Grateful Dead channel on satellite radio

By Associated Press

NEW YORK–Get ready for Dead air.

A new channel devoted entirely to the Grateful Dead debuts Sept. 7 on Sirius Satellite Radio, beginning with the broadcast of a rare 1974 performance by the band at the Hollywood Bowl, the company announced Wednesday.

“This is gonna be one fun channel,” Dead guitarist Bob Weir said in announcing the station. “We, the guys in the band, get to be involved as much as we can and we’ll make sure it’s fun. We want the fans to be involved as well.”

This Associated Press file photo shows members of the Grateful Dead posing in 1985 in Marin County, California. From left, back row, are Bill Kreutzman, Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, and Mickey Hart. In front are Brent Mydland, left, and Weir.

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