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It was 30 years ago tomorrow that Grateful Dead co-founder, guitarist and vocalist Jerry Garcia died in his room at a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility outside of San Francisco, on Aug. 9, 1995 ...
"Touch of Grey" was the most commercially successful song of the Grateful Dead’s career, but their longtime promoter admits there was a downside. “They never really had any hit singles,” John Scher ...
Inside Jerry Garcia's Final Grateful Dead Show — 30 Years Ago Today originally appeared on Parade. On July 9, 1995, Jerry Garcia played with the Grateful Dead for the final time at Soldier Field in ...
Re “We Could Use More of Jerry Garcia’s Politics,” by Jim Newton (Opinion guest essay, July 24): Mr. Newton suggests that Jerry Garcia’s musical artistry offers a model of living apart from the world ...
In the mythos of the Grateful Dead, lyricist Robert Hunter is something like a fifth Beatle—a nonperforming member whose contributions were still pivotal to what the band became. In 1961, in Palo Alto ...
This article originally appeared in the July 1987 issue of SPIN. In memory of Jerry Garcia, who died on Aug. 9, 1995, we’re republishing this interview When a supernova explodes, by the time you see ...
Mr. Newton is the author of “Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening.” Jerry Garcia, the iconic frontman for the Grateful Dead, remains, nearly 30 years ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Marking several significant anniversaries - the 60th anniversary of the founding ...
“I remember the sound of his laugh and the mixture of smoke and whatever aftershave,” says Sam Grisman, recalling Jerry Garcia in his living room. “He was the only one my parents would let smoke ...
On November 22 and 23, the Bluegrass Hall of Fame in Owensboro, Ky., will host Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey, a weekend of music that plays up the roots of its genre through an assemblage of ...
Len Dell’Amico, left, and Jerry Garcia at a press conference for the “So Far” video in 1987. (Photo by Susana Millman) Jerry Garcia, left, and Len Dell’Amico in 1980. Dell’Amico writes about their ...