List of Grateful Dead members

• ;Jerry Garcia

:Active: 1965–1995

:Instruments: Lead and Rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals

:Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, Old & In the Way, New Riders of the Purple Sage

• ;Bob Weir

:Active: 1965–1995

:Instruments: Rhythm and Lead guitar, lead and backing vocals

:Other projects: RatDog, Kingfish, Bobby and the Midnites, The Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur, Dead & Company

• ;Phil Lesh

:Active: 1965–1995

:Instruments: Bass guitar, backing and lead vocals

:Other projects: Phil Lesh and Friends, The Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur

• ;Bill Kreutzmann

:Active: 1965–1995

:Instruments: Drums, percussion

:Other projects: SerialPod, Rhythm Devils, The Other Ones, The Dead, BK3, 7 Walkers, Billy & the Kids, Dead & Company

• ;Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

:Active: 1965 – June 17, 1972 (sick leave September–November 1971)

:Instruments: Keyboards, harmonica, percussion, lead and backing vocals

• ;Mickey Hart

:Active: September 29, 1967 – February 18, 1971; October 20, 1974 – 1995

:Instruments: Drums, percussion

:Other projects: Rhythm Devils, The Other Ones, The Dead, Mickey Hart Band, Dead & Company

• ;Tom Constanten

:Active: November 23, 1968 – January 30, 1970

:Instruments: Keyboards

• ;Keith Godchaux

:Active: September 1971 – February 17, 1979

:Instruments: Keyboards, backing vocals

:Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Heart of Gold Band

• ;Donna Jean Godchaux

:Active: December 31, 1971 – February 17, 1979 (maternity leave November–December 1973)

:Instruments: Backing and lead vocals

:Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Heart of Gold Band, Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Dark Star Orchestra

• ;Brent Mydland

:Active: April 22, 1979 – July 23, 1990

:Instruments: Keyboards, backing and lead vocals

:Other projects: Bobby and the Midnites, Go Ahead

• ;Vince Welnick

:Active: September 7, 1990 – 1995

:Instruments: Keyboards, backing and lead vocals

:Other projects: The Tubes, Missing Man Formation

• ;Ned Lagin

:Active: June – October 1974

:Instruments: keyboards, electronics

:Other projects: Seastones

• ;Bruce Hornsby

:Active: September 1990 – March 1992

:Instruments: keyboards, vocals

:Other projects: Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, The Other Ones, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby, The Bruce Hornsby Trio

Over a span of 30 years the Grateful Dead had various combinations of members, as shown in the table.{{cite book |title=DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists |last=Scott |first=John W. |author2=Dolgushkin, Mike |author3=Nixon, Stu. |year=1999 |publisher=DeadBase |location=Cornish, NH |isbn=1-877657-22-0 |page=565}}

class="wikitable" |+ Grateful Dead lineups
scope="col"| Timespan !scope="col"| Members, instruments
scope="row"| June 1965 – September 1967 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums
scope="row"| September 1967 – November 1968 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums
scope="row"| November 1968 – January 1970 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals Tom Constanten – keyboards Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums
scope="row"| January 1970 – February 1971 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums
scope="row"| February – October 1971 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums
scope="row"| October 1971 – March 1972 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums
scope="row"| March – June 1972 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals Phil Lesh – bass Bill Kreutzmann – drums
scope="row"| June 1972 – October 1974 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals Phil Lesh – bass Bill Kreutzmann – drums Touring musician Ned Lagin – keyboards, electronics (June 1974 – October 1974){{cite web | url=http://nedbase.blogspot.com/2014/09/annotated-nedbase-1970-1975.html | title=NedBase: Annotated Nedbase 1970 - 1975 | date=16 September 2014 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.dead.net/deadcast/bonus-nedcast-ned-lagin | title=BONUS: The Nedcast with Ned Lagin }}
scope="row"| October 1974 – February 1979 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals Phil Lesh – bass Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums Touring musician Ned Lagin – keyboards, electronics (October 1974)
scope="row"| April 1979 – July 1990 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums
scope="row"| September 1990 – August 1995 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Vince Welnick – keyboards, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums Touring musician Bruce Hornsby – keyboards, vocals (September 1990 – March 1992)

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