the Grateful Dead Kimock has toured and recorded with many Grateful Dead-themed bands, including Keith and Donna Godchaux's Heart of Gold Band (1979-80), Bob Weir's Kingfish (1986), Merl Saunders and the Rainforest Band (1990-91), Vince Welnick 's Missing Man Formation (1996-97), Phil Lesh and Friends (1998-99), [9] and The Other Ones