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Ebook Details: Original title: Deal: My Three Decades of Drumming, Dreams, and Drugs with the Grateful Dead 400 pages Publisher: St. Martins Press; First Edition/First Printing edition (May 5, 2015) Language: English ISBN-10: 9781250033796 ISBN-13: 978-1250033796 ASIN: 1250033799 Product Dimensions:6.4 x 1.4 x 9.5 inches File Format: PDF File Size: 12790 kB Description: The Grateful Dead are perhaps the most legendary American rock band of all time. For thirty years, beginning in the hippie scene of San Francisco in 1965, they were a musical institution, the original jam band that broke new ground in so many ways. From the music to their live concert sound systems and fan recordings, they were forward-thinking champions... Review: Imagine this--some old hippie has just bought the house next door to yours. It turns out to be Billy Kreutzmann from the Grateful Dead. 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