@bdp24 Good call on Ben Keith and Greg Leitz—scratching my brain last night trying to pull up his name! A little hard on Jerry though—I admire ANY multi instrumentalist and appreciate how Garcia could cross genres. I have a guitar playing friend who thinks Jerry only passable on his primary instrument, putting Clapton far above him as a true guitar great. From a technical standpoint I’m in no position to argue with him—I tried to pick up the guitar at 50 and failed miserably. But when I sit down to listen I’d pick Garcia’s playing (and singing) over Clapton any day of the week.
