“The Grateful Dead, we never thought of business ... helped it launch The Rex Foundation, named for Rex Jackson, a roadie and tour manager for the band who had died in 1976.

Sears, noting that the Rex Foundation was named after late Grateful Dead road crew member Rex Jackson, said the plan is to keep the Rex Roadie Fund active following the pandemic. Commemoration ...

who was the daughter of legendary Grateful crew member Rex Jackson and Weir’s close friend Eileen Law. Also check out the great version Suzanne Vega does on the Dead tribute album “Deadicated.” ...

Grateful Dead Rec­ords, had floundered and left them in the hole when label head Ron Rakow skipped town with the $225,000 he felt was owed to him. Rex Jackson, a member of the Dead’s ...

a charity named for the Grateful Dead's road manager, Rex Jackson. He died in 1976. You cannot apply for a Rex Foundation grant. Instead, the San Francisco foundation - which was established by ...

“As a young fan, I really learned about the issue in the rainforest from the Grateful Dead when they did that press conference,” recalls Mark Pinkus, who started seeing the band in 1984 and ...