Phil Lesh
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Philip Chapman Lesh was an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he developed a unique style of improvised six-string bass guitar. He was their bassist throughout the
Lesh (left) performing as Telstar in 2008
Lesh performing in May 2008
Jerry Garcia
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Jerome John Garcia was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of th
Phil Lesh
…Stanford University cross-registrant John Chowning. While volunteering for radio station KPFA as a recording engineer, Lesh met bluegrass banjo player Jerry Garcia. He invited Garcia to perform on the station's Midnight Special show, and despite their different musical interests they became friends. Lesh briefly…
Garcia performing in 1977
The corner of Haight and Ashbury, center of the San Francisco neighborhood where the Grateful Dead shared a house at 710 Ashbury from fall 1966 to spring 1968.
Garcia and drummer Hart in 1987 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. His guitar "Tiger" and a McIntosh MC2300 can clearly be seen
Garcia in 1978 at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum with guitar "Wolf"