Grateful: The Music Plays the Band (Various Artists) - CD

A seventeen-track collection of some of the finest Grateful Dead songs performed by key members of the band's greater musical community. The project features longtime and newcomer bands influenced by the music of the Grateful Dead and expanding their sound in various musical directions - from live grooves to Afrobeat to sultry synth driven pop. The GRATEFUL project stands as an illustration of a remarkable musical community, and will support the efforts of the non-profit Grateful Guitars Foundation, and further their efforts to put music in schools.