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Long Strange Tape

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The End of Deadheads

Jerry Garcia, lead guitarist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, died at 53. Despite the band's breakup, taping networks and online communities formed around their music. Deadheads utilized the internet from its early days, trading tapes and CDs until the rise of MP3s. Fans then digitized and organized recordings on archive.org, making rare recordings easily accessible.

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