Jerry Garcia - guitar/banjo/vocals - b. Jerome John Garcia, August 1, 1942, San Francisco, California, USA; d. August 9, 1995, Forest Knolls, California, USA - formerly with bluegrass bands The Black Mountain Boys, The Wildwood Boys, and The Hart Valley Drifters. Bob Weir - guitar/vocals - b. Robert Hall Weir, October 16, 1947, San Francisco, California, USA. Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards/harmonica/vocals - b. September 8, 1945, San Bruno, California, USA; d. March 8, 1973, San Francisco, California, USA - formerly with The Zodiacs. Bob Matthews - John "Marmaduke" Dawson - guitar/vocals - b. 1945, San Francisco, California, USA. John "Marmaduke" Dawson later joins The New Riders of the Purple Sage.
The Warlocks(1965 - 1966)
Jerry Garcia - guitar/vocals Bob Weir - guitar/vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards/harmonica/vocals Phil Lesh - bass/vocals - b. Philip Chapman Lesh, March 15, 1940, Berkeley, California, USA. Bill Kreutzmann (aka, Bill Sommers) - drums - b. April 7, 1946, Palo Alto, California, USA - formerly with The Zodiacs.
Name changed to The Grateful Dead.
The Grateful Dead I (1966 - 1967)
Jerry Garcia - guitar/vocals Bob Weir - guitar/vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards/harmonica/vocals Phil Lesh - bass/vocals Bill Kreutzmann (aka, Bill Sommers) - drums
Album: "The Grateful Dead" (1967)
The Grateful Dead II (1967)
Jerry Garcia - guitar/vocals Bob Weir - guitar/vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards/harmonica/vocals Phil Lesh - bass/vocals Bill Kreutzmann (aka, Bill Sommers) - drums Mickey Hart - drums/percussion - b. ca 1950, Long Island, New York, USA.
Album: "Anthem of the Sun" (1968)
The Grateful Dead III(1967 - 1970)
Jerry Garcia - guitar/vocals Bob Weir - guitar/vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards/harmonica/vocals Phil Lesh - bass/vocals Bill Kreutzmann (aka, Bill Sommers) - drums Mickey Hart - drums/percussion Tom Constanten - keyboards
Albums: "Aoxomoxoa" (1969) "Live Dead" (live) (1970) "Two From The Vault" (2-CDs) (live) (1992) "Fillmore East 2/11/69" (2-CDs) (live) (1997) Jerry Garcia forms The New Riders of the Purple Sage in addition to continuing with The Grateful Dead.
The Grateful Dead IV (1970)
Jerry Garcia - guitar/vocals Bob Weir - guitar/vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards/harmonica/vocals Phil Lesh - bass/vocals Bill Kreutzmann (aka, Bill Sommers) - drums Mickey Hart - drums/percussion
Jerry Garcia - guitar/vocals Bob Weir - guitar/vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards/harmonica/vocals Phil Lesh - bass/vocals Bill Kreutzmann (aka, Bill Sommers) - drums
Album: "Grateful Dead" (live) (1971)
The Grateful Dead VI (1971 - 1973)
Jerry Garcia - guitar/vocals Bob Weir - guitar/vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan - keyboards/harmonica/vocals Phil Lesh - bass/vocals Bill Kreutzmann (aka, Bill Sommers) - drums Keith Godchaux - keyboards - b. July 14, 1948, San Francisco, California, USA; d. July 23, 1980, Marin County, California, USA - formerly with Dave Mason. Donna Godchaux - vocals - b. August 22, 1947, San Francisco, California, USA.
Album: "Europe '72" (2-CDs) (live) (1972) "Hundred Year Hall" (2-CDs) (live) (1995) - recorded April 1972. Jerry Garcia forms bluegrass band Old and In the Way in addition to continuing with The Grateful Dead.
