Warner Bros. release The Grateful Dead’s fourth studio album (and fifth overall), “Workingman’s Dead”. A single from the LP, “Uncle John’s Band” will climb to #69 on the Hot 100 and become one of the Dead’s most beloved songs. The album itself would make it to #27 on the Billboard 200 chart, and was certified Platinum on October 13th, 1986.
Remember how The Dude feels about The Eagles? That’s how I feel about The Grateful Dead.