The Grateful Dead emerged in the San Francisco Bay Area’s vibrant early 1960s music scene, marking their inception in 1965 at the height of the psychedelic movement. The band was formed from the remnants of a local jug band called Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions. Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, Phil Lesh, and Bill Kreutzmann laid the foundation for what would become one of the most enduring and influential bands in rock and roll history. Known for their eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, the Grateful The post Complete List Of Grateful Dead Band Members appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.