Who played in or produced both Dead & Company and Grateful Dead?

The direct musical bridge between Dead & Company and Grateful Dead includes Bob Weir (Rhythm Guitar, Vocals), Bill Kreutzmann (Drums, Percussion), Mickey Hart (Drums, Percussion).

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Dead & Company ↔ Grateful Dead

Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann & Mickey Hart Carry the Songbook Forward

Dead & Company and Grateful Dead are directly connected through 3 shared lineage bridges including Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart.

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Twenty years after Jerry Garcia’s passing, surviving Grateful Dead core members Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann, and Mickey Hart united with guitarist John Mayer and Oteil Burbridge in 2015 to form Dead & Company.

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Dead & Company

📍 San Francisco, California, United States • 📅 2015 – Present

Celebrated stadium-filling continuation of the Grateful Dead legacy uniting core members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann with guitar virtuoso John Mayer, bassist Oteil Burbridge, and keyboardist Jeff Chimenti.

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Connecting Bridge #1 (musician)

Bob Weir

Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

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Connecting Bridge #2 (musician)

Bill Kreutzmann

Drums, Percussion

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Connecting Bridge #3 (musician)

Mickey Hart

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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Dead & Company

📍 San Francisco, California, United States

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Jam Band Psychedelic Rock Roots Rock

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Bob Weir ⚡ Shared Connector

Rhythm Guitar, Vocals

2015–present

Also in: Grateful Dead, Bob Weir and RatDog, Furthur

Mickey Hart ⚡ Shared Connector

Drums, Percussion

2015–present

Also in: Grateful Dead

John Mayer

Lead Guitar, Vocals

2015–present

Also in: John Mayer Trio

Oteil Burbridge

Bass, Vocals

2015–present

Also in: The Allman Brothers Band, Vida Blue, Aquarium Rescue Unit

Jeff Chimenti

Keyboards, Backing Vocals

2015–present

Also in: Bob Weir and RatDog, Furthur

Jay Lane

Drums, Percussion

2023–present

Also in: Primus, Bob Weir and RatDog

Bill Kreutzmann ⚡ Shared Connector

Drums

2015–2023

Also in: Grateful Dead, Billy & the Kids

💿 Record Labels:

Rhino Entertainment

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BAND LINER NOTES 📅 1965 – 1995

Grateful Dead

📍 San Francisco, California, United States

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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 ⚡ Shared Connector

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 ⚡ Shared Connector

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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