Anthony Jackson, a scholar and virtuoso of the electric bass who redefined his instrument while also laying down funky grooves for pop stars such as Madonna and jazz greats like Chick Corea, died Oct.

In 1995, at the age of 53, Jerry Garcia slipped into a diabetic coma and died. In December 1998, Grateful Dead bandmate 58-year-old Phil Lesh had a liver transplant. Phil, as he is commonly known, ...

You make a lot of enemies in my business. Word on the street was that some guys in Montana had put out a contract on me because of the last job I did there. Sure, the contract was for only $3.98, but ...