# List of Grateful Dead members

The following is a list of all the members of the Grateful Dead. The list does not include members of the various reunion projects.

## Members
### Official members
#### Jerry Garcia

    Active: 1965–1995
    Instruments: Lead and Rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals
    Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, Old & In the Way, New Riders of the Purple Sage

#### Bob Weir

    Active: 1965–1995
    Instruments: Rhythm and Lead guitar, lead and backing vocals
    Other projects: RatDog, Kingfish, Bobby and the Midnites, The Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur, Dead & Company

#### Phil Lesh

    Active: 1965–1995
    Instruments: Bass guitar, backing and lead vocals
    Other projects: Phil Lesh and Friends, The Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur

#### Bill Kreutzmann

    Active: 1965–1995
    Instruments: Drums, percussion
    Other projects: SerialPod, Rhythm Devils, The Other Ones, The Dead, BK3, 7 Walkers, Billy & the Kids, Dead & Company

#### Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

    Active: 1965 – June 17, 1972 (sick leave September–November 1971)
    Instruments: Keyboards, harmonica, percussion, lead and backing vocals

#### Mickey Hart

    Active: 1967–1971; 1974–1995
    Instruments: Drums, percussion
    Other projects: Rhythm Devils, The Other Ones, The Dead, Mickey Hart Band, Dead & Company

#### Tom Constanten

    Active: November 23, 1968 – January 30, 1970
    Instruments: Keyboards

#### Keith Godchaux

    Active: September 1971 – February 17, 1979
    Instruments: Keyboards, backing vocals
    Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Heart of Gold Band

#### Donna Jean Godchaux

    Active: December 31, 1971 – February 17, 1979 (maternity leave November–December 1973)
    Instruments: Backing and lead vocals
    Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Heart of Gold Band, Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Dark Star Orchestra

#### Brent Mydland

    Active: April 22, 1979 – July 23, 1990
    Instruments: Keyboards, backing and lead vocals
    Other projects: Bobby and the Midnites, Go Ahead

#### Vince Welnick

    Active: September 7, 1990 – 1995
    Instruments: Keyboards, backing and lead vocals
    Other projects: The Tubes, Missing Man Formation

### Touring members
#### Ned Lagin

    Active: June – October 1974
    Instruments: keyboards, electronics
    Other projects: Seastones

#### Bruce Hornsby

    Active: September 1990 – March 1992
    Instruments: keyboards, vocals
    Other projects: Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, The Other Ones, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby, The Bruce Hornsby Trio

## Band lineups

Over a span of 30 years the Grateful Dead had various combinations of members, as shown in the table.
Grateful Dead lineups :
| Timespan | Members, instruments |
| June 1965 – September 1967 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums |
| September 1967 – November 1968 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums |
| November 1968 – January 1970 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals Tom Constanten – keyboards Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums |
| January 1970 – February 1971 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums |
| February – October 1971 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – keyboards, harmonica, percussion, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums |
| October 1971 – March 1972 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums |
| March – June 1972 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Ron "Pigpen" McKernan – harmonica, percussion, keyboards, vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals Phil Lesh – bass Bill Kreutzmann – drums |
| June 1972 – October 1974 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals Phil Lesh – bass Bill Kreutzmann – drums Touring musician Ned Lagin – keyboards, electronics (June 1974 – October 1974) |
| October 1974 – February 1979 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Keith Godchaux – keyboards Donna Jean Godchaux – vocals Phil Lesh – bass Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums Touring musician Ned Lagin – keyboards, electronics (October 1974) |
| April 1979 – July 1990 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Brent Mydland – keyboards, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums |
| September 1990 – August 1995 | Jerry Garcia – lead guitar, vocals Bob Weir – rhythm guitar, vocals Vince Welnick – keyboards, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Mickey Hart – drums Touring musician Bruce Hornsby – keyboards, vocals (September 1990 – March 1992) |