Detailed discography

This page is meant to be a complete "timeline" of the Grateful Dead 's career, with discographical information included about the albums, recording sessions, live concerts, and other fun tidbits.

Earliest recordings

 *  1958 : Bobby Freeman – "Do You Want to Dance?" – There is a rumor that Jerry Garcia plays the guitar solo on this legendary 1958 rock record. This is incorrect, as Jerry would have been 15 and also never actually knew Bobby Freeman. They just lived close to each other. On this list for posterity.
 *  May 5, 1961 : Bob and Jerry – Robert Hunter and Jerry met in Palo Alto in early 1961, both after getting out of the United States Army. Jerry, a guitarist / banjoist, and also a folk musician, almost immediately started a duo with Robert ("Bob"), a lyricist and poet. This day is when they first performed as Bob and Jerry at the Quaker Peninsula School's graduation ceremony in Palo Alto.
 *  May 26, 1961 : Bob and Jerry – On the 16th birthday party of their friend Brigid Meier, Jerry and Robert decided to record their performance. This is the first recording on the 2018 compilation Before the Dead. You can hear partygoers and Meier sing along to the traditional folk songs featured on the record.
 * Santy Anno – 2:15
 * I Got a Home in That Rock – 1:46
 * Oh, Mary Don't You Weep – 3:31
 * All My Trials – 4:01
 * I Was Born Ten Thousand Years Ago – 2:12
 * Blow the Candles Out – 2:02
 * Rake and a Rambling Boy – 1:31
 * Trouble in Mind – 3:11


 * July 1961 : Jerry, Robert, and Marshall Leicester –