The Grateful Dead and the Deadheads: An Annotated Bibliography (Music Reference Collection) [Hardcover]

David G. Dodd (Author), Robert G. Weiner (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0313301417 | ISBN-13: 978-0313301414 | Publication Date: May 30, 1997 | Edition: annotated edition

Libraries, musicologists, and Deadheads alike will want a copy of this comprehensive annotated bibliography that contains most of what has been written over the past 30 years about this legendary American musical institution and its fans, the Deadheads. The approximately 4,000 annotations serve as a chronolgical history, an aid to researchers, and a guide for fans and collectors. The Grateful Dead appeared on the San Francisco music scene in 1965, and over the course of their career inspired a wide array of writing. This work includes the entire spectrum. The work includes every book published about the band, every article that appeared in a major magazine or journal, chapters and entries in books, and articles from The San Francisco Chronicle and The San Francisco Examiner newspapers. Several magazines in their entirety were devoted (and remain devoted) to following the band, and this bibliography chronicles the material that appeared in those fan magazines. In addition to author, subject, and title indexes, an index to artists and photographers is included, since the Grateful Dead inspired a large body of artistic and photographic work.

Editorial Reviews

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“Academic and larger public libraries with popular music collections will want to acquire this well-designed reference work.”–Choice

“Dodd and Weiner have combined the best tenets of bibliography, librarianship, and group rock fandom in their creation of this work....[A] well-executed bibliography, [and] one that should act as a model for others.”–Reference & User Services Quarterly

“A godsend for Grateful Dead enthusiasts, authors Dodd and Weiner have compiled a concise index that is more than just a handy guide to the most significant articles written about the band and the cultural milieu that surrounded it....Kudos to [the authors] for their painstakingly extensive research.”–Relix

“The abundance of written and recorded Grateful Dead material makes the band a terrific topic for an annotated bibliography....[T]his volume takes an important step in the bibliographic control of this sometimes ephemeral material....In all, this is an excellent work.”–ARBA

“If you want to learn the printed history of the Grateful Dead, read David Dodd and Robert Weiner's bibliography. It's a long strange trip, and they're the librarians for it.”–Dennis McNally Grateful Dead publicist and official historian

“For 30 years, the Grateful Dead made a glorious call into the world. David Dodd and Robert Weiner's annotated bibliography is the world's answer, chronicled with impeccable scholarship and a love for their subject that shines through in every line. Catalogued here, for future researchers and Deadheads-to-come, are the interviews and scribes, the pop-crit ruminations and the academic nets cast, the nearly forgotten tales of would-be anthropologists gone native--a magician's library of hilarious and significant lore rescued from the abyss: all the luminous ephemera and era-defining milestones accumulated as the Dead streaked through the American sky on the trail of the Wild Good.”– Steve Silberman coauthor of Skeleton Key: A Dictionary for Deadheads

“What an amazing work--a labor of love and a definitive record. I had a feeling someone was out there, someone noticed...Thanks for collecting all the scattered bones, for making history come alive. And thanks for the memories.”–Mickey Hart Grateful Dead drummer

About the Author

DAVID G. DODD is Branch Manager of the Civic Center Library of the Marin County Free Library in San Rafael, California.

ROBERT G. WEINER is a Reference Librarian at the Mahon Library, Lubbock, Texas.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 448 pages
• Publisher: Greenwood Press; annotated edition edition (May 30, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0313301417
• ISBN-13: 978-0313301414
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,504,497 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great history of the Grateful Dead in print, October 29, 1997

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This review is from: The Grateful Dead and the Deadheads: An Annotated Bibliography (Music Reference Collection) (Hardcover)

I highly recommend this this book for anyone who is into the Grateful Dead. It attempts to catalog/catagorize in 400 pages everything that has ever been written about the Dead. In doing so it also becomes a record of the history of the band through the years. It covers nearly 3000 entries all annotated with helpful information. It is a great tool for anyone that has and extensive collection of Dead related books/magazines/articles. It was very helpful in allowing me to catalog my collection. Although it is a bit expensive it was well worth it!