Jerry Garcia’s Long, Strange Trip

Jerry Garcia’s Long, Strange Trip


March 18, 2025 | Samantha Henman

Jerry Garcia’s Long, Strange Trip


The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia may have looked like Santa Claus—and was just as well-loved—but his beatific smile concealed a dark side that not even music, adoration, or an endless supply of acid could erase.

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