I was once repulsed by the band’s music, fans, and hippie iconography—but at the lowest point of my life, I got on the bus and never looked back.

First introduced in 1950, the bus became strongly associated with the counterculture movement of the 60s and touring bands such as the Grateful Dead, but it hasn’t kept up with changing times.

But while the original "hippie bus" was powered by a tiny four-cylinder engine behind the rear axle, ... He says he first became interested in buses after attending a Grateful Dead concert in 1992.

A year after that interview, the man Annie Leibovitz hailed as “the rock ‘n’ roll photographer” died in New York at age 74, ...

As the Grateful Dead turns 50 today, it’s worth considering how they’ve remained respected for never selling out. David Browne Published May 5 2015 5:15AM EDT ...

On the early evening of February 26, 1977, the Grateful Dead mingled backstage before their concert at the Swing Auditorium in San Bernardino, Calif. Returning to the road after a long hiatus and ...

Concertgoers in all their tie-dyed and short-shorted glory attending a late-’80s Grateful Dead concert in Berkeley, Calif. Photo: Getty Images “HIPPIE STYLE ALWAYS comes back,” explained ...

In 1979 alone, the Grateful Dead played four shows in Kansas City. "We were just lucky in Kansas City in 1979," says Mike McGonigle. There was a show at Starlight in 1985 that a number of local ...