Brent Mydland

Quick Facts

Full Name	Brent Mydland
Occupation	Pianist
Date Of Birth	Oct 21, 1952(1952-10-21)
Age	72
Date Of Death	1990-07-26
Birthplace	Munich
Country	Germany
Horoscope	Libra

Brent Mydland Biography

Brent Mydland is one of the most popular and richest Pianist who was born on October 21, 1952 in Munich, Germany. One of the four keyboardists who were part of The Grateful Dead, he played with the band for nearly a decade . He also composed many of the group’s most popular songs, like “Easy to Love You” and “Hell in a Bucket.”

In the early 1980s, he joined forces with his fellow Grateful Dead member During the early 1980s, he collaborated with fellow Grateful Dead member Bob Weir on a second music project called Bobby and the Midnites. in a separate music project dubbed Bobby and the Midnites.

Mydland began playing rock’n’roll with friends in high school, and was influenced by organists such as Lee Michaels, Ray Manzarek and Steppenwolf’s Goldy McJohn. He became a fan of the Grateful Dead in the late 1960s, though was less impressed by their 1970s material.

Mydland played trumpet in the school’s marching band, but was dismissed for having long hair. He graduated from Liberty High School, Brentwood, California, in 1971.

In Germany and raised by American parents He spent his childhood years within the San Francisco, California area and then attended the high school of Los Angeles.

Brent Mydland Net Worth

Brent Mydland is one of the richest Pianist from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Brent Mydland 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Prior to his involvement in The Grateful Dead, he formed the country rock group Silver which released a 1970s-era hit song, “Wham Bam.”

Tragically, he was killed by an overdose of a drug at the age of 37.

Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was an American keyboardist, vocalist, and songwriter. He was a member of The Grateful Dead from 1979 to 1990, a longer tenure than any other keyboardist in the band.

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Mydland quickly became an integral part of the Dead owing to his vocal and songwriting skills as much as his keyboard playing. He quickly combined his tenor singing with founding members Weir and Jerry Garcia to provide strong three-part harmonies on live favorites. He easily fit into the band’s sound and added his own contributions, such as in Go to Heaven (1980) which featured two of Mydland’s songs, “Far From Me” and “Easy to Love You,” the latter written with frequent Weir collaborator John Perry Barlow. On the next album, In the Dark (1987), Mydland co-wrote “Hell in a Bucket” with Weir and Barlow; he also penned the train song “Tons of Steel.”

Facts & Trivia

Brent Ranked on the list of most popular Pianist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. Brent Mydland celebrates birthday on October 21 of every year.

In 1985, he performed at the Haight Street Fair with Weir, John Cipollina, and Merl Saunders, among others.

Who was with Brent Mydland when he died?

To add to the strangeness of his demise, Brent’s final performance on July 23rd, 1990 came 10 years to the day after the death of Keith Godchaux , the former Dead keyboardist who Mydland had replaced after the band had asked him and his wife Donna Jean Godchaux to leave in 1979, shortly after which the keyboardist died …

What happened to Brent from Grateful Dead?

Brent Mydland, the 37-year-old keyboardist for the Grateful Dead rock band, was killed by an overdose of drugs , the office of the Contra Costa County coroner ruled Friday. Mr. Mydland was found dead at his home in the nearby town of Lafayette on July 26.

Who found Brent Mydland dead?

Friends discovered Mydland’s body Thursday in the bedroom of his home in Lafayette, a suburb 25 miles east of San Francisco, said Sgt. Richard Terry of the Contra Costa County Coroner’s office.

How old was Brent Mydland from the Grateful Dead when he died?

37 years (1952–1990)

What drugs did Brent Mydland do?

— Garcia and Brent Mydland, a former Dead keyboard player who died of an overdose in 1990, were known to free-base cocaine and mix cocaine with heroin in what is known as a “speedball,” among other abuses.