This Week’s Show:

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1961

Week of April 20, 2026

Part 1 37:15
Grateful Dead 8/26/71 Gaelic Park, Bronx NY
BERTHA
PLAYING IN THE BAND
MR CHARLIE
SUGAREE
EL PASO
BIG BOSS MAN
BIG RAILROAD BLUES

Part 2 18:30
Grateful Dead, Enjoying the Ride (Rhino)
SHAKEDOWN STREET (8/20/83)
The Grateful Dead: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Rhino)
NEW NEW MINGLEWOOD BLUES

A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!

The Grateful Dead Hour is a nationally syndicated radio program that airs weekly on more than 75 public, community, college, and commercial radio stations.

The program features live concerts from the Grateful Dead’s vault, as well as music influenced by the Dead, live studio performances, in-depth interviews with core Dead members, and more.

The Grateful Dead Hour is hosted by David Gans, a guitarist, songwriter, journalist, and author, who has produced the show since 1987.