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    Celebrity Guest DJ Series to Launch on Sirius Satellite Radio's Exclusive Grateful Dead Channel

    Jimmy Buffett to host first show for the new series

    NEW YORK–June 30, 2008– SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that SIRIUS’ Grateful Dead channel will launch a new weekly series of celebrity-hosted shows. The full-hour show will be hosted by various music icons, including Jimmy Buffett, Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes, Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Warren Haynes of Gov’t Mule and others.

    Jimmy Buffett, who has his own SIRIUS channel, Radio Margaritaville channel 31, will host the first show in the series on Monday, June 30. Buffett will tell stories of his experiences with The Grateful Dead and introduce his favorite songs by the band.

    The special celebrity-hosted shows will air on Mondays at 9:00 pm ET. The shows will be rebroadcast on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm ET, Wednesdays at 9:00 am ET, Fridays at 1:00 am ET, Saturdays at 8:00 pm ET and Sundays at 10:00 am ET.

    The Grateful Dead Channel which launched exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio last year, features music spanning the band’s career with unreleased concert recordings and original shows hosted by band members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann. The channel also features rare archival interviews with Jerry Garcia and contributions from Grateful Dead experts David Gans and Dead archivist David Lemieux.

    For more information, visit www.sirius.com/gratefuldead.

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  • Emerald4689
    16 years ago
    WOW!
    playing for obama fundraiser this MONDAY! right on."It's like a mighty melody that rings down from the sky"
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    thump66
    16 years 3 months ago
    Ashlee ok with me
    Hey man, Ashlee Simpson is hot. I think she'd be a great spokeperson for the dead. Bring it on... ;)
  • marye
    16 years 3 months ago
    hey!
    I like ol' Jimmy. I suspect more than a few Dead Heads are also Parrotheads to some extent. Different deal, but not wholly incompatible...
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Jimmy Buffett to host first show for the new series

NEW YORK–June 30, 2008– SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI) announced today that SIRIUS’ Grateful Dead channel will launch a new weekly series of celebrity-hosted shows. The full-hour show will be hosted by various music icons, including Jimmy Buffett, Chris Robinson of the Black Crowes, Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Warren Haynes of Gov’t Mule and others.

Jimmy Buffett, who has his own SIRIUS channel, Radio Margaritaville channel 31, will host the first show in the series on Monday, June 30. Buffett will tell stories of his experiences with The Grateful Dead and introduce his favorite songs by the band.

The special celebrity-hosted shows will air on Mondays at 9:00 pm ET. The shows will be rebroadcast on Tuesdays at 5:00 pm ET, Wednesdays at 9:00 am ET, Fridays at 1:00 am ET, Saturdays at 8:00 pm ET and Sundays at 10:00 am ET.

The Grateful Dead Channel which launched exclusively on SIRIUS Satellite Radio last year, features music spanning the band’s career with unreleased concert recordings and original shows hosted by band members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann. The channel also features rare archival interviews with Jerry Garcia and contributions from Grateful Dead experts David Gans and Dead archivist David Lemieux.

For more information, visit www.sirius.com/gratefuldead.

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I hope they replay those shows during daytime hours so I can spend my companys money listening to them! That's the only time I listen, during the day. C'mon guys. I've been a good doobie. Won't you consider it? Please? PEACE
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I like ol' Jimmy. I suspect more than a few Dead Heads are also Parrotheads to some extent. Different deal, but not wholly incompatible...
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Hey man, Ashlee Simpson is hot. I think she'd be a great spokeperson for the dead. Bring it on... ;)
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playing for obama fundraiser this MONDAY! right on."It's like a mighty melody that rings down from the sky"