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    • Aug 1, 1942
    Jerry Garcia is born in San Francisco, California. A member of The Grateful Dead, he records "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)" for the 1997 album "The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute"
    Aug 16, 1969
    The Grateful Dead covers "Mama Tried" during the Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York, while Country Joe McDonald does "Heartaches By The Number," "Ring Of Fire" and "Tennessee Stud." The day's lineup also boasts Creedence Clearwater Revival and Janis Joplin
    Apr 27, 1971
    The Beach Boys are unannounced guests at a Grateful Dead show at the Fillmore East in New York. Among the songs the two bands perform together is a surprising version of Merle Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee"
    Jul 1, 1978
    Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic takes place at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, with Waylon Jennings, Emmylou Harris and The Grateful Dead
    Sep 2, 1978
    Willie Nelson opens for The Grateful Dead at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Waylon Jennings cancels his planned appearance
    Dec 31, 1989
    New Grass Revival plays its official last show, opening for The Grateful Dead in Oakland, California. Also on the bill is Bonnie Raitt
    Aug 9, 1995
    Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia dies of a heart attack at a San Francisco rehab center. Two years later, his version of "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)" appears on "The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute"
    Aug 19, 1997
    Egyptian Records releases "The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute." Among the 14 tracks: Alison Krauss + Union Station's "Any Old Time," Jerry Garcia's "Blue Yodel No. 9" and John Mellencamp's "Gambling Bar Room Blues"
    Feb 7, 2006
    Blender hits newsstands with a list of "The 50 Most Awesomely Dead Rock Stars," featuring Johnny Cash at #1. Elsewhere in the Top 10: Elvis Presley, #3; John Lennon, #5; Jimi Hendrix, #6; Jerry Garcia, #7; and Ray Charles, #10
    Feb 10, 2007
    Bob Wills nabs a Lifetime Achievement Grammy in a Recording Academy merit award event at Los Angeles' Wilshire Ebell Theatre, with Booker T. & The MG's, Joan Baez and The Grateful Dead. Also honored: Estelle Axton and Stephen Sondheim
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