Goin' Down The Road: A Grateful Dead Traveling Companion - Softcover

Jackson, Blair

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0517583372 ISBN 13: 9780517583371

Publisher: Three Rivers Press, 1992

Synopsis

The ultimate Dead traveling companion from the editors of the ultimate Dead fan. magazine, The Golden Road.

No Grateful Dead fan will be able to resist Goin' Down the Road. Here is the history of the band, as revealed in interviews with Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Robert Hunter, among others; memories of the band's early days; a tribute to beat hero Neal Cassady, a defining influence on the band; background on the traditional and blues songs the Dead cover in their shows; and descriptions of their most memorable concerts -- an invaluable catalog of concert tapes.

While countless other bands have enjoyed moments of glory only to fall into pop cultural obscurity, the Grateful Dead have kept on trucking for more than twenty-five years. Renowned for the intensity of their interest, Grateful Dead fans will find what they're looking for in this book: a fresh perspective, with much new material, on the object of their devoted attention.

About this title

About the Author:

A longtime chronicler of the Dead scene, Blair Jackson is the editor/publisher of The Golden Road. He lives in Oakland, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Three Rivers Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0517583372
• ISBN 13: 9780517583371
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 322