The Economic History of the Grateful Dead, Autographed Copies $25 in 2025

 It's the 60th anniversary of the debut of The Grateful Dead.

Thanks to Gary and David for having me on Tales From the Golden Road on Sirius today.

If you are new to Grateful Seconds, check out the random place on your left, he will take you to 5 of the 550 posts I wrote on the Grateful Dead

I'm honored by the positive response to my book which is available on Amazon in Hardcover, Softcover and eBook for $30, $25 or $20.  If you have Kindle Unlimited, you can read my book for free too.

I have available direct from me, personalized autographed books available with shipping for $25 in the US

To order:

Venmo $25 to @letthisguyinfree

Provide to my email davidadavis@gmail.com  

1) How you would like it autographed  (To Jim, To Dad etc)

2) Your mailing address

3) Your favorite Dead show or era

GRATEFUL DEAD EXPERTS SHOW LOVE DOES NOT FADE AWAY

"This is the first book to actually have substantial new information about the Dead in 20 years "
--Corry Arnold, Lost Live Dead

"Dave knows the numbers and Dave knows the Dead. If you want to know the nuts and bolts of how the carnival was made materially possible, then this is the book for you."
--Joe Jupille, Author of upcoming Jerry Garcia book Fate Music

"The Grateful Dead remain fascinating on so many levels, most of all that of the music itself, but as an unorthodox touring and recording act, a multifaceted cultural movement and social experiment, they evolved a makeshift approach to the music business, guided both by idealistic principles and piratical impulses, that makes for a sprawling, sorta crazy, and uniquely American saga. Davis, with the receipts in hand and love in his heart, unfurls an alternative nuts-and-bolts financial history of the life and times of this extraordinary band."
--Nick Paumgaten, staff writer, The New Yorker

How much did the Dead make on tour? This book presents the first financial history of the Dead, full of show income figures and documents from the Grateful Dead Archive.
--Light Into Ashes, Grateful Dead Guide

"Davis has done something no one has ever done before: he's made the business of music utterly fascinating."
--Eric Lefcowitz, author of Monkee Business: The Revolutionary Made-For-TV Band

"In this meticulously researched book by David Davis, we can experience Grateful Dead history in a new way, by following the money trail. There’s an abundance of new and intriguing documentation in these pages. Davis uncovers everything you need to know about the band’s economic history and places it in context with what other major touring acts of the day were earning. This is a book every Deadhead should have on their coffee table."
--Howard F. Weiner, author of eight books on the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan