[update] My book is called Grateful Dead and the Art of Rock Improvisation (Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2013). Since writing the book I wrote another on the Rolling Stones, and now am working on topics in the classical guitar (my main instrument). But I am still teaching the Dead in my rock history courses, and continuing my research. Will try to be more consistent in my posting!









My idea is that Deadheads, musicologists and anyone interested in the topic can interact with the material before publication.

[archived] The purpose ofis to help me get my thoughts out for a book I'm writing called. I've had the basic ideas for the book since I gave a paper titled "The Psyschedelic Appropriation of the Blues" at the UMass Grateful Dead conference in November of 2007. I started this blog right before that conference but have neglected it ever since.