they do not have names they are just the dancing bears
The Grateful Dead bears originated as part of the artwork associated with the Grateful Dead, particularly through the band's iconography created by artist Bob Thomas. The bears first appeared in the 1970s as part of the band's promotional materials and merchandise, representing the different personalities of the band's fans, known as "Deadheads." The colorful bears have since become iconic symbols of the Grateful Dead and its enduring legacy in music and culture.
probably 500 but they are still making more
The dancing bears symbolized the fun-loving aspect of the Grateful Dead and their fans. Over the years these bears have appeared on multi-colored bumper stickers, T-Shirts and posters. The origin of the bear was taken from the Bob Thomas album art cover. The back cover of History of the Grateful Dead, vol 1 (Bear's Choice)(recorded Feb 13 and 14, 1970) showed multi-colored marching bears. Bob's inspiration for the bear came from a 36 point lead slug of a generic bear that was a standardised figure from a printer's font box. The First Grateful Dead Bear What has now become the "jester collar" on the "dancing bears" was actually the chest fur of Bob's marching bears. How things were switched is not clear. for more information, see the related links.
Grateful Dead ended in 1995.
Grateful Dead was created in 1965.
Grateful Dead followers are known as Deadheads.
Grateful Dead Archive was created in 2008.
Grateful Dead Records was created in 1973.
Grateful Dead Records ended in 1977.
The duration of The Grateful Dead Movie is 2.2 hours.
The Grateful Dead Movie was created on 1977-06-01.