The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who died at 78, cut his own path among his elders in the Grateful Dead, and beyond.
Some of us drink champagne in the fast lane, and some of us eat our sandwiches by the loose chippings on the A597.' ...
On this day in 1969, Johnny Cash was at No. 1 on the country charts with "Daddy Sang Bass," written by friend and tourmate Carl Perkins.