Resurrecting the Dead

The surviving members of the Grateful Dead, who retired the group’s name and dubbed themselves the Other Ones after the death of leader Jerry Garcia, have decided to rename themselves the Dead.

Bassist Phil Lesh, guitarist Bob Weir and drummers Bill Kreutzman and Mickey Hart will inaugurate their new name -- which has served as their unofficial nickname for years -- at a Valentine’s Day benefit concert in San Francisco.

After the 1995 death of singer and guitarist Garcia, the Grateful Dead retired their act, which was a perennial top concert draw. Different combinations of the surviving members performed as the Other Ones. But last summer, all four surviving founding members performed two reunion shows in Wisconsin. The shows were so successful, they staged a fall tour. They may tour again this summer.