Sept. 25, 2025

History Series 1: Dennis McNally / Grateful Dead Former Publicist / San Francisco / Blues and Jazz

History Series 1: Dennis McNally / Grateful Dead Former Publicist / San Francisco / Blues and Jazz

Dennis McNally is an author and historian. He is the author of four books including:


Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, The Beat Generation & America


https://www.dennismcnally.com/books/desolate-angel-jack-kerouac/


A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead


https://www.dennismcnally.com/books/a-long-strange-trip-grateful-dead/


On Highway 61: Music, Race, and the Evolution of Cultural Freedom


https://www.dennismcnally.com/books/on-highway-61/


The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties


https://www.dennismcnally.com/books/the-last-great-dream-how-bohemians-became-hippies-and-created-the-sixties/


He is also the former publicist for the Grateful Dead