They briefly called themselves The Warlocks, but after hearing of another band having that name, They went in search of a new one. According to Phil Lesh's autobiography, They were flipping through the dictionary and there it was, Grateful Dead. Meaning was something to the effect of " the dead, having no resource when alive, was grateful to whomever gave aid (and resource) to enable "the dead' to recieve a proper burrial. Hence, the "Grateful Dead".
The official logo of Grateful Dead using the skull in the center does spell out the band's name. It is the word 'Grateful' in a semicircle on the top of a skull in a circle and 'Dead' in a semicircle across the bottom of the circle. A few variations of this logo were used on different album covers for the Grateful Dead.
Grateful Dead ended in 1995.
Grateful Dead followers are known as Deadheads.
Grateful Dead Records ended in 1977.
Grateful Dead Archive was created in 2008.
From the Egyptian Book of the Dead.
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The official logo of Grateful Dead using the skull in the center does spell out the band's name. It is the word 'Grateful' in a semicircle on the top of a skull in a circle and 'Dead' in a semicircle across the bottom of the circle. A few variations of this logo were used on different album covers for the Grateful Dead.
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.
The Grateful Dead Family Album was created in 1989.