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- Cassady was a fixture at the Grateful Dead’s early San Francisco concerts, and it wasn’t uncommon for the loquacious cult-hero to seize control of the microphone.
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Cassady lived briefly with The Grateful Dead and is immortalized in "The Other One" section of their song "That's It for the Other One", as the bus driver "Cowboy Neal". [37] [38] A second Grateful Dead song, "Cassidy" by John Perry Barlow, might seem to be a misspelling of Cassady's name. However, in fact, the song primarily celebrates the ...
Mar 7, 2013 · Neal Cassady died in February, 1968, near San Miguel de Allende, apparently from the effects of exposure to the elements. Cassidy (note the different spelling) Law was born in 1970. In the song, the two are linked in the way we always link those who have passed away and those who bear their names into the future.
Feb 4, 2023 · Through his association with Kesey, The Pranksters, and even the Hell’s Angels, Cassady would cross paths with the Grateful Dead.
Jan 8, 2024 · Left: Neal Cassady sitting in the upstairs parlor at the Grateful Dead’s home at 710 Ashbury in San Francisco, CA in June of 1967. Cassady had already become a legendary beat icon when Jack Kerouac recreated Cassady as Dean Moriaty in his groundbreaking novel “On The Road.”
Feb 14, 2024 · On Valentine's Day 1968, the Grateful Dead performed an inspired set that was dedicated to the legendary Beat Generation icon Neal Cassady.
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The lyrics also allude to Neal Cassady, who was associated with the Beats in the 1950s [4] and the Acid Test scene that spawned the Grateful Dead in the 1960s. Some of the lyrics in the song were also inspired by the death of Barlow's father.
Jul 27, 2016 · Aboard were such notable Haight-Ashbury denizens as the habitual pot fugitive Ken Kesey, the bearded poet Allen Ginsberg, hippie leader Neal Cassady, two members of the rock band called The Grateful Dead, and a couple of girls.
