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Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images We 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 songs. Their ballots were tabulated to make our list. Here is who voted.
NameCredentialsKevin BarkerMusicianJay BlakesbergPhotographerRicki BlakesbergPhotographerSteve BloomJournalistStephen BrowerMusic executiveDean BudnickEditor-in-chief, RelixDavid BrowneJournalist and author, So Many RoadsAndy CabicVetiverMitch DavisMusic executiveDaniel DonatoCosmic CountryThomas Bryan EatonBerthaBenjy EisenJournalist and co-author, DealAl FrankenFormer U.S. senatorDavid FrickeJournalistBen Fong-TorresJournalistKraig FoxMusic executiveMike GreenhausJournalistEric GreenspanMusic attorneyElliot GroffmanMusic attorneyWill HermesJournalistDan HorneGrateful ShredBruce HornsbyMusician and former Grateful Dead touring memberBlair JacksonJournalist and author, Garcia: An American LifeJim JamesMy Morning JacketEric D. JohnsonFruit BatsDan KanterMusicianJosh KaufmanProducer and multi-instrumentalistJeff KravitzPhotographerJustin KreutzmannFilmmakerDavid ManheimHost, Dopey podcast Dennis McNallyAuthor, A Long Strange TripJohn MedeskiMusicianAri MelberHost, The Beat With Ari MelberBob MinkinPhotographerJoan OsborneMusicianNick PaumgartenJournalistAlan PaulJournalistLee RanaldoMusicianDavid ReddixThe WaldosMaggie RoseMusicianFarmer Dave ScherMusicianChloë SevignyActress and producer, Summer TourPeter ShapiroConcert promoter, Fare Thee WellMiles TellerActorMelody WalkerBerthaMichael James WheelerBerthaJacob UllmanFox Sports executiveStu ZakimPR executive
