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INTERVIEW | Author and teacher Peter Richardson dissects California themes, memes
In his last two books, Richardson offers potent narratives about California in the era of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, Bob Scheer and Warren Hinckle. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | January 20, 2015 ∗ Jonah Raskin is … Continue reading
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BOOKS | Cultural historian McNally takes readers on a long strange trip
For those who lived through the era and still care about issues of class, race, and gender, ‘Highway 61’ is the book to read about American music. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | September 16, 2014 [On Highway … Continue reading
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Tagged Blues, Bob Dylan, Books, Cultural History, Dennis McNally, Grateful Dead, John Lomax, Jonah Raskin, Lead Belly, Music History, On Highway 61, Popular Music, Rag Bloggers, Rock 'n Roll, Sixties, Social Change
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Paul Krassner : My Encounter with Owsley
Owsley ‘Bear’ Stanley, left, with the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia in 1969. Photo by Ho / Reuters. “Investigative satirist” and former Realist editor Paul Krassner will join Thorne Dreyer on Friday, April 1, for a Rag Radio April Fool’s Special. … Continue reading
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Tagged Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, LSD, Owsley Stanley, Paul Krassner, Psychedelic Rock, Psychedelics, Sixties, Summer of Love
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