Formed in 1989 in Clearwater, FL, Uncle John's Band has kept the Grateful Dead fire aglow in the Southeast for nearly three decades. With three generations of fans spread across the U.S., UJB has provided thousands of deadheads with their weekly dose of authentic live Dead music. Returning visitors to Tampa Bay join locals at the legendary Skippers Smokehouse for UJB's monthly house gig, running for well over 1000 shows. The band has shared the stage with Grateful Dead alums including John Kadlecik, Tom Constanten, Vince Welnick, Merle Saunders, and Melvin Seals, and was invited to play for a VIP party at Chicago's Field Museum during the Grateful Dead's Fare Thee Well run at Soldier Field in 2015.