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Jerry Garcia

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Molly Tuttle Wins Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album With ‘Crooked Tree’ The bluegrass star’s deluxe edition of ‘Crooked Tree’ drops with Grateful Dead-centric bonus cuts
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Three Ways to Play the Grateful Dead Classic “Friend of the Devil” Have fun learning one of the greatest acoustic tunes ever penned by psychedelic songster Jerry Garcia
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Get a Close Look at Jerry Garcia's Iconic "Alligator" Strat in this Encyclopedic Grateful Dead Guitar Collection Grateful Guitars Foundation's arsenal includes Garcia’s 1955 “Alligator” Fender Stratocaster and 1943 “Jerry’s Herringbone” Martin D-28

Latest Jerry Garcia

Guitar Player issue 719 April 2022

Hendrix, Van Halen Lead List of Gear Innovators Inside the New Issue of Guitar Player

By Guitar Player Staff published 11 March 22

PLUS Skip James’ Bentonia blues legacy, John McLaughlin, Steve Morse, Jake Shimabukuro, Mike McCready, and Sonny Landreth on the late Howard Alexander Dumble. Plus – 2 unique covers!

EHX Nano Q-Tron

Electro-Harmonix Unveils the Nano Q-Tron Envelope Filter

By Rod Brakes published 3 December 21

The new envelope follower that’s small enough to fit through your letterbox.

How Jerry Garcia Revolutionized the Custom Guitar Industry

By Chris Gill published 9 August 21

He died on this day in 1995. But one of Jerry Garcia's many achievements was how he revolutionized the custom guitar industry...

Mexican-born American musician Carlos Santana (right) and American bassist David Brown perform with the other members of Santana at 'Woodstock,' a large rock and roll music concert, Bethel, New York, August 16, 1969.

Watch Carlos Santana’s Infamous Acid-Fueled Woodstock Performance

By Rod Brakes last updated 20 July 21

Video The breakthrough gig that nearly broke his sanity.

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