Jerry Garcia

Guitar, Banjo, pedal steel guitar and vocals.
Born August 1st, 1942, in San Francisco.
Died August 9th, 1995 (heart attack), in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls.

Jerry's first paid appearances were in 1961 at age 18 with [a337575] in Palo Alto.
A succession of San Francisco area bands followed until in December 1965 [a246650] came together and performed at the first of [a121230]'s Acid Tests.

[b]"There's no way to measure his greatness or magnitude as a person or a player"[/b] - Bob Dylan