SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Billy Strings joined Dead & Company on stage, delivering a musical nod to Jerry Garcia on the rock legend’s birthday.
Billy Strings, 32, a native of Ionia County, Michigan, opened the weekend celebration Friday, Aug. 1, leading his five-piece bluegrass band through a set of 13 songs in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park.
Dead & Company then played two sets of music. The lineup includes John Mayer on lead guitar and vocals, as well as Grateful Dead members, Bob Weir on rhythm guitar and vocals and Mickey Hart on drums…