Grateful Dead recording news, tour updates, and rumors. Jerry and Merle Saunders release "Blues From the Rainforest". Merle, Bob Weir, Rob Wasserman and Clarence Clemons perform at Earth Day. "We Can Run" video released by the Audubon Society. Jerry, Pete Sears and Jackson Browne perform at a benefit in San Francisco for Activist Brian Willson. Correspondent: J.C. … [Read more...] about The Dead News June 1990
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Dead Head TV Episode 17 June 1990 Credits
Over 40 skilled deadheads contributed to this episode of Dead Head TV, a monthly national half-hour magazine-format program. We've added credits to each segment released on DreamsWeDreamed.com, but for those who want the full-on credit roll, to get a better feel of the show, and all that went into making each episode, here it is. Host: Andy Goodman and Lori … [Read more...] about Dead Head TV Episode 17 June 1990 Credits
Deadhead 101 Part 2 of 2: Summer School On Wheels
In Part 1 of our interview with Rebecca Adams, a sociology professor at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, she discussed her summer course on Deadhead Subculture, and why she decided to teach it. This time we'll find out how her students used what they learned in class to study deadheads in the field, and what they discovered while they were on the 1989 Grateful Dead … [Read more...] about Deadhead 101 Part 2 of 2: Summer School On Wheels
Rock and Roll for 300 – Jeopardy Deadhead
What is the Grateful Dead? Good Question. Jeopardy contestant Marge knows her Rock and Roll History! Originally aired on episode 017 June 1990. Sign up here for updates. … [Read more...] about Rock and Roll for 300 – Jeopardy Deadhead
Dead Head TV Host Open Episode 17 June 1990
Hosts Andy Goodman and Lori Levine open the show and give viewers a quick preview of features and interviews in this month's episode. DTV was a half-hour national news-magazine format program which reported monthly on the ongoing Grateful Dead scene. It was a volunteer project, produced by deadheads for deadheads. The show usually featured three to five segments in each … [Read more...] about Dead Head TV Host Open Episode 17 June 1990
Deadhead 101: Giving Deadheads Credit, part 1 of 2
Many deadheads spend their summers going on tour with the Grateful Dead, there's nothing strange about that. But earning college credit to go on tour and study deadheads on tour, now that's unusual. In part one of the DTV interview, University of North Carolina Professor Rebecca Adams outlines the sociological techniques students learned in her "Deadhead Subculture" sociology … [Read more...] about Deadhead 101: Giving Deadheads Credit, part 1 of 2
Dead Head TV Host Open Episode 016 November 1989
Hosts Andy Goodman and Lori Levine open the show and give viewers a quick preview of features and interviews in this month's episode. DTV was a half-hour national news-magazine format program which reported monthly on the ongoing Grateful Dead scene. It was a volunteer project, produced by deadheads for deadheads. The show usually featured three to five segments in each … [Read more...] about Dead Head TV Host Open Episode 016 November 1989
Dead Head TV Episode 16 November 1989 Credits
More than 40 skilled deadheads contributed to this episode of Dead Head TV, a national half-hour magazine-format program produced by deadheads for deadheads. We've added credits to each segment released on DreamsWeDreamed.com, but for those who want the full-on credit roll, to get a better feel of the show, and all that went into making each episode, here it is. Host: Andy … [Read more...] about Dead Head TV Episode 16 November 1989 Credits
Summer Tour 1989 – Foxburo, MA to East Troy, WI Report
The Grateful Dead's 1987 hit album "Touch of Grey" turned out to be a commercial success and a touring bonanza. "Touch of Grey" converted thousands into fans, but the residual effects of this newfound popularity continued to be a thorn in the side of the deadhead scene, as was evident on the 1989 Summer Tour Schedule. The 1989 Summer Tour may be remembered as the last with … [Read more...] about Summer Tour 1989 – Foxburo, MA to East Troy, WI Report
The Dead News August 1989
On their 1989 Fall East Coast Tour, the Grateful Dead sneak in to the Hampton, VA Coliseum under the name "Formerly the Warlocks" and resurrect Dark Star, Attics of my Life, and Help on the Way. During the tour, Jerry and Bobby hit the publicity trail to promote their new album, "Built to Last", making appearances on four national TV shows. Correspondent: J.C. Juanis.Music: … [Read more...] about The Dead News August 1989
Dead Head TV Episode 015 August 1989 Credits
A crew of 38 talented volunteer deadheads contributed to this episode of Dead Head TV, a national half-hour magazine-format monthly program. We've added credits to each segment released on DreamsWeDreamed.com, but for those who want the full-on credit roll, to get a better feel of the show, and all that went into making each episode, here it is. Originally aired on Dead Head … [Read more...] about Dead Head TV Episode 015 August 1989 Credits
The Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA August 17-19, 1989 Report
Two weeks after Cal Expo, deadheads flocked to Berkeley for the annual Greek Theater shows, which were benefits for the Dead's charity project, the Rex Foundation. Many deadheads were shut out of the Greeks and hundreds were outside looking for those few miracle tickets. Speakers were set up nearby for the overflow crowd to hear the local radio broadcast of the … [Read more...] about The Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA August 17-19, 1989 Report
Dead Head TV Host Open Episode 015 August 1989
Hosts Andy Goodman and Lori Levine open the show and give viewers a quick preview of features and interviews in this month's episode. DTV was a half-hour national news-magazine format program which reported on the ongoing Grateful Dead scene. It was a volunteer project, produced by deadheads for deadheads. The show usually featured three to five segments in each … [Read more...] about Dead Head TV Host Open Episode 015 August 1989
“In Concert Against AIDS” at Oakland Stadium, CA May 27, 1989
During the the last ten days of May 1989, the San Francisco Bay Area joined together for an unprecedented series of musical and entertainment events. "In Concert Against AIDS" provided a forum to raise awareness, provide AIDS education, and raise money for the care and support of AIDS patients. The Oakland Stadium concert featured the Dead, Los Lobos, Tracy Chapman, and Joe … [Read more...] about “In Concert Against AIDS” at Oakland Stadium, CA May 27, 1989
Spring Tour 1989 Report Part 2 – Rosemont to Minneapolis
In late March 1989, the Grateful Dead and thousands of deadheads kicked off a three-and-a-half week tour featuring sixteen concerts in nine cities. Part two of the DTV Spring Tour Report covers highlights and lowlights in Rosemont, Illinois; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Minneapolis, Minnesota, Correspondent: Jarid Johnson.Music: Jerry's Kids.Photos: 1989 Robbi Cohn/dead … [Read more...] about Spring Tour 1989 Report Part 2 – Rosemont to Minneapolis