He's Gone

1995-12-10, Orpheum Theatre, Boston, MA

Bob Dylan and Patti Smith were the names on the marquees of the Paradise Lost tour. But another musician loomed over the proceedings: Jerry Garcia.

Garcia died on August 9, 1995, only weeks after the Grateful Dead toured with Dylan. I've written before about how Bob's subsequent fall tour became a touring Jerry tribute, with many Dead covers and Dead-ass…