List of Grateful Dead members
Introduction The following is a list of all the members of the Grateful Dead. The list does not include members of the various reunion projects.
Members === Official members ===*;Jerry Garcia:Active: 1965–1995:Instruments: Lead and Rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals:Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, Old & In the Way, New Riders of the Purple Sage*;Bob Weir:Active: 1965–1995:Instruments: Rhythm and Lead guitar, lead and backing vocals:Other projects: RatDog, Kingfish, Bobby and the Midnites, The Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur, Dead & Company*;Phil Lesh:Active: 1965–1995:Instruments: Bass guitar, backing and lead vocals:Other projects: Phil Lesh and Friends, The Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur*;Bill Kreutzmann:Active: 1965–1995:Instruments: Drums, percussion:Other projects: SerialPod, Rhythm Devils, The Other Ones, The Dead, BK3, 7 Walkers, Billy & the Kids, Dead & Company*;Ron "Pigpen" McKernan:Active: 1965 – June 17, 1972 (sick leave September–November 1971):Instruments: Keyboards, harmonica, percussion, lead and backing vocals*;Tom Constanten:Active: November 23, 1968 – January 30, 1970 (touring musician September 1967 – November 1968):Instruments: Keyboards*;Mickey Hart:Active: 1967–1971; 1974–1995:Instruments: Drums, percussion:Other projects: Rhythm Devils, The Other Ones, The Dead, Mickey Hart Band, Dead & Company*;Keith Godchaux:Active: September 1971 – February 17, 1979:Instruments: Keyboards, backing vocals:Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Heart of Gold Band*;Donna Jean Godchaux:Active: December 31, 1971 – February 17, 1979 (maternity leave November–December 1973):Instruments: Backing and lead vocals:Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Heart of Gold Band, Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Dark Star Orchestra*;Brent Mydland:Active: April 22, 1979 – July 23, 1990:Instruments: Keyboards, backing and lead vocals:Other projects: Bobby and the Midnites, Go Ahead*;Vince Welnick:Active: September 7, 1990 – 1995:Instruments: Keyboards, backing and lead vocals:Other projects: The Tubes, Missing Man Formation=== Touring members ===*;Ned Lagin:Active: June – October 1974:Instruments: keyboards, electronics:Other projects: Seastones*;Bruce Hornsby:Active: September 1990 – March 1992:Instruments: keyboards, vocals:Other projects: Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, The Other Ones, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby, The Bruce Hornsby Trio
Band lineups Over a span of 30 years the Grateful Dead had various combinations of members, as shown in the table.+ Grateful Dead lineups Timespan Members, instruments June 1965 – September 1967*'''Jerry Garcia''' – lead guitar, vocals*'''Bob Weir''' – rhythm guitar, vocals*'''Ron "Pigpen" McKernan''' – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals*'''Phil Lesh''' – bass, vocals*'''Bill Kreutzmann''' – drums September 1967 – November 1968*'''Jerry Garcia''' – lead guitar, vocals*'''Bob Weir''' – rhythm guitar, vocals*'''Ron "Pigpen" McKernan''' – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals*'''Phil Lesh''' – bass, vocals*'''Bill Kreutzmann''' – drums*'''Mickey Hart''' – drums'''Touring musician'''*'''Tom Constanten''' – keyboards November 1968 – January 1970*'''Jerry Garcia''' – lead guitar, vocals*'''Bob Weir''' – rhythm guitar, vocals*'''Ron "Pigpen" McKernan''' – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals*'''Tom Constanten''' – keyboards*'''Phil Lesh''' – bass, vocals*'''Bill Kreutzmann''' – drums*'''Mickey Hart''' – drums January 1970 – February 1971*'''Jerry Garcia''' – lead guitar, vocals*'''Bob Weir''' – rhythm guitar, vocals*'''Ron "Pigpen" McKernan''' – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals*'''Phil Lesh''' – bass, vocals*'''Bill Kreutzmann''' – drums*'''Mickey Hart''' – drums February – October 1971*'''Jerry Garcia''' – lead guitar, vocals*'''Bob Weir''' – rhythm guitar, vocals*'''Ron "Pigpen" McKernan''' – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals*'''Phil Lesh''' – bass, vocals*'''Bill Kreutzmann''' – drums October 1971 – March 1972*'''Jerry Garcia''' – lead guitar, vocals*'''Bob Weir''' – rhythm guitar, vocals*'''Ron "Pigpen" McKernan''' – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals*'''Keith Godchaux''' – keyboards*'''Phil Lesh''' – bass, vocals*'''Bill Kreutzmann''' – drums March – June 1972*'''Jerry Garcia''' – lead guitar, vocals*'''Bob Weir''' – rhythm guitar, vocals*'''Ron "Pigpen" McKernan''' – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals*'''Keith Godchaux''' – keyboards*'''Donna Jean Godchaux''' – vocals*'''Phil Lesh''' – bass*'''Bill Kreutzmann''' – drums June 1972 – October 1974*'''Jerry Garcia''' – lead guitar, vocals*'''Bob Weir''' – rhythm guitar, vocals*'''Keith Godchaux''' – keyboards*'''Donna Jean Godchaux''' – vocals*'''Phil Lesh''' – bass*'''Bill Kreutzmann''' – drums'''Touring musician'''*'''Ned Lagin''' – keyboards, electronics (June 1974 – October 1974)  October 1974 – February 1979*'''Jerry Garcia''' – lead guitar, vocals*'''Bob Weir''' – rhythm guitar, vocals*'''Keith Godchaux''' – keyboards*'''Donna Jean Godchaux''' – vocals*'''Phil Lesh''' – bass*'''Bill Kreutzmann''' – drums*'''Mickey Hart''' – drums'''Touring musician'''*'''Ned Lagin''' – keyboards, electronics (October 1974) April 1979 – July 1990*'''Jerry Garcia''' – lead guitar, vocals*'''Bob Weir''' – rhythm guitar, vocals*'''Brent Mydland''' – keyboards, vocals*'''Phil Lesh''' – bass, vocals*'''Bill Kreutzmann''' – drums*'''Mickey Hart''' – drums September 1990 – August 1995*'''Jerry Garcia''' – lead guitar, vocals*'''Bob Weir''' – rhythm guitar, vocals*'''Vince Welnick''' – keyboards, vocals*'''Phil Lesh''' – bass, vocals*'''Bill Kreutzmann''' – drums*'''Mickey Hart''' – drums'''Touring musician'''*'''Bruce Hornsby''' – keyboards, vocals (September 1990 – March 1992)
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