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Robert Hunter was a non-performing member of the Grateful Dead , a master lyricist who wrote the words to virtually every Jerry Garcia song.

Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart once said, "There was a community in need of music, and music in need of a community."

In an unexpected pairing, the Grateful Dead chose Sting to open 11 stadium shows on their summer tour in 1993.

Earlier today basketball great LeBron James penned penned a poignant letter explaining the reasons why he will return home to play for the Cleveland Cavaliers starting next season.

In this Nov. 1, 1992 file photo, Grateful Dead lead singer Jerry Garcia performs at the Oakland, Calif., Coliseum.

Maybe it's because I have frequently been accused of looking like Jerry Garcia. Maybe it's because I went to Evergreen and people often assume I have a stoner's proclivities.

Hard to believe that the Grateful Dead offshoot, RatDog, has been at it for almost 20 years.

THIS DAY IN 1968: Guitarist Eric Clapton announced the breakup of Cream. The band played a farewell concert later in the year.

Inspired by Jerry Garcia, the late guitarist and front man for the iconic hippie jam band the Grateful Dead, a Folly Beach city councilman has succeeded in having the first week of August dedicated to the ideals of the 1960s.

Tenor saxophonist Murray, founding member of legendary World Saxophone Quartet, has collaborated with musicians including Max Roach, Macy Gray, Cassandra Wilson, and Jerry Garcia.

Jerry Garcia begins with a devastated cry, singing with a whispering hurt. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" has never sounded more confidential, never more personal.

The Grateful Dead is long gone, but Bob Weir & RatDog live on. Weir and Rob Wasserman, the Dead's rhythm guitarist and bassist , started RatDog as a side project.

Dark Star Orchestra was formed in 1997 in Chicago by John Kadlecik and keyboardist Scott Larned .

Charles Gibson, of El Sobrante, far left, Rich Ciabattari, of Pinole, Gary Hanson, of Novato, and Jerry Garcia, far right, of Novato, hold a life ring from the sportfishing boat the "Erik" outside a restaurant in Pinole, Calif., on Friday, June 27, 2014.

The latest installment of the GarciaLive series of Jerry Garcia live archival releases features the Jerry Garcia Band's March 22, 1978 performance at Veteran's Hall in Sebastopol, CA.

Stuart Milk, Co-Founder and Board President of the Harvey Milk Foundation, revealed the figure, which is ready to meet guests in the attraction's Spirit of San Francisco area, alongside figures of Janis Joplin and Jerry Garcia.

"Casey Jones," a Grateful Dead song written by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, was played over 300 times between 1969 and 1993, but disappeared from setlists between 1984 and 1992.

Jerry Garcia celebrated his 31st birthday on August 1, 1973 by performing with the Grateful Dead at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, NJ as part of a stacked double-bill featuring The Band.