Martin Bandyke Under Covers: Martin interviews David Browne, author of So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead.
b'They hold a place in history and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They helped spawn jam bands and social networking. Just in time for the fiftieth anniversary of a band that changed rock & roll musically and culturally, David Browne\\u2019s So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead takes us deep into the world of the Dead in ways that will be eye-opening even to the group\\u2019s most rabid fans.\\nBy way of an altogether unique and striking structure \\u2013 each chapter centered around a significant or pivotal day in their story \\u2013 Browne, a contributing editor at Rolling Stone who has written extensively on the band for that magazine, lends this epic musical story a you-are-there feel unlike any other book written on the Grateful Dead. \\nDavid Browne\\u2019s previous book Fire and Rain: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, CSNY and the Lost Story of 1970, was called \\u201cone of the most entertaining and informative books of the year\\u201d by NPR.\\nThe interview with David Browne was originally recorded on June 10, 2015.'