Category: Garcia, Jerry

Mike Beigel, Whose Devices Shaped the Sound of the 70s, Has Died

The New York Times – Music:
Have a listen. He’s responsible for a funky texture in the 1970s that defined hit songs by Stevie Wonder, the Grateful Dead and many others.
Herb Greene, Who Photographed the Grateful Dead and Other 1960s Rock Acts, Dies at 82

One of the first to shoot the Grateful Dead, he also memorably chronicled many of the other bands that were on the scene in the late 1960s.
Not for Kids Only: 9 Children’s Songs Worth a Listen

Hear tracks from Kermit the Frog, Caspar Babypants, Carole King and more.
Phil Lesh Didn’t Hold Songs Down. He Lifted Them Higher.

The Grateful Dead bassist found new melodic byways through every song.
Excavating Jerry Garcia’s Crucial Bluegrass Roots

In 1964, the guitarist took a road trip, hoping to become Bill Monroe’s banjo player. The journey, and his longtime love of the genre, shaped the Grateful Dead.
Frank Wakefield, Who Expanded the Mandolin’s Range, Dies at 89

A bluegrass innovator, he recorded numerous albums as a leader, and his list of collaborators included both Leonard Bernstein and Jerry Garcia.
Essra Mohawk, Self-Described Flower Child Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 75

She missed a shot at Woodstock glory. But she recorded well-received albums under her own name and worked with Frank Zappa, Jerry Garcia and others.