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Jerry Garcia Street Dedicated By San Francisco Mayor At August 1st Ceremony [Photos]
The city of San Francisco will and the organizers of Jerry Day will host a renaming ceremony for Jerry Garcia Street on
Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia has childhood street named for him in San Francisco
Several hundred fans turned out to name a tiny street in San Francisco after celebrated Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia.
Billy Strings joins Dead & Co for ‘Wharf Rat’ on Jerry Garcia’s birthday in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Billy Strings joined Dead & Company on stage, delivering a musical nod to Jerry Garcia on the rock legend’s birthday. Billy Strings, 32, a native of Ionia County, Michigan, opened the weekend celebration Friday,
Deadheads Flock To The Excelsior For Jerry Garcia Street Unveiling
The unveiling ceremony kicked off “Jerry Day,” a celebration of Garcia and the Grateful Dead in San Francisco.
San Francisco honors Jerry Garcia with a street name and a citywide Grateful Dead celebration
San Francisco honored Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia on what would have been his 83rd birthday by renaming a street in his childhood neighborhood “Jerry Garcia Street.”
Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia gets a street named after him in San Francisco
The dedication, held in the Excelsior District where Garcia grew up, kicked off a weekend of celebrations including Jerry Day and three Dead & Company concerts in Golden Gate Park.
Grateful Dead 60th Anniversary Weekend: Dead & Company Jam With Openers, Jerry Garcia Gets Street Named After Him
The Grateful Dead, one of the great institutions in American music, threw itself a 60th-anniversary party this weekend. Dead & Company, the band led surviving Dead members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, played a series of three shows at Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco street named for Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia during celebration of legendary band
A few hundred people gathered Friday to name a tiny San Francisco street after legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia on what would have been his 83rd birthday.
Never-before-published photos show S.F.'s epic memorial for Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia
Long-forgotten photos from the Chronicle archive capture the scene at Jerry Garcia's Golden Gate Park memorial, where 20,000 fans gathered to sing, dance and mourn the Grateful Dead guitarist.
San Francisco Honors Late Native '60s Rock Legend
San Francisco paid tribute to one of its most beloved musical icons, honoring late lead singer of the Grateful Dead, Jerry ...
San Francisco's Grateful Dead weekend kicks off with a monumental night at Golden Gate Park
The walk up to the park was an event unto itself. RVs decked out in Dead murals lined the Panhandle, and a few blocks later ...
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23 years in, still grateful for free Jerry Day celebration
Founder Tom Murphy looks back at the annual Jerry Garcia tribute concert in McLaren Park, and how it's grown over the decades ...
Fans toast Grateful Dead’s 60th with concerts at San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park
Fans of the Grateful Dead are pouring into San Francisco for three days of concerts and festivities marking the 60th ...
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Grateful Dead Fans Celebrate Life Of Jerry Garcia In San Francisco
"Jerry Day, one of the premier civic and cultural events of San Francisco, celebrates one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time and famous San Francisco native son - Jerry Garcia," ...
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Annual Jerry Garcia celebration has added significance this year
The amphitheater bearing Garcia’s name turns 20 this year, while Jerry Garcia Street — a one-block stretch of Harrington ...