced the spring opening of a major exhibit dedicated to ultimate cult band, The Grateful Dead.
July 8, 2010 - Jerry Garcia, who sang the national anthem at 1993's opening-day game of the San Francisco Giants, will be honored at the Giants-Cubs game on Aug. 9, the 15th anniversary of the Grateful Dead co-founder's death.
April 24, 2008 - The archives of the Grateful Dead--comprised of more than 30 years of memorabilia that includes the band's first recording contract, life-size replicas of the band members' skeletons and artwork hand-made by fans--is headed to University of California at Santa Cruz, where it will be displayed in a dedicated, interactive reading room at the university's McHenry Library, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
December 27, 2006 - The owner of a rock memorabilia website has responded to accusations raised against him by a lineup of music icons that includes Grateful Dead Productions, Carlos Santana, The Doors and Led Zeppelin.
December 21, 2006 - The Grateful Dead and The Doors head a list of influential musical legends to be honored with The Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.
December 19, 2006 - A heavyweight lineup of rock icons that includes Grateful Dead Productions, Carlos Santana, and the remaining members of The Doors and Led Zeppelin have filed a lawsuit against the operator of a memorabilia website.
June 5, 2006 - Vince Welnick, keyboardist for The Grateful Dead and, prior to that gig, a member of The Tubes, took his own life on Friday (6/2). Various reports give his age as 51 or 55.
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