The Other Ones was an American

United States

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 rock band

Rock Band

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 formed in 1998 by former Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The band was known for its unique and eclectic style, which fused elements of rock, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, country, improvisational jazz, psychedelia, and space rock, and for live performances of long...

 members Bob Weir

Bob Weir

Bob Weir is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, most recognized as a founding member of the Grateful Dead. After the Grateful Dead disbanded in 1995, Weir performed with The Other Ones, later known as The Dead, together with other former members of the Grateful Dead...

, Phil Lesh

Phil Lesh

Phillip Chapman Lesh is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career....

, and Mickey Hart

Mickey Hart

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, along with part-time Grateful Dead collaborator Bruce Hornsby

Bruce Hornsby

Bruce Randall Hornsby is an American singer, pianist, accordion player, and songwriter. Known for the spontaneity and creativity of his live performances, Hornsby draws frequently from classical, jazz, bluegrass, folk, Motown, rock, blues, and jam band musical traditions with his songwriting and...

. In 2000, Bill Kreutzmann

Bill Kreutzmann

Bill Kreutzmann is an American drummer who played with the rock band the Grateful Dead for their entire thirty-year career...

, another Grateful Dead alumnus, joined the group, while Phil Lesh dropped out. In 2002, Lesh rejoined the band, and Hornsby left. At different times the shifting lineup of The Other Ones also included Mark Karan

Mark Karan

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, Steve Kimock

Steve Kimock

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, John Molo

John Molo

John Molo , is an American rock and jazz drummer and percussionist. He has played with a variety of bands, combos, and soloists, including Bruce Hornsby and the Range, The Other Ones, Phil Lesh and Friends, Delaney Bramlett, John Fogerty, Keller Williams, Mike Watt, Paul Kelly, David Nelson,...

, Dave Ellis, Alphonso Johnson

Alphonso Johnson

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, Jimmy Herring

Jimmy Herring

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, Rob Barraco

Rob Barraco

Rob Barraco is a keyboardist who has played with Phil Lesh and Friends, The Dead, Dark Star Orchestra, Chris Robinson & New Earth Mud, the Zen Tricksters, Red Flannel Hash, and The Dragonflys. He was the permanent keyboardist for Phil Lesh and Friends from 2000 to 2003 and has been in the band's...

, Jeff Chimenti

Jeff Chimenti

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, and Susan Tedeschi

Susan Tedeschi

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. In 2003, The Other Ones changed their name to The Dead

The Dead (band)

The Dead is an American rock band composed of some of the former members of the Grateful Dead.After the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann formed a band called The Other Ones. They performed concert tours in 1998 , 2000 , and 2002, and released one...

.

Continuing the legacy

The Other Ones continued the musical legacy of the Grateful Dead, playing many Grateful Dead songs and utilizing a similar jam band

Jam band

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 style that emphasized musical improvisation

Musical improvisation

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. The name of the band was taken from the title of the Grateful Dead song "That's It for the Other One", from 1968's Anthem of the Sun

Anthem of the Sun

Anthem of the Sun is the second studio album by the Grateful Dead, released in 1968. It is the first album to feature second drummer Mickey Hart, who joined the band in September 1967...

. Although Jerry Garcia

Jerry Garcia

Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead...

 had died in 1995, "the other ones" from the Grateful Dead carried on.

Album

In 1999, The Other Ones released The Strange Remain

The Strange Remain

The Strange Remain is an album by the rock band The Other Ones. It was recorded live on the Furthur Festival tour in 1998 and released in 1999. The album reached number one on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart and number 112 on the Billboard 200....

, a two disk CD recorded live during their 1998 Furthur Festival tour.

Personnel

1998	Bob Weir – guitar, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Mickey Hart – drums, vocals Bruce Hornsby – keyboards, vocals Mark Karan – guitar, vocals Steve Kimock – guitar John Molo – drums Dave Ellis – saxophone, vocals
2000	Bob Weir – guitar, vocals Mickey Hart – drums, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Bruce Hornsby – keyboards, vocals Mark Karan – guitar, vocals Steve Kimock – guitar Alphonso Johnson – bass
2002	Bob Weir – guitar, vocals Phil Lesh – bass, vocals Mickey Hart – drums, vocals Bill Kreutzmann – drums Jimmy Herring – guitar Rob Barraco – keyboards, vocals Jeff Chimenti – keyboards, vocals Susan Tedeschi – vocals

External links

• official website of the Grateful Dead