He was an accredited banjo player and he was pretty well known in the bluegrass circuit. You saw him that night on banjo and over the years he really distinguished himself on both acoustic and electric guitar, which is rarer than some people imagine. It was just a remarkable moment and I commented to myself, “I’m going to follow that guy forever.” I said it right there and then and lo and behold it happened. He was playing banjo with Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions. He had the audience in his hand and they loved him and he was smiling the whole set. I sat and I watched him and it was just mesmerizing. The first time I met him I watched him play at a little nightclub-more like a speakeasy coffee house- in Palo Alto called The Tangent. Here are his thoughts on Jerry…Ĭan you talk about the first time you met Jerry? Then on Friday they will take the stage at the Rock and Roll hall of Fame. Tonight’s Kretuzmann’s 7 Walkers will appear at New York City’s Beekman Beer Garden. He will honor his longtime friend and band mate over two special shows in the coming days. Today is the 70th anniversary of Garcia’s birth and yesterday afternoon Kreutzmann shared a few moments to reminisce about Jerry. These players would later rename themselves the Grateful Dead and begin a career that would span four decades. To mark the occasion we revisit this interview from 2012 that touches on the origins of the Grateful Dead and first ran in August 2012 to mark the 70the birthday of Jerry Garciaīill Kreutzmann was only 18 years old when Jerry Garcia invited him to join some fellow Bay Area players in a jam session that would culminate in the creation of a new group: The Warlocks. The shows will be available at fans.live/mahalo. This weekend, he will celebrate via Grateful Mahalo, a special three-night event in Kauai, Hawai’i featuring his Billy & The Kids band (Aron Magner, Tom Hamilton and Reed Mathis), Carlos Santana, Billy Strings and James Casey.
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