Jerry Week

Jerry Garcia Playing in the Band in Golden Gate Park, 1975. (Photo by Jon Sievert)

From his birthday on August 1 to the anniversary of his death on August 9 in 1995, along with other Deadheads and fellow travelers, I celebrate the life, art and inspiration of Captain Trips, The Nine Fingers From Hell, a songwriter and the lead guitar player for the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia.

I never really got into what was initially, nor what became, Heavy Metal: Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, UFO. Never really warmed up to any of it. Never…