Jerry Garcia’s Name-Claiming Journey Beyond the Grateful Dead

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  • GSCBF14: Old And In The Way: Sunday, April 28, 1974, ca. 23:15

    Part of a series of back-of-the-napkin thoughts about the Golden State Country Bluegrass Festival (GSCBF), held in San Rafael, CA from Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28, 1974. Previous installments: GSCBF1: just a mention GSCBF2: a plea for a release of the film and tapes! GSCBF3: Sunday 4/28/74 afternoon schedule GSCBF4: Greenbriar Boys (a.k.a.…

  • LN19760119 JG interview by Father Miles Riley, KPIX-TV Studios, San Francisco, CA

    Update: looks like a 26 minute recording is available through the GDAO: http://www.gdao.org/items/show/379043 Update2: GD Archive material gives taping date as 1/19/76 Update3: see also “Jerry’s January 1976”. Update4: 26 minute video has finally come into the light! I have now put some slightly more verbatim “viewing notes” below the fold. Not a full transcription,…

  • JG: December 21, 1970 (Monday), Pepperland, San Rafael, CA

    At some point I need to figure out Pepperland. I see from a Rock Prosopography post on Sons of Champlin setlists that the venue was the Bermuda Palms ca. 1967, then became Euphoria Ballroom, then became Pepperland. Nothing turns up on Rock Archaeology. COAU has a little bit. With an address of 737 Francisco Blvd.…

  • GSCBF13: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Sunday, April 28, 1974, ca. 22:00

    Part of a series of back-of-the-napkin thoughts about the Golden State Country Bluegrass Festival (GSCBF), held in San Rafael, CA from Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28, 1974. Previous installments: GSCBF1: just a mention GSCBF2: a plea for a release of the film and tapes! GSCBF3: Sunday 4/28/74 afternoon schedule GSCBF4: Greenbriar Boys (a.k.a.…

  • GSCBF12: Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mountain Boys: Sunday, April 28, 1974, ca. 21:15

    Part of a series of back-of-the-napkin thoughts about the Golden State Country Bluegrass Festival (GSCBF), held in San Rafael, CA from Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28, 1974. Previous installments: GSCBF1: just a mention GSCBF2: a plea for a release of the film and tapes! GSCBF3: Sunday 4/28/74 afternoon schedule GSCBF4: Greenbriar Boys (a.k.a.…

  • GD: June 13, 1970, “Atlanta Braves Stadium,” Atlanta, GA (CANCELED)

    Haven’t posted about a canceled gig in awhile. Anyway, found mention of a festival to include the GD, Ike & Tina Turner, Traffic, Stevie Wonder, the Allman Brothers and others, scheduled for June 13, 1970 per the post title. Course the GD played in Hawaii that day. Sounds like a big old event to have…

  • I did not know that

    According to Alex Allan’s incredible Grateful Dead Lyric and Song Finder site, Love in the Afternoon credits lyrics to Robert Hunter and music to John Kahn. “I did not know that.”

  • Hooteroll? Next Part

    Corry’s original post on LLD: “Hooteroll?–When Was It Recorded?“, with lots of great comments. My response: “Response to LLD’s Hooteroll–When Was It Recorded?” A number of commenters to these posts, including sraile and LIA, as well as more from Corry, have added valuable thoughts and information. Thank you all! The purpose of this post is…

  • GD Europe ’74

    Just wanted to give a shout out to “Cliff Hucker” for ploughing through the GD’s Europe ’74 tour and reporting back. I seem to recall always feeling that these shows had a weird, dark vibe to them, even before reading Rock and Dennis and Phil and Blair and all the rest, who confirm that. Anyway,…

  • Response to LLD’s Hooteroll–When Was It Recorded?

    Corry has an important and rich post over at LLD on the mystery that shrouds the recording of Howard Wales / Jerry Garcia, Hooteroll [deaddisc entry]. I started to reply in comments over there, but began to write more than I thought suitable for that little sub-medium (a minimum?), so I thought I’d just let…