David Gans

Folklore stretches across generations. Satire sharpens the mind. And political humor lingers like a nasty boil on a hot summer day. So why did folk music fall out of grace in America after its heyday in the 1960s? Well, David Gans, chief Deadhead best known for his nationally syndicated radio show Dead to the World, showed throughout his music career in the California Bay Area that there's still a place for self-expression in well-spun songs about family life, death, and itinerant Deadheads. Gans dusted off his acoustic guitar in the mid-'90s with the aim of resurrecting his m...