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    • Dec 31, 1989
    New Grass Revival plays its official last show, opening for The Grateful Dead in Oakland, California. Also on the bill is Bonnie Raitt
    Jul 26, 1990
    Grateful Dead keyboard player Brent Mydland dies of an accidental drug overdose at his home in Lafayette, California. The band is destined to appear in the lyrics of Lonestar's 1996 country hit "No News"
    Jun 14, 1991
    Dwight Yoakam performs at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C., as an opening act for The Grateful Dead. Yoakam's set includes "Ring Of Fire," "Little Sister," "Honky Tonk Man" and "Streets Of Bakersfield"
    Aug 9, 1995
    Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia dies of a heart attack at a San Francisco rehab center. Two years later, his version of "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)" appears on "The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute"
    Aug 10, 1996
    The Smithsonian Institute celebrates its 150th birthday in Washington, D.C., with an event that features Aretha Franklin, Trisha Yearwood, Sandra Bullock, Jason Alexander and The Grateful Dead's Mickey Hart
    Jun 2, 2006
    Grateful Dead keyboard player Vince Welnick commits suicide by slitting his throat in the back yard of his home in Sonoma County, California. The Dead was referenced 10 years prior in the Lonestar country hit "No News"
    Feb 10, 2007
    Bob Wills nabs a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in a Recording Academy merit award event at Los Angeles' Wilshire Ebell Theatre, with Booker T. & The MG's, Joan Baez and The Grateful Dead. Also honored: Estelle Axton and Stephen Sondheim
    Dec 30, 2008
    Willie Nelson plays Charley's in Paia, Hawaii, with The Grateful Dead's Bill Kreutzman. The audience includes Billy Currington
    Jun 29, 2011
    "Never Be You" songwriter Tom Petty and his group, The Heartbreakers, rank #24 among Gibson.com's Top 50 American Rock Bands of All-Time. Nearby: The Grateful Dead, #21; The White Stripes, #22; Kiss, #26; The Red Hot Chili Peppers, #28; and ZZ Top, #30
    May 23, 2012
    Dolly Parton's "Coat Of Many Colors" and Patsy Montana's "I Wanna Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart" are added to the National Recording Registry, along with sounds from Donna Summer, The Grateful Dead and Booker T. & The M.G.'s
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