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"Drawing on new interviews with surviving members and people in their inner circle--along with the group's extensive archives and his own research from years of covering the group--David Browne, longtime music journalist and contributing editor at Rolling Stone, does more than merely delve into the...

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Main Author: Browne, David, 1960-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, Ã2015.
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Summary:"Drawing on new interviews with surviving members and people in their inner circle--along with the group's extensive archives and his own research from years of covering the group--David Browne, longtime music journalist and contributing editor at Rolling Stone, does more than merely delve into the Dead's saga. By way of an altogether unique structure--each chapter centered around a significant or pivotal day in their story--he lends this ... musical and cultural story a you-are-there feel"--Dust jacket flap.
Physical Description:xiii, 482 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-455) and index.
ISBN:9780306821707
0306821702
Author Notes:David Browne is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and Men's Journal , and he is the author of Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY, and the Lost Story of 1970 . He has also written biographies of Sonic Youth and Jeff and Tim Buckley as well as the ebook Spirit of '76: From Politics to Technology, the Year America Went Rock & Roll . He first wrote about the Grateful Dead for Rolling Stone in 1987 and has contributed numerous articles about the band to the magazine since. His work has also appeared in the New York Times , Entertainment Weekly , Spin , The New Republic , and other outlets. He lives in Manhattan.