Grateful Dead Biography
| 1965 | 6/18 | Phil joins the Warlocks on bass, finalizing the future Grateful Dead lineup |
| 1965 | 12/01 | Acid Tests organizer Ken Kesey enlists Warlocks as house band |
| 1965 | 12/0? | Grateful Dead founded in San Francisco |
| 1965 | 12/04 | San Jose Acid Test first Grateful Dead show |
| 1966 | 2/11 | Owsley meets Grateful Dead formally at The Fillmore and soon becomes soundman |
| 1966 | 2/?? | Hunter writes his first lyrics for Grateful Dead |
| 1966 | 6/?? | Soundman Dan Healy meets Grateful Dead at The Fillmore |
| 1966 | 9/?? | 710 Ashbury Street becomes the band's residence |
| 1966 | 10/?? | Owsley leaves soundman position with Grateful Dead |
| 1967 | 9/29 | Mickey joins the band on drums & percussion |
| 1967 | 10/02 | Busted in marijuana raid at 710 Ashbury Street |
| 1967 | Dan Healy becomes soundman for Grateful Dead | |
| 1968 | 3/?? | Who's Who In America lists Grateful Dead |
| 1968 | 3/?? | Grateful Dead move out of 710 Ashbury in San Francisco |
| 1968 | 6/0~ | Dan Healy leaves to do sound for Quicksilver |
| 1968 | 7/?? | Owsley takes over sound again for Grateful Dead |
| 1968 | 11/23 | Tom Constanten joins the band on piano |
| 1969 | Bill Graham books Grateful Dead throughout the country | |
| 1970 | Grateful Dead manager Lenny Hart takes off with $70,000 in proceeds | |
| 1970 | 1/?? | Busted down on Bourbon Street, New Orleans |
| 1970 | 1/30 | Tom leaves the band |
| 1970 | 2/?? | Owsley leaves soundman position after bust |
| 1971 | 2/18 | Mickey takes a break from Grateful Dead |
| 1971 | 8/26 | Pigpen takes a break from touring for health reasons |
| 1971 | 10/19 | Keith joins the band on keyboards |
| 1971 | 12/01 | Pigpen returns to touring |
| 1971 | 12/31 | Donna sits in with Grateful Dead |
| 1972 | 3/25 | Donna joins the band on vocals |
| 1972 | 5/26 | Pigpen sings for the last time, in London |
| 1972 | 6/17 | Pigpen leaves the band due to declining health |
| 1973 | 3/08 | Pigpen dies in Corte Madera, CA at age 27 |
| 1973 | 9/11 | Bruce attends Grateful Dead shows at William and Mary College |
| 1974 | Phil stops singing due to vocal chord damage from singing above his natural range | |
| 1974 | 3/23 | Wall of Sound full system debuts |
| 1974 | 10/20 | Mickey returns to play farewell with Grateful Dead |
| 1974 | 10/20 | Tour hiatus begins following Winterland farewell |
| 1976 | 6/03 | Grateful Dead touring resumes |
| 1976 | Drumz debut | |
| 1978 | 11/2? | Jerry loses his voice and cancels a tour |
| 1979 | 2/17 | Keith and Donna's last show with Grateful Dead |
| 1979 | 4/22 | Brent joins the band on keyboards |
| 1979 | The Beast percussion set becomes a concert standard | |
| 1980 | 7/23 | Keith dies in a car accident in Marin County, CA at age 32 |
| 1982 | ~ | Phil resumes singing, now in his natural range |
| 1984 | The Deadhead Hour radio program debuts on KFOG San Francisco | |
| 1984 | 10/27 | Taping Section established |
| 1985 | Jerry is confronted by the rest of the band regarding his drug abuse | |
| 1985 | Dick Latvala becomes the official archivist | |
| 1986 | 7/10 | Jerry lapses into a near-fatal diabetic coma for 5 days |
| 1986 | 12/15 | Grateful Dead return to performing 5 months after Jerry emerges from coma |
| 1987 | Billboard Top Ten first Grateful Dead listing - Touch of Grey | |
| 1987 | 7/10 | Bob Dylan tours with Grateful Dead |
| 1987 | 9/15 | In the Dark goes platinum |
| 1988 | 6/25 | Bruce opens for and jams with Grateful Dead in Ohio |
| 1989 | Forbes lists Grateful Dead amongst top-grossing US entertainers | |
| 1989 | Grateful Dead third in concert grosses behind the Rolling Stones and The Who | |
| 1989 | 10/08 | Formerly the Warlocks play 2 nights at Hampton Coliseum, VA |
| 1990 | 7/26 | Brent dies of a drug overdose in Lafayette, CA at age 37 |
| 1990 | 9/07 | Vince joins the band on keyboards |
| 1990 | 9/15 | Bruce joins the band as a regular guest on keyboards |
| 1990 | 12/0? | 25th anniversary of founding of the Grateful Dead |
| 1991 | Grateful Dead Comix published | |
| 1991 | Grateful Dead become the top-grossing band in the US, with 79 concerts | |
| 1992 | Grateful Dead donate tie-dyed uniforms to Lithuania's bronze-medal-winning Olympic basketball team | |
| 1992 | 3/?? | Bruce leaves the band |
| 1992 | 8/?? | Jerry collapses from exhaustion and cancels a tour |
| 1993 | Grateful Dead are the highest grossing concert attraction in the US | |
| 1994 | Soundman Dan Healy leaves the band | |
| 1994 | 1/19 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Grateful Dead |
| 1995 | Grateful Dead among top-grossing artists in North American venues | |
| 1995 | Grateful Dead among top-grossing artists in North American tours 1985-1995 | |
| 1995 | 4/~ | dead.net goes online |
| 1995 | 7/09 | Soldier Field last Grateful Dead show ever |
| 1995 | 8/09 | Jerry dies in Forest Knolls, CA at age 53 |
| 1995 | 8/13 | Jerry is celebrated by family and 25,000 friends in Golden Gate Park |
| 1995 | 12/08 | Grateful Dead put to rest by the remaining personnel |
| 1996 | 7/04 | Dead Red Unwine marketed |
| 1998 | ~ | Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead stamps issued |
| 1998 | 8/?? | Cumberland Blues stage musical premieres |
| 2001 | 6/28 | Jammys Hall of Fame inducts Grateful Dead |
| 2002 | 10/02 | Jammys Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Grateful Dead |
