McNally, Dennis

Explores cultural freedom through the significance of African-American music and discusses the deep roots of mainstream America's cultural and musical progression.

Chronicles the history of the Grateful Dead from its beginnings in 1965 through 1995, providing an in-depth look at the band's members, recordings, hit songs, conflicts, and the counterculture that surrounded them.

A biography of Jack Kerouac, the author who was one of the catalysts for a radical change in American literature, culture, and life-styles.

Presents the musical group known as the "Grateful Dead," and focuses on its thirty-year history, important personalities, drugs, "Woodstock," financial affairs, and much more.