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Billy & the Kids ↔ Grateful Dead

Billy & the Kids and Grateful Dead are directly connected through shared musician Bill Kreutzmann.

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Billy & the Kids

📍 San Francisco, California, United States • 📅 2014 – Present

Dynamic Grateful Dead offshoot led by drummer Bill Kreutzmann alongside guitarist Tom Hamilton (JRAD), keyboardist Aron Magner (The Disco Biscuits), and bassist Reed Mathis.

Jam Band Psychedelic Rock
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Bill Kreutzmann

Drums, Percussion

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Grateful Dead

📍 San Francisco, California, United States • 📅 1965 – 1995

Pioneering architects of the counterculture jam universe, blending psychedelia, bluegrass, folk, jazz, and extended improvisation across three decades of live tape trading and cultural devotion.

Psychedelic Rock Jam Band Roots Rock
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Billy & the Kids

📍 San Francisco, California, United States

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Dynamic Grateful Dead offshoot led by drummer Bill Kreutzmann alongside guitarist Tom Hamilton (JRAD), keyboardist Aron Magner (The Disco Biscuits), and bassist Reed Mathis.

Musical Genres

Jam Band Psychedelic Rock
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👥 Band Personnel (4)

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Bill Kreutzmann ⚡ Shared Connector

Drums

2014–present
Also in: Grateful Dead, Dead & Company
Tom Hamilton

Guitar, Vocals

2014–present
Also in: Aerosmith, Aerosmith, Joe Russo's Almost Dead, Ghost Light
Aron Magner

Keyboards, Vocals

2014–present
Also in: The Disco Biscuits
Reed Mathis

Bass, Vocals

2014–present
BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1965 – 1995

Grateful Dead

📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Archival Biography

Pioneering architects of the counterculture jam universe, blending psychedelia, bluegrass, folk, jazz, and extended improvisation across three decades of live tape trading and cultural devotion.

Musical Genres

Psychedelic Rock Jam Band Roots Rock Country Rock Acid Rock
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👥 Band Personnel (11)

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Jerry Garcia

Lead Guitar, Vocals

1965–1995
Also in: Jerry Garcia Band
Bob Weir

Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

1965–1995
Also in: Dead & Company, Bob Weir and RatDog, Furthur
Phil Lesh

Bass, Vocals

1965–1995
Also in: Phil Lesh and Friends, Furthur
Bill Kreutzmann ⚡ Shared Connector

Drums, Percussion

1965–1995
Also in: Dead & Company, Billy & the Kids
Mickey Hart

Drums, Percussion

1967–1995
Also in: Dead & Company
Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals

1965–1972
Keith Godchaux

Keyboards, Piano

1971–1979
Donna Jean Godchaux

Vocals

1972–1979
Brent Mydland

Keyboards, Vocals

1979–1990
Vince Welnick

Keyboards, Vocals

1990–1995
Also in: The Tubes
Bruce Hornsby

Piano, Accordion, Vocals

1990–1992
💿 Record Labels:
Warner Records Arista Records Grateful Dead Records
🎛️ Producers & Engineers:
Bob Johnston Betty Cantor-Jackson

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