Working on a team with other like-minded people, all striving to reach a common goal is the path to progress. But it's not an easy route. Jerry Garcia Life Lesson #9: Collaborate Jerry is known for his singular sound on guitar. One lick and you knew it was him. But...
Jerry Garcia Life Lesson #8
To make it big in the music business you need to know the right people, get several lucky breaks, listen to your producer and your label and generally speaking you need to be willing to be shaped by others. This was true when Jerry Garcia and members of Grateful Dead...
Jerry Garcia Life Lesson #7
Note: I am grateful for this entry from Kirk Leach, a friend from Franklin & Marshall College. The band had a profound influence on many F&M students in the '80s, and it's a pleasure to recall what we were thinking and doing back then. I came to the Dead relatively...
Jerry Garcia Life Lesson #6
Note: This entry is courtesy of John Shaski, a friend from Franklin & Marshall College. 'Ski and I were super fortunate in that we got to see the band tour Europe together in October 1990. Today, Ski and his family live in The ABQ, where he works in food waste...
Jerry Garcia Life Lesson #5
Continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no indication of success. Jerry Garcia Life Lesson #5: Persevere Grateful Dead formed in 1965. The band's first hit, "Touch of Grey," a song interestingly enough about perseverance,...