Jerry's playing ranges from sweet and enchanting to ferocious and driving, and the rest of the band is absolutely firing. Check out the first set heroics and stay for the sizzling Estimated> Franklin's> Drums> Other One> Stella> Sugar Mags. www.gratefuldeadoftheday.com/03-06-1981
The boys played a lot of smoking shows at Winterland. And the '72 show from this day is as righteous as any. Check out the night, including the first Black-Throated Wind, heady Good Lovin' with Pig rapping and Mind Left Body jam, and shot of NFA> GDTRFB> NFA: gratefuldeadoftheday.com/03-05-1972
The one and only show from this day in history includes a sweet Bird Song, Ramble on Rose, and Looks Like Rain. It also happens to be the last run with Dan Healy, the Dead's long-time soundman. Give this little gem from 1994 a listen at Grateful Dead of the Day: gratefuldeadoftheday.com/03-04-1994
The Dead took to the streets for an iconic free concert in the Haight. The music, which is often overlooked in the telling of this iconic event, was so good with a steamy Viola Lee, Smokestack Lightning, and Lovelight. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/03-03-1968 © Jim Marshall Photography LLC
A stunning Stranger closes out the first half after a sweet Ramble On Rose and lengthy, luscious Bird Song. The second starts with a nice China> Rider before a rocking Truckin out of Space into an utterly outstanding, pure and driven Morning Dew. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/03-02-1987
The Dead began their first set by blasting into a Cryptical, sparking what is arguably the best Other One suite ever. The rest of the show is replete with highlights too, including a monumental Dark Star> Stephen> Lovelight and tasty Hey Jude encore. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/03-01-1969
Raging Lovelights bracket this show, and the boys harness the psychedelic China Cat into a peppier pop canter, create a perfect 40 second Caution jam. We also get an acoustic Monkey and the Engineer, the last Mason's Children, and a steely Other One. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-28-1970
Remember the joy at first listening to the Dark Star> Stephen on Live/Dead? Well this is the show from which that little masterpiece emerged. But there is also a mind-blowing Other One Suite, perfect Eleven, and standout Schoolgirl and Lovelight. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-27-1969
The show not only opens the fabulous ’77 campaign and contains the first live versions of two of the truly great Dead tunes – Terrapin Station and Estimated Prophet – but it throws smoke and spits flames with a Help> Slip> Franklin's, Eyes> Dancin', and much more. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-26-1977
Any time you get a show from 1966, you have something special on your hands. And true to form, each song here is a spectacular gem, from the high lonesome Rider to the sweet - with a hide your daughter edge - Hey Little One to the psychedelic King Bee> Caution. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-25-1966
From the US Blues opener to the Baby Blue encore, the show is pure ecstasy. The magnificent Weather Report Suite and absolutely face-melting Dark Star> Morning Dew somehow manage to surmount the rest, but just listen to all the ethereal goodness at the site: gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-24-1974
Jerry plays Wolf for the last time, scorching Johnny B. Goode; the drummers usher in a Mardi Gras parade - Bill Clinton smoking a joint - before birthing an Iko in a magical transition; and Ornette Coleman sits in, helping take an Other One into a layered Stella. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-23-1993
A sweet noodling end to Mountains of the Moon suddenly arrives at Dark Star, a roaring Doin' That Rag with awesome guitar riffs, an absolute masterpiece of a Stephen> Eleven, and shining Lovelight with Pigs funky, bluesy rap are just some of the highlights here. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-22-1969
The boys bust out of the gate with a spectacular jammed out Help> Slip> Franklin's, and Vince dominates Little Red Rooster and a funky Memphis Blues later in the set. But a monster Terrapin and the last Eyes out of Space ever goes down in the second half. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-21-1991
The Franklin's and Samson are both particularly tasty, and the Playin', sparkling into Drums, is downright otherworldly. But the best tune may be Let It Grow; Jerry’s jamming reaches the stratospher and Weir’s vocals do justice to Barlow’s powerful words. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-20-1982
