Owsley Stanley also known by some as Bear played a big role in the hippie movement being the first to produce mass quantities of LSD in the 1960s. He also inspired the Grateful Dead being the first to finance their starting their musical careers and serving at times as the sound engineer and as part of their management. He was also a co creator of the Grateful Dead logo. He was the son of a governmental attorney and the grandson of a Kentucky governor and senator but rebelled and reportedly produced massive quantites of LSD and was an icon within the counter culture scene.
He died in Austraillia from a car crash survived by a wife and four children who will likely benefit from royalties for his co creation of the grateful dead logo and other issues related to his likeness or intellectual property.
The New York Times also wrote an article about his influence related to the music scene and pop culture which can be seen by clicking here.
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