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Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead
 
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Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead [Paperback]

David Gans (Author), Peter Simon (Author)
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May 1985
Celebrating the life and career of the late Jerry Garcia, an updated edition of the best-selling history of the Grateful Dead discusses the evolution of the band and its music and profiles the members of the group. Reprint.
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  • Paperback: 191 pages
  • Publisher: St Martins Pr; lst ed edition (May 1985)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0312616309
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312616304
  • Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,162,044 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Intricate and multi-faceted jewel of a book, February 6, 2005
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David Dodd (Petaluma, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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With its subtitle, "An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead," the subtle magic of this book is hinted at. Weaving together a gold mine of interview material, the book tells story of the Dead's career using the words of the musicians themselves. Gans' and Simons's touch is light but their editing must have been a gargantuan task, with the result being a seamless, highly readable and enlightening look at the inner workings of the band over the first twenty years of its life. Highly recommended!
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Gift, September 16, 2011
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I bought this book as a gift for someone else so didn't read it but I was told it arrived very quickly and the person receiving it was very happy with the book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Dead, February 7, 2005
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Robin Russell (Pembroke, Bermuda) - See all my reviews
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As the legends and myths associated with Grateful Dead continue to multiply, this book provides a perspective built from the original sources. Essential addition to the extensive GD literature.
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