Bill Walton — 2x NBA champion and Grateful Dead superfan — passed away on May 27, 2024. Grateful Dead Channel (Ch. 23) honours his legacy today with special programming, including archival concert audio and interviews, with more to come throughout the week.
May 28 at 11 am ET – David Gans and Gary Lambert go live and take calls from fans and celebrity guests to remember Bill Walton.
May 28 at 12 pm ET – Grateful Dead concert audio from 11/20/1971 at the Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.
May 28 at 9 pm ET – Dead & Company concert audio from 12/31/2019 at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
Plus, stream Bill Walton’s 2016 interview about his book, “Back From The Dead: Searching For The Sound, Shining The Light, And Throwing It Down,” on the SiriusXM app.
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