{"id":70108,"date":"2026-08-07T16:22:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/who-voted-for-the-100-best-grateful-dead-songs\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T16:22:31","slug":"who-voted-for-the-100-best-grateful-dead-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/who-voted-for-the-100-best-grateful-dead-songs\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Voted for the 100 Best Grateful Dead Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"


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We asked a large group of longtime fans to give us their favorite Dead classics <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\tWe asked a group of 50 musicians, writers, music industry figures, entertainers, and one former United States senator to submit ranked ballots listing their top 25 Grateful Dead<\/a> songs. Their ballots were tabulated to make our list. Here is who voted.<\/p>\n

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Name<\/th>\nCredentials<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Kevin Barker<\/strong><\/td>\nMusician<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jay Blakesberg<\/strong><\/td>\nPhotographer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ricki Blakesberg<\/strong><\/td>\nPhotographer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steve Bloom<\/strong><\/td>\nJournalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stephen Brower<\/strong><\/td>\nMusic executive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dean Budnick<\/strong><\/td>\nEditor-in-chief, Relix<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Browne<\/strong><\/td>\nJournalist and author, So Many Roads<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Andy Cabic<\/strong><\/td>\nVetiver<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zach Cowie<\/strong><\/td>\nMusic supervisor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mitch Davis<\/strong><\/td>\nMusic executive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Daniel Donato<\/strong><\/td>\nCosmic Country<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thomas Bryan Eaton<\/strong><\/td>\nBertha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benjy Eisen<\/strong><\/td>\nJournalist and co-author, Deal<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Al Franken<\/strong><\/td>\nFormer U.S. senator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Fricke<\/strong><\/td>\nJournalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ben Fong-Torres<\/strong><\/td>\nJournalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kraig Fox<\/strong><\/td>\nMusic executive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mike Greenhaus<\/strong><\/td>\nJournalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eric Greenspan<\/strong><\/td>\nMusic attorney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elliot Groffman<\/strong><\/td>\nMusic attorney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Will Hermes<\/strong><\/td>\nJournalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dan Horne<\/strong><\/td>\nGrateful Shred<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bruce Hornsby<\/strong><\/td>\nMusician and former Grateful Dead touring member<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blair Jackson<\/strong><\/td>\nJournalist and author, Garcia: An American Life<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jim James<\/strong><\/td>\nMy Morning Jacket<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eric D. Johnson<\/strong><\/td>\nFruit Bats<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dan Kanter<\/strong><\/td>\nMusician<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Josh Kaufman<\/strong><\/td>\nProducer and multi-instrumentalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jeff Kravitz<\/strong><\/td>\nPhotographer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Justin Kreutzmann<\/strong><\/td>\nFilmmaker<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Manheim<\/strong><\/td>\nHost, Dopey<\/em> podcast\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dennis McNally<\/strong><\/td>\nAuthor, A Long Strange Trip<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
John Medeski<\/strong><\/td>\nMusician<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ari Melber<\/strong><\/td>\nHost, The Beat With Ari Melber<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bob Minkin<\/strong><\/td>\nPhotographer<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Joan Osborne<\/strong><\/td>\nMusician<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nick Paumgarten<\/strong><\/td>\nJournalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alan Paul<\/strong><\/td>\nJournalist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lee Ranaldo<\/strong><\/td>\nMusician<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Reddix<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Waldos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maggie Rose<\/strong><\/td>\nMusician<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Farmer Dave Scher<\/strong><\/td>\nMusician<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chlo\u00eb Sevigny<\/strong><\/td>\nActress and producer, Summer Tour<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peter Shapiro<\/strong><\/td>\nConcert promoter, Fare Thee Well<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miles Teller<\/strong><\/td>\nActor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melody Walker<\/strong><\/td>\nBertha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Michael James Wheeler<\/strong><\/td>\nBertha<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacob Ullman<\/strong><\/td>\nFox Sports executive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stu Zakim<\/strong><\/td>\nPR executive<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n


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