Headline : Jerry Garcia: What It Was Like to Play Bluegrass with the Grateful Dead Guitarist

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In 1973, Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia fulfilled a longtime dream when he formed the bluegrass supergroup known as Old & In the Way. For the rock & roller, circling back to his acoustic roots was more than just scratching a creative itch — it was a spiritual calling.

“It was something that was organic and fun,” Peter Rowan, singer, songwriter, and former OITW guitarist, tells Rolling Stone. “And that evolved into playing [shows]. ‘Let’s take this outside.’”On the ground level, Old & In the Way’s self-titled 1975 debut album was one of the biggest selling bluegrass records of all time, until the juggernaut O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack edged it out in 2000. But to dig below the surface of Old & In the Way is to find both a landmark album and a juncture of virtuoso musicians who forever changed the course of bluegrass.

“I think what makes it so special is that it was like this shooting star,” Rowan says of the band. “If you were lucky enough to see it, you saw it. If not, you heard about it.”

In celebration of the innovative group, and to specifically honor an often-overlooked chapter of Garcia’s storied musical journey, the Bluegrass Hall of Fame in Owensboro, Kentucky, will unveil the special exhibit “Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey” on Thursday.

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