Grateful Dead 1977 on Amazon
For the Grateful Dead and
their devotees, 1977 was one long party from start to end, and author Howard
Weiner takes us on that ride again. From the legendary gigs in Cornell,
Englishtown, and the Winterland, to the releases of The Grateful Dead movie and Terrapin
Station, this is a blow-by-blow narrative of a band peaking at the right
moment in history. Once upon a time the Dead had the largest cult following in
music, but before their days were numbered, they became an American
institution, and ‘77 was the year that changed their fate. These psychedelic
pranksters from the streets of San Francisco became the embodiment of
professionalism in the thick of the schizoid seventies as they mobilized a new
generation of Deadheads with inspired performances. A blueprint for future
activity, 1977 catapulted the Grateful Dead on to the golden road of unlimited
prosperity and fame.
