While there were great performances by acts like Noah Kahan, Norah Jones and John Mayer, the bulk of the musical tributes were by Nashville artists including The War and Treaty, Wynonna Judd, Dwight Yoakam,

The venerable band brought out a star-studded entourage who paid tribute, and a sold-out crowd of 2,000, some of whom swapped the gala’s typical black tie attire for tie-dye.

"The Grateful Dead are a lot of things. I would venture to say they are the great American band," declared Andy Cohen at the opening of MusiCares Persons of the Year annual gala on Friday night (Jan.