As we all know there are many famous and notable people who were born in California. However, there are many that I never realized were from California. Those are the notables you will be reading about here. I was completely amazed, shocked, and saddened by the life of Robert Frost who I did a bit ...
I am by no means a faithful Deadhead, but I do love the Grateful Dead’s music. They were an American psychedelic rock band that began in the mid 1960’s, 1965 to be exact. Fittingly the Grateful Dead started in San Francisco during the height of the experimental 60’s. The stars must have aligned over San ...
A bold title, for sure – am I going to presume to identify for you the five best recordings of mandolinists ever made? Well yeah, but if you’re reading the article, you’re already a fan of the mandolin, and you already know that every such list is subjective. That said, every album on this list ...
Co-authored by “Fumo Verde” As most of you can tell, I, Fumo Verde, am a Jerry freak, but what you might not know is that Bob Dylan is one of the many people, along with El Diablo, to whom I have pledged my soul, so when I got word that Garcia Plays Dylan was coming ...
I admit, I’ve been a dead head for many years. I have been to many festivals and over 50 concerts. When I try to isolate the top ten songs from Jerry Garcia, it is very difficult. Do I include Grateful Dead songs? Do I only include solo performances? Should I include songs that appear on ...
