I’ve been listening to Jerry Week, on the Grateful Dead Channel, on SiriusXM all week. It’s his birthday, and the anniversary of his death (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995). There’s been some great interviews and sound bites, interesting facts about the early days of his life and a lot of good music.

Did you know Jerry was first a banjo player? He loved bluegrass music and one of his first bands was a bluegrass band, Old and In the Way, with David Grisman – a lifelong friend. A lot of folks don’t realize Jerry was in several other bands than the Dead. Another interesting fact is Jerry was missing a finger.

Happy Birthday Jerry! We miss you.

A while back Scott posted about free music. My favorite resource is the Live Music Archive. 63,651 recordings; 3,504 bands. Now that’s a lot of free music.

Every year Urban Outfitters gives away a free music compilation.

This year it is called “LSTN#4″ and contains 21 free tracks.

Check it out