Captured by Grateful Dead studio engineer Owsley "Bear" Stanley, the track will be featured on an upcoming compilation, Bear's Sonic Journals
The late troubadour's transition from folk to jazz documented on unearthed live recording made by the acid king.
After publishing his book, 'Be Here Now,' the guru inspired a generation
New box set features vintage live recordings of New Riders of the Purple Sage, made by the pioneering acid chemist and sound engineer known as Bear
'He's responsible in great part for the Grateful Dead,' says Mickey Hart. 'We'd be quite a different band without him'
Stanley created the Grateful Dead's dancing bear logo and helped popularize LSD in the Sixties
Would the Summer of Love have ever happened without Stanley, the reclusive acid impresario who turned on the world?
What a long strange trip it's been
