Before becoming the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Ron Pigpen McKernan and Bill Kreutzmann debuted as the Warlocks on Wednesday, May 5th, 1965 at Magoos Pizza Parlor in Menlo Park, California.

The lineup also featured bassist Dana Morgan Jr., the son of local music storeowner Dana Morgan, who lent the band the instruments for the gig. While their opening outing didnt draw a large audienceGarcia himself remembers the band outnumbering patronscrowds steadily grew through their months weekly Wednesday performances until they overfilled Magoos and ventured to a new venue. And by the end of the month, the group decided Dana didnt possess the goods necessary and brought in Phil Lesh to replace him, completing the Grateful Deads original lineup. The rest is music history. Pay homage.