they sure werent greybeard level conservaitives either. hers something i found on a web search.
It’s probably not possible to pin down a belief system for the Grateful Dead, and their lyrics are a bad place to start for the simple reason that Jerry Garcia told the chief lyricist, Robert Hunter, to avoid political themes. That didn’t prevent the Dead creating the Rex Foundation in 1983 “to help secure a healthy environment, promote individuality in the arts, provide support to critical and necessary social services, assist others less fortunate than ourselves, protect the rights of indigenous people and ensure their cultural survival, build a stronger community, and educate children and adults everywhere.”
fact is most of the rock legends were liberals by our standards. Even southern rock bands like Lynard Skynyrd were anti gun.
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Yeah, but don't know that about the Dead. I can think of 3 tunes that mentioned guns as normal culture ...Mr. Charlie Told Me So, Me and My Uncle, and I've Been All Around This World for example..
Their bluesman, Blue Ron, was kind of a biker guy and had a collection. Alot of their fans were fringe groups like biker clubs and guys like Hunter Thompson. Can't say they ever got saddled with everyday political rancor, but were beyond that stuff.
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