Classic Albums - Series 1 Ep. 9 - The Grateful Dead - Anthem to Beauty

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Synopsis

The story of The Grateful Dead from their early experimental album “Anthem Of The Sun” to their 1970 acoustic album “American Beauty”, told through archive footage and interviews with band members, lyricist Robert Hunter and other musicians from the era.

The Dead were an unlikely blend of talents from the folk roots of Jerry Garcia to the blues of Rod ‘Pigpen’ McKernan, to the innovative bass playing of Phil Lesh and the inventive percussion of Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. Their early, experimental album Anthem of the Sun bewildered and frustrated their record company. The Dead's music evolved with the changes in their personal lives and in 1970 they produced American Beauty - an acoustic album of outstanding folk-based melodies.

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Episode Info:

Release:

1997

Running Time:

75 min

Certificate:

Not yet rated

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Genre:

• Documentary
• , 
• Music

Cast:

• Mickey Hart
• Phil Lesh
• Bill Kreutzmann
• Jerry Garcia

Director:

• Jeremy Marre

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