August 1,1942 to August 9,1995..I hope there's a few Dead Heads among us....or those who simply appreciated the beauty of his music, thoughts and gentle, generous character. The first time I heard the spacey, unique strains of his guitar was somewhere back in 1967. His blend of blue grass, southwestern traditional cowboy...but yet contemporary music had me mesmerized. I was fortunate to see him perform live with the Dead only twice in my life, but many times his music soothed the beast in me. I'm a little too sad to write more about him at this moment....but if you'd like to view this link perhaps his friends and fellow musicians can describe him better. For those of you who are already familiar, you KNOW For the others, thank you for sharing my feelings this 11th anniversary of his passing. http://www.jambase.com/headsup.asp?storyID=7016