Jerry Garcia is known to have played 3,947 shows with 27 different bands and 77 musicians over a career that spanned from 1961 to 1995. Garcia’s primary side project outside of the Grateful Dead was ...
Sure, there were Grateful Dead songs the band didn’t like much. Jerry Garcia, in particular, had a few words about songs in the band’s earlier catalog, calling “‘Doin That Rag” an “unsuccessful” song, ...
Photo Melvin Seals and JGB will perform Sept. 16 and 17 in Paia. Courtesy photo Photo “I’m doing the best I can to keep his legacy in music alive,” says keyboardist Melvin Seals, who has played Jerry ...
If there’s such a thing as a recession-proof band, the Grateful Dead must be it. While the rest of the music industry has suffered through one of its worst years ever — record sales have plummeted, ...