We are extremely honored to have the legendary Melvin Seals as our guest on No Simple Road as part of our series leading up to Skull & Roses Festival! Melvin is best known for his long friendship and musical partnership with cultural icon and guitarist Jerry Garcia and the smile that lights up the room. Melvin spun his magic with the Jerry Garcia Band for 18 years and in doing so helped to pioneer and define what has now become "Jam Band Music".We sit down with Melvin and get into his early days playing in the Church, how his understanding and method of playing JGB music has changed over the years, what he told Jerry 3 separate times to no avail, how what leaves the heart finds the heart, what his view of the 'Jam Scene' is, and a whole lot more!For upcoming shows, info, and more head over to: www.melvinseals.comRemember to hang out after the conversation with Melvin to catch up with the No Simple Road crew!NEW!!! No Simple Road Intro Music Performed and Created By ESCAPERFREE SHIPPING from Shop Tour Bus Use The PROMO CODE: nosimpleroadFor 20% off Sunset Lake CBD PROMO CODE: NSR20 For 25% off Electric Fish Lights PROMO CODE: NSRFOR 10% off your first month of Better Help CLICK HEREFor 20% off Grady's Cold Brew PROMO CODE: NSRFor 10% off your order at Fin and Wheel PROMO CODE: NSROTHER MUSIC BY AND USED WITH HE PERMISSION OF:FAMILY MYSTICOUTRO MUSIC BY AND USED WITH PERMISSION OF:CHILLDREN OF INDIGONo Simple Road is part of OSIRIS MEDIA. Osiris is creating a community that connects people like you with podcasts and live experiences about artists and topics you love. To stay up to date on what we’re up to, visit our site and sign up for our newsletter. Osiris works in partnership with JamBase, which connects music fans with the music they love and empowers them to go see live music!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/nosimpleroad. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.