The first time Albie Cullen said goodbye to the Grateful Dead was on Aug. 9, 1995.
A co-worker told Cullen, an attorney for a Boston-area music label, that Jerry Garcia, the Dead’s iconic lead guitarist, had died that day.
The Grateful Dead had replaced departed members before, but this was different.
With his rootsy tenor, Santa-gone-gray beard and unmistakable plucking, Garcia had defined a touring juggernaut and its vibrant subculture, which had become synonymous with the ’60s.
The band’s four surviving original members agreed they would never use the name “Grateful Dead” without Garcia.
Persons:
Albie Cullen, Cullen, Jerry Garcia, ”, Garcia, Bob Weir, Weir, Garcia —, Bob Dylan’s “, ” Cullen
Locations:
Boston, Hampton Beach, N.H