Grateful Dead in Orbit
We always knew the Grateful Dead were a spacey bunch.
Gathering the good vibes of Deadheads everywhere, Sirius Satellite Radio is launching a new station devoted to the legendary jam pioneers and their magical 30-year career on Sept. 7, the company announced on Wednesday.
The Grateful Dead Sirius channel will kick off with a special broadcast of a rare 1974 performance at the Hollywood Bowl and will continue with a show hosted by Dead guitarist Bob Weir.
Original programming contributed by bassist Phil Lesh and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann is also planned.
"This is gonna be one fun channel," Weir said in a statement. "We, the guys in the band, get to be involved as much as we can, and we'll make sure it's fun. We want the fans to be involved as well."
The group's late pied piper, lead guitarist Jerry Garcia, will be featured on the station in a series of archival interviews about what a long, strange trip it really has been.
No word if they'll go with the aptly titled Terrapin Station for the channel, which will be available to subscribers for the low monthly fee of $12.95.
The Dead aren't the first Rock and Roll Hall of Famers to get the Sirius treatment. Other iconic acts getting their own 24-hour, commercial-free station include Elvis Presley (Elvis Radio) and Frank Sinatra (Siriusly Sinatra).
The company has dedicated channels to such artists as the Who, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen, Eminem and Jimmy Buffet.
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