Despite Mickey's absence, the magic continued as the boys debuted Deal and Bird Song and brought together The Other One and Wharf Rat for the first time. Pigpen was, of course, on fire making fine work of Smokestack Lightnin’, Easy Wind, and Good Lovin’. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-19-1971
The Dead kicked off a legendary six-show run at the Cap by debuting five tunes, including Playin', GSET, Bertha, and Loser. But the absolute standout of the night was the very first Wharf Rat inside the tastiest Dark Star sandwich imaginable. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-18-1971
Bobby storms into Greatest Story Ever Told with Jerry blazing a funky, interstellar sound. A hot Might as Well opens the 2nd half, with Terrapin, advances from merely mind blowing to truly unreal for a beautiful musical sendoff for the Godchauxs. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-17-1979
A sweet Shakedown opener and tasty Althea highlight the 1st. But the China> Rider> Playin'> Terrapin are the meat of the show with Brent and Jerry just tearing it up in the Warfield's resplendent surroundings with the Deadhead community there in force. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-16-1982
The TLEO is beautiful, but the Dark Star> Eyes> China Doll will blow your mind. Phil absolutely lets loose with a full on carpet bombing in the middle of the Dark Star, and Jerry destroys the China Doll with haunting vocals and beastly licks. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-15-1973
This show is the joyous, bacchanalian embodiment of raw, unreserved psychedelic energy, the mainline of straight up primal Dead. Enjoy this 1968 classic now... gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-14-1968
The show is widely considered one of the greatest of all time. To understand why, just take in that monumental Dark Star - complete with a tasty Feeling Groovy Jam - into a sumptuous Other One Suite, all finished off with a Pig-powered, no holds barred Lovelight. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-13-1970
Sharing the bill with Janis, the Dead played a magnificent show, dripping with psychedelia. The Eleven is fire, but the rest is phenomenal too, especially the Caution, with spectacular bluesy vamping from Pig on top of eerie organ, guitar, and tight drums. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-12-1969
The Dark Star takes off and the guys from the Allmans, Fleetwood Mac, and Love join the Dead on stage. With everyone flat-out wailing, the boys drive the music into a scintillating Spanish Jam that cascades into a – superlatives won’t do it justice – Lovelight. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-11-1970
By this point in 1979, the Godchauxs were nearing the end of their tenure, but that did not stop the boys. In fact, the music gets scintillating with a racy Scarlet> Fire out of the break, a meteoric Estimated> Eyes, and a classic Other One> Wharf Rat> Sugar Mags. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-10-1979
The Dead started 1973 off right with the debut of the proto Wall of Sound and seven new tunes, including TLEO, Here Comes Sunshine, Row Jimmy, China Doll, and Eyes of the World. Listen to it all and read about the epic night, including the undulating venue floor: gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-09-1973
1986 was not kind to the Dead. But the boys still delivered some mesmerizing moments during that year, including the Franklin's> Playin’> China Doll> Playin’ Jam on this day at the Kaiser. Listen to the entire show and read more at Grateful Dead of the Day: gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-08-1986
The Velvet Underground opened for the Dead, and the boys followed Lou Reed by bringing a meteoric Dark Star out of the gate before a luscious Stephen> Eleven. Later, a "Primal Alligator Jam" and utterly dark lamentation that is Death Don't Have No Mercy reigns. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-07-1969
On this day back in 1969, the Dead opened for Iron Butterfly and nearly scared the headliners from the stage with a Dark Star> Stephen> Eleven for the ages, 23 minutes of a Pig-led and Dead-fed Lovelight, and a seething Other One suite. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-06-1969
On the coldest day of the year, the boys brought the heat. Jerry lights off on a sweltering jam in the midst of Samson, the band fires up a best-ever Scarlet> Fire, and a smoking Truckin'> Drums> Other One> Wharf Rat takes it to a steamy Around and Around. gratefuldeadoftheday.com/02-05-1978
