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Grateful Dead
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
Grateful Dead
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Friend of the Devil — played 2026-07-02
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Grateful Dead — Friend of the Devil
Played: 2026-07-02 (Segment 5 — Moment in History) (moment in history)
From American Beauty (1970). Quietly links two of the night's three history tracks via a shared thread with Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic.
Moment in History: The Dead played Fillmore West on 2 July 1971; on 2 July 1980 Bob Weir and Mickey Hart were arrested at the San Diego Sports Arena on suspicion of starting a riot after trying to interfere in a drugs bust. They also played Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic, linking this track to the Willie Nelson track later in the segment.
Grateful Dead
Origin: Palo Alto, California, USA · formed 1965 · disbanded 1995 following Jerry Garcia's death
Members: Jerry Garcia (guitar, vocals), Bob Weir (guitar, vocals), Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (keyboards), Phil Lesh (bass), Bill Kreutzmann (drums), Mickey Hart (drums, joined 1967)
Genre: Psychedelic rock / jam band / Americana
Discography:
Workingman's Dead (1970) — Warner Bros.
American Beauty (1970) — Warner Bros. — includes "Friend of the Devil"
Extensive live-album catalog — over 200 official releases, largely drawn from decades of taped concerts
Facts:
Widely credited as pioneers of the jam-band scene, built around extended live improvisation rather than studio records.
Openly encouraged fans to record and trade live tapes, seeding one of the first major music-taping/bootleg cultures.