{"product_id":"fare-thee-well-the-final-chapter-of-the-grateful-deads-long-strange-trip-paperback","title":"Fare Thee Well: The Final Chapter of the Grateful Dead's Long, Strange Trip - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoel Selvin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePamela Turley\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA tell-all biography of the epic in-fighting of the Grateful Dead in the years following band leader Jerry Garcia's death in 1995.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Grateful Dead rose to greatness under the inspired leadership of guitarist Jerry Garcia, but the band very nearly died along with him. When Garcia passed away suddenly in August of 1995, the remaining band members experienced full crises of confidence and identity. So long defined by Garcia's vision for the group, the surviving \"Core Four,\" as they came to be called, were reduced to conflicting agendas, strained relationships, and catastrophic business decisions that would leave the iconic band in utter disarray. Wrestling with how best to define their living legacy, the band made many attempts at restructuring, but it would take twenty years before relationships were mended enough for the Grateful Dead as fans remembered them to once again take the stage.\u003cbr\u003e Acclaimed music journalist and \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Joel Selvin was there for much of the turmoil following Garcia's death, and he offers a behind-the-scenes account of the ebbs and flows that occurred during the ensuing two decades. Plenty of books have been written about the rise of the Grateful Dead, but this final chapter of the band's history has never before been explored in detail.\u003cbr\u003e Culminating in the landmark tour bearing the same name, \u003cem\u003eFare Thee Well\u003c\/em\u003e charts the arduous journey from Garcia's passing all the way up to the uneasy agreement between the Core Four that led to the series of shows celebrating the band's fiftieth anniversary and finally allowing for a proper, and joyous, sendoff of the group revered by so many.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJOEL SELVIN \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning journalist who has covered pop music for the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle \u003c\/i\u003esince 1970. Selvin is the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eSummer of Love \u003c\/i\u003eand coauthor, with Sammy Hagar, of the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eRed\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written sixteen other books about pop music. Selvin lives in San Francisco, California.\u003cb\u003ePAMELA TURLEY \u003c\/b\u003eis an Atlanta-based freelance writer and editor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759986868512,"sku":"9780306903069","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1cf21a217332a93da991bba7754db56a.webp?v=1780168094","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fare-thee-well-the-final-chapter-of-the-grateful-deads-long-strange-trip-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}