November 30, 2005 - With more than 320,000 copies of their new release, "Hypnotize," sold during its initial week in stores, rockers System of a Down have topped the U.S. album charts for the second time this year.
November 3, 2005 - Bob Dylan's catalog is the rock-and-roll equivalent of the Great American Songbook. Its finest interpreter, one could certainly argue, was Jerry Garcia.
September 26, 2005 - Everything felt so familiar--the songs, the players, the venue and the crowd. But someone was clearly missing from Saturday's (9/24) "Comes a Time - A Celebration of the Music and Spirit of Jerry Garcia" show at the U.C. Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA.
August 23, 2005 - Jerry Garcia must have been a true nightmare for his teachers back in grade school. The man born Jerome John Garcia probably couldn't sit still for more than a minute without organizing a dodgeball game or tinkering with some art project.
April 8, 2005 - At 34 volumes and counting, The Grateful Dead's ongoing "Dick's Picks" run is definitely the top archival live-performance series in the business. Fittingly, the artist that seems to have the best chance at approximating the Dead's success in this realm is Jerry Garcia.
October 3, 2003 - Best Buy stores have inked an exclusive deal to carry The Rolling Stones' new DVD collection, titled "Four Flicks," according to a press release.
March 22, 2000 - Online music retailer Emusic.com has cut an exclusive deal with psychedelic rock/Deadhead label Relix Records to sell Relix's music catalog over the Internet.
Bob Dylan's catalog is the rock-and-roll equivalent of the Great American Songbook. Its finest interpreter, one could certainly argue, was Jerry Garcia.
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