Ever wonder what it was like growing up as a true child in the Grateful Dead family? Trixie Garcia (Jerry’s daughter), Jess Hunter Keilt (daughter of lyricist Robert Hunter), and Merry Prankster/Author Ken Kesey’s daughter, Sunshine Kesey share fond stories of the circus atmosphere surrounding their upbringing. In a rare interview with these three ladies together, while guests backstage at the Skull & Roses Festival in Ventura, CA, they also share thoughts on the amazing longevity of the music and culture molded by their parents, and how such continues to impact people’s lives. On this Earth Day interview, learn also how Friends of the Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in San Francisco has helped to preserve that venue and the surrounding open space in The City’s McClaren Park, the heart of Jerry Garcia’s childhood neighborhood. 

Adding to the roster of female Grateful Dead royalty appearing on this episode, meet Grateful Dead audio engineer, Betty Cantor-Jackson, visiting with Tales From The Green Room backstage at Terrapin Sunday Daydream Vol. 3 with Phil & Friends. Betty shares some of her journey and plight as a women in the music industry, the story of her Betty Boards recordings, and her work recording the Grateful Dead’s famous Barton Hall concert at Cornell University on 5/8/77. 

5/3/1972

Performed by Grateful Dead, Merle Saunders

Written by Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter

Recording by Betty Cantor-Jackson

Brown-Eyed Women - Live at Barton Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 

5/8/1977

Performed by Grateful Dead

Written by Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter

Recording by Betty Cantor-Jackson

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