Music that inspired The Grateful Dead and artists they influenced to be featured on
SIRIUS Satellite Radio's exclusive Grateful Dead Channel
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WHAT: SIRIUS' Grateful Dead channel to launch a new feature celebrating music that inspired The Grateful Dead as well as the songs that were influenced by the iconic band. Each day this special feature, Roots & Branches of the Grateful Dead, will feature the artists who inspired the band and artists they influenced with exclusive commentary by The Grateful Dead channel's resident experts David Gans and Gary Lambert.
To launch the new feature, The Grateful Dead channel will devote an entire weekend
to Roots and Branches. SIRIUS listeners will hear music from artists the Dead
influenced, including Jimmy Buffett, Patti Smith, Burning Spear and the Persuasions. Listeners will also hear music from bands that inspired The Grateful Dead, including
Chuck Berry, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles and many others.
WHERE: The Grateful Dead channel 32
WHEN: Friday, June 13 at 6:00 p.m. ET through Sunday, June 15 at midnight ET.
MORE: The Grateful Dead Channel which launched exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio last year, features music spanning the band's career with unreleased concert recordings and original shows hosted by band members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann. The channel also features rare archival interviews with Jerry Garcia and contributions from Grateful Dead expert David Gans and Dead archivist David Lemieux.
