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Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia gets a street named

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,
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.
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.”
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 ...
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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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 ...
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23rd Annual Jerry Day In San Francisco Celebrates Legacy Of Jerry Garcia
Friends of Jerry Garcia Amphitheater have announced the 23rd Annual Jerry Day, San Francisco's civic and cultural celebration of native son and one of the greatest rock guitarists of all ...
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21st Annual Jerry Garcia Day to Occur in San Francisco During Days Between
On August 5, the 21st annual Jerry Garcia Day will occur in San Francisco. The impending event lands during the Days Between–the stretch of time between the musician’s birthday, August 1, and ...