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Doug Irwin, the guitar constructor responsible for one of late rocker Jerry Garcia's most famed six-strings, has died. He was 76. His death was announced with a post to the Irwin Guitars page on ...

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Oteil Burbridge doesn’t recall where the idea came from: Make a bass guitar version of Grateful Dead legend Jerry Garcia’s custom guitar known as “Wolf.” But Burbridge -- who resided in Birmingham, ...

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While most in the music industry are remembered for their songs and talent, Doug Irwin fashioned a different career. Instead of chasing the spotlight, the luthier was the creator behind iconic guitars ...

Doug Irwin, the skilled guitar maker who built some of Jerry Garcia’s most famous instruments, including the legendary “Tiger,” has died at age 76. Irwin died March 27, 2026, in California. His death ...

Jerry Garcia of Grateful Dead had many musical loves, among them was the pedal steel guitar, and a 1957 performance by Chuck Berry which he called "beautiful".

Jerry Garcia, celebrated musician, tireless live performer and master of American musical traditions, was born in San Francisco on this day in history, Aug. 1, 1942. Garcia is best known as the ...

CORRECTION 6/18/25: A previous version of this article used a headline that incorrectly described Tom Lieber as a co-designer of Jerry Garcia's Wolf guitar, when the original sole designer and builder ...