DG-BJ interview on KPFA
David and Blair, interviewed by Richard Wolinsky on KPFA‘s Bookwaves. Originally broacast 1/14/16. Click here for the extended podcast version.
“Grateful Dead”
Book excerpt: Workingman’s Dead
Here is an execerpt from This Is All a Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History of the Grateful Dead, by Blair Jackson and David Gans. You can order a signed copy here. BOB MATTHEWS: After the experience of Aoxomoxoa — so much time, so much loss of direction, so many hands involved — on Workingman’s … Read more
“It’s a Hand-Me-Down” in high-res
My new album of Grateful Dead songs, It’s a Hand-Me-Down, is now available in 96-24 from HDTracks! And here’s a link to all the ways to get the album.
DG answers 5 questions about the book
David Gans answers “Five questions” from Steven Jurgensmeyer, regarding TIAADWD “The band ran on instinct and wit, with Jerry’s instinct and wit dominating throughout the band’s history.”
Order a signed copy of “This Is All a Dream We Dreamed…”
To order a copy of This Is All a Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History of the Grateful Dead signed by both authors, click here. US addresses only, please! If you’re out of the country, contact me and we’ll work something out.
TIAADWD “outtake”: Peter McQuaid
An “outtake” from This Is All a Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History of the Grateful Dead by Blair Jackson and David Gans, published November 10, 2015 by Flatiron Books. (You can order a signed copy here.) Blair and I turned in a manuscript that was much, much longer than the publisher expected. Bob Miller, … Read more
LOST LIVE DEAD tackles TIAADWD
A new entry on Corry Arnold’s amazing blog Lost Live Dead: “The world’s two leading Grateful Dead scholars have a new and important book that will be a boon to bloggers like me for the rest of our days. This Is All A Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History Of The Grateful Dead, by Blair … Read more
Peter Conners reviews TIAADWD
Here is what writer Peter Conners (Growing Up Dead, JAMerica) had to say about This Is All a Dream We Dreamed in a review on the book’s amazon page: “When it comes to Grateful Dead experts, you don’t get any more expert than David Gans and Blair Jackson. They’ve used this expertise to create an … Read more
DG and Blair on KGO 11/9/15
Blair and I appeared on the Pat Thurston Show on KGO Radio Monday, November 9, to talk about our new book. Here are the highlights from our 2-hour visit. We had a great time, Thanks, Pat!
Signed copy of TIAADWD
To order a HARDCOVER of This Is All a Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History of the Grateful Dead signed by both authors, click here. US addresses only, please! If you’re out of the country, contact me and we’ll work something out.