Grateful Dead To Give Archive To UC Santa Cruz

April 24, 2008 07:37 AM EST |

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In this Feb. 4, 2008 file photo, Phil Lesh, right, performs during a fundraising concert in San Francisco while Grateful Dead band mate Bob Weir, standing at left, looks on. The surviving members of the Grateful Dead are turning over the rock band's archives to the University of California at Santa Cruz. Dennis McNally, a spokesman for ex-Dead guitarist Bob Weir, says that Weir and bassist Phil Lesh are going to announce a partnership with the university Thursday, April 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, file)

SAN FRANCISCO — Dancing bears, meet the Banana Slugs. The surviving members of the Grateful Dead are turning over the rock band's archives to the University of California at Santa Cruz.

The archive will hold the band's correspondence and other memorabilia, but not its recordings, longtime band spokesman Dennis McNally said Wednesday.

Ex-Dead guitarist Bob Weir and drummer Mickey Hart will announce a partnership with the university Thursday. The announcement will take place at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium, where many of the band's legendary shows were held.

A spokesman for UC Santa Cruz would not comment on the details of the deal ahead of Thursday's planned announcement.

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(This version CORRECTS to Mickey Hart from Phil Lesh, attending announcement. )

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Just another sign that GD is truly the greatest group of musicians to ever unite as a band.

For any fellow fans if you haven't visited http://www.archive.org/details/GratefulDead

Then you need to. They have an almost endless (searchable) collection of live shows that can be listened to for free.

It will blow you away but I warn you once you start you won't be able to stop.

Cheers