Note
I have now stopped updating this list. There are many covers now released on streaming services, YouTube etc. I couldn't add all those and it feels rather arbitrary to list only those that are released on CD.
Nonetheless, I feel the list below provides a guide to which GD songs have been most covered by other artists.
Original intro
This is a list of the number of covers of Grateful Dead (original) songs, and which have been released on CD
(though a few downloads only).
It does not include recordings by the various bands which include Grateful Dead members (Jerry Garcia Band, The Dead, Furthur,
Phil & Friends, The Other Ones, Ratdog, Dead & Company etc). It does, however, include versions by Tom Constanten, Robert Hunter,
David Nelson and the New Riders of the Purple Sage.
It only includes one illustrative example of series of live recordings, for example those by Chris Robinson Brotherhood,
Infamous Stringdusters, Yonder Mountain String Band etc. It does not include one-off covers posted on YouTube, broadcast as webcasts or
(with maybe some exceptions) made available for download.
It is very much work in progress, and any corrections or suggestions for improvement gratefully received. I'm conscious that
I haven't been entirely consistent in applying the criteria above. But the table gives a rough idea of how widely
individual Grateful Dead songs have been covered.