AUGUST 9
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AND INFLUENTIAL ROCK & ROLL TV SHOWS EVER, MADE ITS DEBUT ON THIS DAY IN 1963 – BRITAIN’S FAMOUS, “READY, STEADY, GO.” THE WEEKLY SERIES GAVE EARLY EXPOSURE TO SUCH BRITISH LEGENDS AS THE ROLLING STONES, THE WHO, THE KINKS, DONOVAN, AND MANY OTHERS.
AND ON THIS DAY IN 1995, WE SAID A FOND FAREWELL TO ONE OF ROCK’S MOST TALENTED AND BELOVED INDIVIDUALS, JERRY GARCIA. JERRY DIED FROM A HEART ATTACK AT THE AGE OF 53. HE WAS ALSO A TALENTED ARTIST, WHOSE PAINTINGS HAVE BEEN EXHIBITED INTERNATIONALLY, AND HAS RECORDED A NUMBER OF SOLO RECORDS. BUT JERRY WILL ALWAYS BE BEST REMEMBERED FOR HIS WORK WITH THE GRATEFUL DEAD, THROUGH WHICH HE TOUCHED MILLIONS OF FANS.