The Grateful Dead

Little known facts

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Dead Facts

• The Dead produced 164 songs over a 30 year career



• The average true "Deadhead" spent over $2,000 on Dead concerts and travelled over 3,000 over the past 3 decades
     It is recorded that one person actually spent $13,000
     attending Dead concerts.



• The Dead, over the length of their career, have performed to more people than any other band in history



• Their song, "Touch of Gray" was an expression of Jerry Garcia's determination to survive. The music was recorded shortly after Garcia recovered from a diabetic coma and the accompanying video features skeletons that transform into the members of the band.



• The Grateful Dead are named after an old British ballad which sings about spirits that are called Grateful Dead when they finally are freed from whatever binds them to remain on Earth

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