Baseball and the blues are the two greatest, American contributions to the world at large.
Thirteen years ago today Jerry Garcia died.
I hate hippies, mind you, but the music of the Grateful Dead helped me through some bleak, bleak times, the depths of which I wouldn't wish on anyone.
Listen to some Dead today, even if it's just one of these songs. I have more bootlegs than your weird uncle the family doesn't like to talk about if you're interested.
The best American rock band of all time, depending on whether you count Jimi Hendrix as a band.
They spent a lot of time near Oakland.
