A member of the Grateful Dead was John Perry Barlow.
Grateful Dead . The other official members of the band are Tom Constanten ( keyboards ; 1968 -- 1970 ) , John Perry Barlow ( nonperforming lyricist ; 1971 -- 1995 ) , Keith Godchaux ( keyboards ; 1971 -- 1979 ) , Donna Godchaux ( vocals ; 1972 -- 1979 ) , Brent Mydland ( keyboards , vocals ; 1979 -- 1990 ) , and Vince Welnick ( keyboards , vocals ; 1990 -- 1995 ) . John Perry Barlow . He is also a former lyricist for the Grateful Dead and a founding member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Freedom of the Press Foundation .