I'm a Scruggs style banjo player (since 1983)...I've taught bluegrass style banjo for almost 29 years now in and around St. Louis.

I've worked up a number of well-known Dead tunes for Scruggs style banjo on my web site:

http://www.banjotom2.com

It is true that there isn't much use of the banjo in Dead tunes themselves, but Jerry played the banjo separately with "Old And In The Way" and has gotten a lot of recognition in the banjo playing world for having done so.

In teaching the banjo, I've had a number of younger folks come in for lessons and request Grateful Dead tunes for the banjo! At first I didn't think it could be done....and for sure not done well...but I didn't know a lot about the Dead at the time, alhtough I had been a fan in high school.

So, I started buying their albums on CDs, "Reckoning" turned out to be the one that really turned my head.

I listened to that album almost endlessly and made other compilation albums from it for several years.

Now, I have a collection of Grateful Dead tunes arranged for the 5-string bluegrass-style banjo.

So...at your leisure...visit my web site....It's easier to see the tunes available via the site map....and the Dead tunes are not 'grouped' together....so you'll have to hunt.

Check out the site map and hopefully you'll find what you're looking for.

BanjoTom2