Watch Grateful Dead members honoured by US President Joe Biden: “There are still a lot of Deadheads around”
nme.comGrateful Dead were among the honorees in President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris‘s final Kennedy Center Honors over the weekend.
Check out the footage below.The ceremony took place at the White House on Sunday (December 8), and saw the band recognised for their contributions to the arts, alongside Francis Ford Coppola, Bonnie Raitt, and Arturo Sandoval.Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart and Bob Weir were in attendance.
Bassist and co-founding member Phil Lesh, who died in October at age 84, was represented by his son Grahame, while former frontman Jerry Garcia, who died in 1995, was represented by daughter Trixie Garcia.In his speech inducting the band, shared on YouTube, President Biden said: “In the San Francisco Bay at an inflexion point in history, the Grateful Dead have long since transcended 1960s counterculture.”“Technical virtuosos fiercely dedicated to their craft, they fused decades and dozens of musical styles to create a whole new American sound.
Experimental, innovative and brave.”A post shared by The Kennedy Center (@kennedycenter)“Their lyrics tell the story of dreamers and rebels, by iconic jams or just a performance, they’re not just that they’re an ongoing conversation with generations of ‘Doo-Dah’ fans with hundreds and hundreds of songs.“Record of 59 top 40 albums, 59.
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