Who Was Owsley Stanley? Owsley Stanley, known as Bear to his friends, was a diversely talented, iconic figure of the 1960s. 1 LP, all-analog production painstakingly mastered by Bear’s collaborator Paul Stubblebine directly from the original source tape. Vintage performance by The Chieftains on their very first U.S. tour, recorded live by Owsley Stanley at the Boarding House on October 1, 1973. The Owsley Stanley Foundation presents its third chapter: Bear’s Sonic Journals: Before We Were Them, Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady, Veterans Memorial Building, June 28, 1969, available now on CD. This live concert recording features recently discovered and previously unreleased music from Jefferson Airplane’s fabled guitar and bass players before they became known as Hot Tuna. The Owsley Stanley Foundation is a 501c(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of “Bear’s Sonic Journals,” Owsley’s archive of more than 1,300 live concert soundboard recordings from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, including recordings by Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin, and more than 80 other artists across. The Owsley Stanley Foundation is pleased to present an audiophile release of incendiary performances by the incomparable Doc and Merle Watson, from Bear’s Sonic Journals -Owsley’s storied trove of live concert recordings. The Owsley Stanley Foundation is a 501c (3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of “Bear’s Sonic Journals,” Owsley’s archive of more than 1,300 live concert soundboard recordings from the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, including recordings by Miles Davis, Johnny Cash, The Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin, and more than 80 other artists across. Doc & Merle Watson Poster – Signed and numbered run of 200 $ 30.00 Jack and Jorma Poster – Signed and numbered run of 100 $ 45.00 Janis Joplin Poster – With Big Brother and The Holding Company OSF Benefit Hot Tuna Poster – Signed and numbered run of 300 $ 30.00 Wear a piece of rock history with the Owsley Sun Face T Shirt - Owsley Stanley Foundation Men's T Shirt - Support The Foundation and look great doing it. The Owsley Stanley Foundation is pleased to present an audiophile release of incendiary performances by the incomparable Doc and Merle Watson, from Bear’s Sonic Journals -Owsley’s storied trove of live concert recordings. Save The Music The “Save The Music!” campaign seeks to raise money to enable the digitization, preservation, and release of Bear’s Sonic Journals, a trove of over a thousand live concert recordings from the heart of the psychedelic era. Donations are much appreciated and are in fact essential to our ability to preserve and release future recordings!.