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Rock's longest, strangest trip, the Grateful Dead were the psychedelic era's most beloved musical ambassadors as well as its most enduring survivors, spreading their message of peace, love, and mind-expansion across the globe throughout the better part of three decades. The object of adoration for popular music's most fervent and celebrated fan following -- the Deadheads, their numbers and devotion legendary in their own right -- they were the ultimate cult band, creating a self-styled universe all their ow... Read More

Bob Dylan, Chuck Berry, The Beatles, The Byrds, Howlin' Wolf, Charley Patton, Merle Haggard, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Cannon's Jug Stompers, Woody Guthrie, Marty Robbins, Bobby Blue Bland, Henry Thomas, Jimmy Reed and Buddy Holly

Primus, Cowboy Junkies, Cracker, Meat Puppets, Blind Melon, Blues Traveler and The Jayhawks