August 9th 1995 - Jerry Garcia dies

 

I can't belive this was TEN years ago!

 

(from www.billboard.com)

 

1995 - Grateful Dead singer/guitarist Jerry Garcia dies of a heart attack at a drug treatment center in San Francisco. He is 53. The Grateful Dead came out of the 1960s San Francisco counterculture scene. The band is best known for its devoted "Dead Head" fans and the Woodstock-style atmosphere of its sold-out concerts.