Note from the editors: Throughout this book, the Grateful Dead are occasionally referred to as the Dead. When the post-Garcia incarnation of the band is referred to, it is always with a capitalized T as in The Dead.
After Jerry Garcia’s death, on August 9, 1995, the remaining band members formally dissolved the Grateful Dead. They continued to write songs and play in various bands (Weir in Ratdog; Lesh in Phil and Friends; Hart in various groups, including Planet Drum and Mystery Box; Kreutzmann in Backbone and the Trichromes), even, on occasion, together as the Other Ones. It was in February 2003 that all four regrouped to tour as The Dead.