David Lemieux

Grateful Dead legacy manager and audio archivist

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The Grateful Dead has broken the record for most top 40 albums on the Billboard charts, beating Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. What’s behind the band’s long-lasting popularity?

Decades later, the Grateful Dead keeps churning out hits

The Grateful Dead has broken the record for most top 40 albums on the Billboard charts, beating Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra. What’s behind the band’s long-lasting popularity?

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