The Grateful Dead VII (1973 - 1974)
Jerry Garcia - guitar/vocals Bob Weir - guitar/vocals Phil Lesh - bass/vocals Bill Kreutzmann (aka, Bill Sommers) - drums Keith Godchaux - keyboards Donna Godchaux - vocals
Albums: "Wake of the Flood" (1973) "Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel" (1974)
The Grateful Dead VIII (1974 - 1979)
Jerry Garcia - guitar/vocals Bob Weir - guitar/vocals Phil Lesh - bass/vocals Bill Kreutzmann (aka, Bill Sommers) - drums Keith Godchaux - keyboards Donna Godchaux - vocals Mickey Hart - percussion
Albums: "Blues for Allah" (1975) "Steal Your Face" (2-CDs) (live) (1976) "Terrapin Station" (1977) "Shakedown Street" (1978) "One From the Vault" (2-CDs) (live) (1991) - recorded August 13, 1975.
The Grateful Dead IX (1979 - 1990)
Jerry Garcia - guitar/vocals Bob Weir - guitar/vocals Phil Lesh - bass/vocals Bill Kreutzmann (aka, Bill Sommers) - drums Mickey Hart - percussion Brent Mydland - keyboards - b. 1953, Munich, Germany; d. July 26, 1990, Lafayette, California, USA.
Albums: "Go To Heaven" (1980) - Single: "Alabama Getaway" "Reckoning" (live - acoustic) (1981) "Dead Set" (live) (1981) "In the Dark" (1987) - Single: "Touch of Grey" "Built to Last" (1989) "Dylan & The Dead" (live) (1989) - recorded in 1987 with Bob Dylan. "Without a Net" (2-CDs) (live) (1990)
The Grateful Dead X(1990 - 1995)
Jerry Garcia - guitar/vocals Bob Weir - guitar/vocals Phil Lesh - bass/vocals Bill Kreutzmann (aka, Bill Sommers) - drums Mickey Hart - percussion Vince Welnick - keyboards - b. February 22, 1952, Phoenix, Arizona, USA - formerly with The Tubes.
Albums: "Infrared Roses" (1991) "Dick's Picks - Volume One" (1993) "Dozin' at the Knick" (3-CDs) (live) (1996) "Grayfolded" (2-CDs) (1999)
Compilations:
"History of The Grateful Dead, vol. 1 (Bear's Choice)" (1973) "Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of The Grateful Dead" (1974) "What A Long Strange Trip It's Been: The Best of The Grateful Dead" (2-CDs) (live) (1977) "The Arista Years" (2-CDs) (1996) "Fallout From The Phil Zone" (2-CDs) (1997) "So Many Roads (1965-1995)" (5-CD box set) (1999)
DVDs and Videos:
"The Grateful Dead Movie" (1977) - VHS "So Far" (1987) - VHS "Backstage Pass" (1992) - VHS "Ticket to New Year's" (1996) (recorded December 31, 1987) - DVD "Ticket to New Year's" (1996) - VHS "The Concerts" (3-VHS tapes) (1996) - VHS "Downhill From Here" (1997) - DVD "Downhill From Here" (1997) - VHS "Anthem to Beauty" (1997) - DVD "Anthem to Beauty" (1997) - VHS "The Making of 'A Touch of Grey'" - VHS "The Grateful Dead Collection" (4-VHS tapes) - VHS "Dead Ahead" - VHS
Bob Weir solo:
"Ace" (1972) "Kingfish" (1976) "Kingfish Live n' Kickin'" (1977) "Heaven Help the Fool" (1978) "Bobby and the Midnites" (1981) "Where the Beat Meets the Street" (1984) "Live" (1998) (with Rob Wasserman)
Phil Lesh solo:
"Seastones" (1975) "Love Will See You Through" (2-CDs) (1999)
Mickey Hart solo:
"Rolling Thunder" (1972) "Diga Rhythm Band" (1976) "Apocalypse Now Sessions: The Rhythm Devils Play River Music" (1987) "Music to Be Born By" (1989) "At the Edge" (1990) "Planet Drum" (1991) "Mickey Hart's Mystery Box" (1996) "Supralingua" (2-CDs) (1998) "Spirit Into Sound" (2000)