List of Grateful Dead members

The following is a list of all the members of the Grateful Dead.^[1] The list does not include members of the various reunion projects.

Members

Official members

Jerry Garcia

Active: 1965–1995

Instruments: Lead and Rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals

Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, Old & In the Way, New Riders of the Purple Sage

Bob Weir

Active: 1965–1995

Instruments: Rhythm and Lead guitar, lead and backing vocals

Other projects: RatDog, Kingfish, Bobby and the Midnites, The Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur, Dead & Company

Phil Lesh

Active: 1965–1995

Instruments: Bass guitar, backing and lead vocals

Other projects: Phil Lesh and Friends, The Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur

Bill Kreutzmann

Active: 1965–1995

Instruments: Drums, percussion

Other projects: SerialPod, Rhythm Devils, The Other Ones, The Dead, BK3, 7 Walkers, Billy & the Kids, Dead & Company

Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

Active: 1965 – June 17, 1972 (sick leave September–November 1971)

Instruments: Keyboards, harmonica, percussion, lead and backing vocals

Mickey Hart

Active: 1967–1971; 1974–1995

Instruments: Drums, percussion

Other projects: Rhythm Devils, The Other Ones, The Dead, Mickey Hart Band, Dead & Company

Tom Constanten

Active: November 23, 1968 – January 30, 1970 (touring musician September 1967 – November 1968)^[2]

Instruments: Keyboards

Keith Godchaux

Active: September 1971 – February 17, 1979

Instruments: Keyboards, backing vocals

Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Heart of Gold Band

Donna Jean Godchaux

Active: December 31, 1971 – February 17, 1979 (maternity leave November–December 1973)

Instruments: Backing and lead vocals

Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Heart of Gold Band, Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Dark Star Orchestra

Brent Mydland

Active: April 22, 1979 – July 23, 1990

Instruments: Keyboards, backing and lead vocals

Other projects: Bobby and the Midnites, Go Ahead

Vince Welnick

Active: September 7, 1990 – 1995

Instruments: Keyboards, backing and lead vocals

Other projects: The Tubes, Missing Man Formation

Touring members

Ned Lagin

Active: June – October 1974

Instruments: keyboards, electronics

Other projects: Seastones

Bruce Hornsby

Active: September 1990 – March 1992

Instruments: keyboards, vocals

Other projects: Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, The Other Ones, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby, The Bruce Hornsby Trio

Band lineups

Over a span of 30 years the Grateful Dead had various combinations of members, as shown in the table.^[1]

Grateful Dead lineups
Timespan	Members, instruments
June 1965 – September 1967	Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums
September 1967 – November 1968	Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums Touring musician Tom Constanten – keyboards
November 1968 – January 1970	Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals Tom Constanten – keyboards Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums
January 1970 – February 1971	Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums
February – October 1971	Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums
October 1971 – March 1972	Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums
March – June 1972	Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals Phil Lesh – bass Bill Kreutzmann – drums
June 1972 – October 1974	Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals Phil Lesh – bass Bill Kreutzmann – drums Touring musician Ned Lagin – keyboards, electronics (June 1974 – October 1974)^[3] ^[4]
October 1974 – February 1979	Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals Phil Lesh – bass Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums Touring musician Ned Lagin – keyboards, electronics (October 1974 – June 1975)
April 1979 – July 1990	Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums
September 1990 – August 1995	Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Vince Welnick – keyboards, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums Touring musician Bruce Hornsby – keyboards, vocals (September 1990 – March 1992)

Timeline

References

^ ^a ^b Scott, John W.; Dolgushkin, Mike; Nixon, Stu. (1999). DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists. Cornish, NH: DeadBase. p. 565. ISBN 1-877657-22-0.
^ Constanten on Constanten
^ "NedBase: Annotated Nedbase 1970 - 1975". 16 September 2014.
^ "BONUS: The Nedcast with Ned Lagin".

Grateful Dead

Studio albums

Live albums

Contemporary

Live/Dead
Vintage Dead
Historic Dead
Grateful Dead
Europe '72
History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice)
Steal Your Face
Reckoning
Dead Set
Dylan & the Dead
Without a Net

Retrospective

1990s	One from the Vault Infrared Roses Two from the Vault Grayfolded Hundred Year Hall Dozin' at the Knick Fallout from the Phil Zone Terrapin Station (Limited Edition) Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69
2000s	Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead Nightfall of Diamonds Postcards of the Hanging Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 Go to Nassau Birth of the Dead The Closing of Winterland Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 Truckin' Up to Buffalo Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings Fillmore West 1969 Live at the Cow Palace Three from the Vault Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 To Terrapin: Hartford '77 Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings
2010s	Crimson White & Indigo Formerly the Warlocks Europe '72: The Complete Recordings Europe '72 Volume 2 Dark Star Spring 1990 Spring 1990: So Glad You Made It Winterland: May 30th 1971 May 1977 Sunshine Daydream Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA 4/18/70 Live at Hampton Coliseum Spring 1990 (The Other One) Wake Up to Find Out Houston, Texas 11-18-1972 30 Trips Around the Sun: The Definitive Live Story 1965–1995 30 Trips Around the Sun Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, CA 11/10/1967 Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, 4/25/77 July 1978: The Complete Recordings Red Rocks: 7/8/78 July 29 1966, P.N.E. Garden Aud., Vancouver Canada May 1977: Get Shown the Light Cornell 5/8/77 Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Washington, D.C., July 12 & 13, 1989 Fillmore West 1969: February 27th Pacific Northwest '73–'74: The Complete Recordings Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It Playing in the Band, Seattle, Washington, 5/21/74 The Warfield, San Francisco, California, October 9 & 10, 1980 Giants Stadium 1987, 1989, 1991 Saint of Circumstance Ready or Not
2020s	June 1976 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12-10-71 Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73 Lyceum '72: The Complete Recordings Lyceum Theatre, London, England 5/26/72 In and Out of the Garden: Madison Square Garden '81, '82, '83 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3/9/81 Here Comes Sunshine 1973 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. 6/10/73
View from the Vault	1 2 3 4
Dick's Picks	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
Road Trips	Vol 1 No 1 Vol 1 No 2 Vol 1 No 3 Vol 1 No 4 Vol 2 No 1 Vol 2 No 2 Vol 2 No 3 Vol 2 No 4 Vol 3 No 1 Vol 3 No 2 Vol 3 No 3 Vol 3 No 4 Vol 4 No 1 Vol 4 No 2 Vol 4 No 3 Vol 4 No 4 Vol 4 No 5
Dave's Picks	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Download Series	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Family Dog at the Great Highway 9 10 11 12 Spectrum 11/5/79 Spectrum 11/6/79