Meet UCSC’s Grateful Dead Archivist

As many of you know, UC Santa Cruz is home to the Grateful Dead Archive. It represents one of the most significant popular cultural collections of the 20th Century, documenting the Dead’s incredible creative activity and influence in contemporary music history from 1965 to 1995. Head Dead Archivist Nicholas Meriwether recently stopped by KZSC to chat with “Sex, Dope & Cheap Thrills” program host DJ Oliver (I’m sure you can guess which is the archivist and which is the student in the picture). Nicholas had great stories about The Dead, the immense work ahead at the archives and amazing tales of music excavation. Listen to the interview

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Published February 1st, 2011 in Main, Podcasts

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2 Responses

1. anon says:

   January 26, 2011 at 7:14 pm

   two fine ass gentlemen

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2. anon says:

   January 26, 2011 at 7:16 pm

   you know, Oliver should really be Nicholas Meriwether’s apprentice or protoge…. what a team they’d make! big things I tell you! big things! (ps. live dead be grateful)

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