I recently listened to the Audiobook Deal by Grateful Dead Co-Founder Bill Kreutznann narrated by Peter Berkrot. The was released on June 25 2015. Deal takes you on a journey through out Bill Kreutzmann life from his childhood to meeting Jerry Garcia and forming The Grateful Dead. This book is filled with drug stories, Sex stories, as well meeting a real life medicine man. The narrator does amazing job of giving you emotion, at one point it seemed as if he was tearing up when it came to the death of Jerry Garcia. Bill Kreutzmann goes in detail about his drug addiction. He discusses what was going on in the band at the time of The Grateful Dead’s making of the albums. which is fascinating stories. Bill talks about working with Bill talks about the concert when The Rolling Stones hired the Hells Angels for security. He also reveals in his book that Courtney Love is not on the back cover of Aoxomoxoa, its his 5 year old daughter. Bill Kreutzmann definitely opens up about his life he does not hold anything back. Bill reveals many funny stories that has happened throughout The Grateful Dead, including deaths that has happened close to the band. Many business failures the dead went through. If you are fan The Grateful Dead and want to learn stories behind your favorite albums or want to know what was going on in the band at the time the albums were being made this hits all those points and then more.
The Book overview is pasted below:
The Grateful Dead are perhaps the most legendary American rock band of all time. For thirty years, beginning in the hippie scene of San Francisco in 1965, they were a musical institution, the original jam band that broke new ground in so many ways. From the music to their live concert sound systems and fan recordings, they were forward-thinking champions of artistic control and outlaw artists who marched to the beat of their own drums.
In Deal, Bill Kreutzmann, one of their founding members and drummer for every one of their over 2,300 concerts has written an unflinching and wild account of playing in the greatest improvisational band of all time. Everything a rock music fan would expect is here, but what sets this apart is Bill's incredible life of adventure that was at the heart of the Grateful Dead experience. This was a band that knew no limits and Bill lived life to the fullest, pushing the boundaries of drugs, drums and high times, through devastating tragedy and remarkable triumph.
But at this book's beating heart is the music—theirs and others. Some of the greatest musicians and concerts were a part of the Grateful Dead's career, from sharing the stage with Janis Joplin, Bob Dylan, and The Who, to playing in the Acid Tests, The Monterey Pop Festival, Woodstock and Altamont. Bill's life is a chronicle of American music and pop culture history and his epic personal journey is one of sonic discovery and thrilling experiences.
