This Week’s Show:
Grateful Dead Hour no. 1981
Week of September 7, 2026
Part 1 36:54
Grateful Dead 2/17/79 Oakland Coliseum Arena
GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
DON’T EASE ME IN
MAMA TRIED->
MEXICALI BLUES
FRIEND OF THE DEVIL
PASSENGER
HIGH TIME
Part 2 18:28
Grateful Dead, Summer Magic 1985 (Rhino)
SUGAR MAGNOLIA (6/30/85)
Bob Weir, Ace: 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (Rhino)
PLAYING IN THE BAND
A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!
The Grateful Dead Hour is a nationally syndicated radio program that airs weekly on more than 75 public, community, college, and commercial radio stations.
The program features live concerts from the Grateful Dead’s vault, as well as music influenced by the Dead, live studio performances, in-depth interviews with core Dead members, and more.
The Grateful Dead Hour is hosted by David Gans, a guitarist, songwriter, journalist, and author, who has produced the show since 1987.