The tie-dyed, granny-glassed, acid-washed scene surrounding the Haight and the Fillmore West was loaded - make that overloaded - with a lineup that reads like the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame indu …

Even a band as expansive as the Grateful Dead couldn't contain all the music its members needed to make, so side projects sprang up like magic mushrooms in a rainforest. As an early-'70s re-signing bon …

If you ever were fortunate enough to catch the Dead live, you may think you know some of these songs, but trust us: the original versions will blow your mind. Cannon's Jug Stompers oom-pah

Wally Heider's studio in San Francisco was something of a ground zero for Bay Area musical genius; not only was American Beauty cut there, but various Dead members also sat in on some of rock's  …

The sweet sound of soul music is made all the more enticing and potent when delivered by the great women of the genre. They've contributed grand works from the '50s and '60s glory days through its cele …

Music makes the miles pass . . . if it's the right music. Certain sounds are sustainable for a long stretch of highway and a destination far over the horizion. This is the soundtrack for a day when you …