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Either you were a hoodlum, or you were a puddle on the sidewalk.
Jerry Garcia
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Jerry Garcia
Age: 53 †
Born: 1942
Born: August 1
Died: 1995
Died: August 9
Banjoist
Composer
Film Director
Guitarist
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Recording Artist
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Singer-Songwriter
San Francisco County
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