Take a trip with “All Along the Watchtower” performed on this day in 1993 at Shoreline Amphitheatre. “Joining the Grateful Dead's repertoire in June 1987, this Bob Dylan classic was worked up during rehearsals for the July 1987 Dylan & The Dead tour. The Dead, however, played it closer to Jimi Hendrix's more famous version, which is to say it was guitar-driven and fierce. Usually appearing in the post-Space, pre-ballad slot, Watchtower was one of the hardest rocking songs of the night whenever t

Throughout the month of February, immerse yourself in the works of some of the many gifted African American artists whose music had a profound impact on the Grateful Dead, shaping their repertoire in meaningful ways. Chuck Berry, a pioneer of Rock & Roll, was known as one of its greatest songwriters. He played a crucial role in popularizing the electric guitar as the primary instrument of the genre and inspired young musicians like Jerry Garcia. Berry's songs, like "Johnny B. Goode," "The Promis