Jerry Garcia (Grateful Dead) • Pedal Steel Session for “Candyman”/Interview • 1970 [RITY Archive]

Rare footage of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead in the studio recording the pedal steel session for “Candyman” from American Beauty in 1970. Robert Hunter and Phil Lesh are at the recording console. There's a short interview with Jerry about the nature of the music business following the clip. #gratefuldead #jerrygarcia Reelin’ In The Years Productions has available for licensing over 30,000 hours of music footage spanning 90 years. Additionally, we have more than 8,000 hours of in-depth interviews with the 20th century’s icons of Film and Television, Politics, Comedy, Literature, Art, Science, Fashion, and Sports. To search for footage please visit ‪our online database at http://reelinintheyears.com​. Note: these clips are available on YouTube for producers, directors, researchers and clearance companies for potential use in their projects. Our website on the screen is to protect the footage from being used without our consent and so industry professionals can find us to properly license the footage.

Added 23 Mar 2026