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Laurence Shurtliff (April 19, 1945 – May 17, 2006) [ 1] (also spelled Lawrence Shurtliff and a.k.a., Ram Rod) was an American music executive and roadie. He was President of Grateful Dead Productions, Inc., from 1976, the year that the Grateful Dead incorporated, until the death of guitarist Jerry Garcia in 1995.
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May 18, 2006 · He was a psychedelic cowboy who rode the bus with Ken Kesey and took virtually every step of the long, strange trip with the Grateful Dead. Known to one and all solely as Ramrod, he died...
May 20, 2006 · PETALUMA, Calif., May 19 (AP) — Lawrence Shurtliff, a longtime crew member for the Grateful Dead better known as Ramrod, died here on Wednesday. He was 61. The cause was lung cancer, Petaluma...
May 18, 2006 · I never knew that Ramrod's real name was Lawrence Shurtliff. Most folks didn't although he was a roadie for the Grateful Dead for nearly 30 years. I met Ramrod (at the far left in this recent photo with fellow roadies Steve Parish and Robbie Taylor) through Dan Healy, the band's longtime sound guru.
- Shaun Mullen
PETALUMA, — Lawrence "Ramrod" Shurtliff, a longtime crew member for the Grateful Dead, has died of lung cancer. He was 61. "He was our rock," guitarist Bob Weir said. Shurtliff died Wednesday...
May 18, 2006 · Lawrence Shurtliff, aka Ram Rod, was a longtime employee and friend of the Grateful Dead. He started as a truck driver in 1967 and became the head roadie and president of the band's corporation.
May 21, 2006 · He was a psychedelic cowboy who rode the bus with Ken Kesey and took virtually every step of the long, strange trip with the Grateful Dead. Known solely as Ramrod, he died Tuesday of lung...
