Grateful Dead

thumb| Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right. thumb|There is a road, no simple highway between the dawn and the dark of night. And if you go no one may follow.That path is for your steps alone. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California known for its eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, country, jazz, bluegrass, blues, gospel, and psychedelic rock. The Grateful Dead toured extensively, often followed by a legion of devoted fans called "Deadheads" and have sold more than 35 million albums worldwide. The Grateful Dead was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area amid the rise of the counterculture of the 1960s. The founding members were Jerry Garcia (lead guitar|, vocals), Bob Weir (rhythm guitar, vocals), Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (keyboards, harmonica, vocals), Phil Lesh (bass, vocals), and Bill Kreutzmann (drums). Lyricists Robert Hunter and John Perry Barlow were frequent collaborators. They broke up in 1995 following Garcia's death. thumb|Saint Stephen will remain. All he lost he shall regain. Quotes Aoxomoxoa (1969) Saint Stephen with a roseIn and out of the garden he goesCountry garden in the wind and the rainWherever he goes the people all complain ...Did he doubt or did he try?Answers aplenty in the bye and byeTalk about your plenty and talk about your illsOne man gathers what another man spillsSaint Stephen will remainAll he lost he shall regain St. Stephen, lyrics by band members Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, along with Robert Hunter Live/Dead (1969) Dark star crashes pouring its light into ashes.Reason tatters, the forces tear loose from the axis...Searchlight casting for faults in the clouds of delusionShall we go, you and I while we canThrough the transitive nightfall of diamonds? Dark Star, lyrics by Robert Hunter, on Live/Dead (1969) · Album version · 1974 performance American Beauty (1970) Most of the cats that you meet on the street speak of true loveMost of the time, they're sittin' and cryin' at homeOne of these days they know they better be goin'Out of the door and down to the street all alone. [[w:Truckin'|Truckin''']], lyrics by band members Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and Robert Hunter Truckin', like the do-dah manOnce told me, "You've got to play your hand"Sometimes the cards ain't worth a dimeIf you don't lay 'em down. [[w:Truckin'|Truckin']], lyrics by band members Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and Robert Hunter She come skimming through rays of violetShe can wade in a drop of dewShe don't come and I don't followWaits backstage while I sing to you...She's a summer love in the spring, fall and winterShe can make happy any man alive Sugar Magnolia, lyrics by Robert Hunter and Bob Weir Let there be songs to fill the air. Ripple, lyrics by Robert Hunter If my words did glow with the gold of sunshineAnd my tunes were played on the harp unstrung,Would you hear my voice come through the music?Would you hold it near as it were your own?... Ripple, lyrics by Robert Hunter There is a road, no simple highwayBetween the dawn and the dark of nightAnd if you go no one may followThat path is for your steps alone.Ripple'', lyrics by Robert Hunter A box of rain will ease the pain and love will see you throughBelieve it if you need it, if you don't just pass it onSun and shower, wind and rainIn and out the window like a moth before a flameAnd it's just a box of rain, I don't know who put it thereBelieve it if you need it or leave it if you dareAnd it's just a box of rain, or a ribbon for your hairSuch a long, long time to be gone and a short time to be there. Box Of Rain, composed by band members Phil Lesh and Robert Hunter, From the Mars Hotel (1974) Well I ain't often right but I've never been wrongSeldom turns out the way it does in the song.Once in a while you get shown the lightIn the strangest of places if you look at it right.Ain't nothing wrong with the way she movesScarlet begonias or a touch of the blues. "Scarlet Begonias", lyrics by Robert Hunter, 1974 performance And there's nothing wrong with the look that's in her eyes "Scarlet Begonias", lyrics by Robert Hunter, 1974 performance Had to learn the hard way to let her pass by, let her pass by "Scarlet Begonias", lyrics by Robert Hunter, 1974 performance External links Category:American bands Category:Psychedelic rock bands Category:Psychedelic music