website associated_acts years_active birth_place label background birth_date instrument genre article_title name occupation
david gans official website sycamore fingers , david gans and the broken angels , rubber slough souldiers string band , the reptiles , crazy 1970 - present los angeles , california united states shanachie , arista , perfectible recordings solo_singer 29 october 1953 vocals , guitar rock , folk , jam band david gans -lrb- musician -rrb-
 david gans musician , songwriter , music journalist , author
david gans -lrb- musician -rrb-

david gans -lrb- born october 29 , 1953 , los angeles , california -rrb- is an american musician , songwriter , and music journalist .
he is a guitarist , and is known for incisive , literate songwriting .
he is also noted for his music loop work , often creating spontaneous compositions in performance .
he is the co-author of the book `` playing in the band : an oral and visual portrait of the grateful dead '' , and the host of the weekly syndicated radio show `` the grateful dead hour '' .
he currently co-hosts a radio show with gary lambert on sirius-xm called `` tales from the golden road '' , a call-in show about the grateful dead .
