(1943-1999) | Dick Latvala, the Grateful Dead's official archivist and creator of the Dick's Picks album series, has died.
The 56-year-old Latvala suffered |
Latvala was an active collector of live tapes of the Dead throughout the '60s and '70s, and was hired by the band as its archivist in the early '80s.
In 1993, the first Dick's Picks album was released,
Latvala had a reputation for being approachable by fans, and acted as a resource for them, via |