Rather, The Grateful Dead knew how to dish out cover songs that rivalled the source material. These three tracks are just a few of the very best. The Grateful Dead covered The Beatles often ...

This revitalizing understanding of folk adds an element of Grateful Dead fun, contributing to some of their most enduring and ...

At the same time, the Dead—especially Garcia and his longtime friend and lyricist Robert Hunter—began writing songs steeped in country, folk music, and Old West Americana tall tales.

The Grateful Dead has a hoard of different songs that pluck at the heart chords, though, it seems "Ripple" just might be the ...