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The Song Remains: Phil Lesh (1940-2024)
Phil Lesh has left The Phil Zone The Grateful Dead are one of the most musically and culturally influential bands of the 20th Century, and Phil Lesh, who died at home surrounded by his family on […]
Jerry Garcia
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Classic Clips: Jerry Garcia & David Grisman “Friend of the Devil” – The Late Show, 1993
The 1990s were not a good time for Jerry Garcia despite the fact that the Grateful Dead had reached new levels of popularity following the success of 1987’s ‘In The Dark’, and they were second only […]
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The Song Remains: Frank Wakefield (1934-2024)
The Oppenheimer of bluegrass mandolin. On the 26th of April, 2024, the bluegrass world lost one of its true innovators when Frank Wakefield died at his home in Sarasota Springs, NY. Bill Monroe may be the […]
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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 7 – Jerry Garcia / Grateful Dead
As our countdown of the Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists gathers pace we reach Number 7. Whilst some of our writers celebrated the Grateful Dead, a couple also honed in on the individual talent and […]
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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Martin Johnson
How does anyone go about determining the top ten americana artists ever, and once you’ve worked that one out, how do you rank them in a meaningful way? These are the legitimate questions facing Americana UK […]