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<h2>50th Anniversary of Grateful Dead's legacy will perform for the last time</h2>
Fans of the Grateful Dead are flocking to Chicago to watch one of rock 'n' roll's most revered bands unite one last time, reports CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds.
The four members of the group are the elixir of the band will play the final three shows in their 50- year history and near about 70000 Deadheads are expected to see the legacy of the group to go gaga on their music. Starting at very young age and spreading the tune of music for so long is just incredulous. When "The Dead" came alive Kreutzmann was the drummer in 1965. Now, he is 69, the perfect man to tell us about the swashbuckling journey. "That's the magic of this music, it goes to all the generations," drummer Bill Kreutzmann said.
"After the best shows I would go out and have the most outrageous time. People would ask me 'What events do you remember?' I would remember the events after the shows. They were extremely outrageous," he said. "The shows were extremely wonderful, but the energy doesn't stop when the show's over. The musicians feel like going out and doing stuff. That's where a lot of stories come from."
They have spread the love all over and entertain their fans threw out and now they know that this is the 50th anniversary so, it is going to be special. "The fans all knew the 50th anniversary was coming. The fans wanted something. It was the right thing to do and that this was the right way to do it," tour promoter Peter Shapiro said. That's appropriate because the Grateful Dead was never a top 40 band, nor were they much of a studio band. Live performances are what made the magic for "Deadheads" of all ages. "You know why? This style. It's the great American songbook. These are the songs people grew up with," Shapiro said.
In 1989 interview, Garcia spoke about devoted fans.
"It's not like a showbiz audience. They come as much to be there and enjoy each other." he said. "The experience is still rewarding for them for reasons that may not have anything to do with music other than the reason of celebrating their own existence."
The 50 year legacy is going to end but, it will be reminiscing and always the work of Grateful Dead’s would be in the heart of the people, such a wonderful journey, wish never end ever. Kreutzmann insists the Chicago shows “will be final” but he admits that part of him “wishes it could go on forever.”
“I am of the mind that if this thing would magically happen again, I would say yes to doing more shows,” he says. “But that’s not our reality.”
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