The city of San Francisco paid tribute to one of its most beloved musical icons this past weekend, honoring late '60s rockstar and lead singer of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, with a street naming.

This past weekend, the Grateful Dead's surviving members, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, who formed their own band called Dead & Company in 2015, played a series of three shows at Golden Gate Park to celebrate the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary. Opening acts included Billy Strings, Sturgill Simpson and the Trey Anastasio Band.

Last Friday would have been Garcia's 83rd birthday , which was the first day of the music festival. Garcia grew up in the city’s Excelsior District and helped launch the band from San Francisco’s vibrant Haight-Ashbury scene.

"My father was everything San Francisco.

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