Again, Dave and the entire band were super gracious to us, having our entire entourage backstage before the show, and inviting us to go to dinner with them afterwards. We had a night off and all went down to the FF show. We met again in Osaka, Japan a few years later when HLN and the Foos were both touring there. Taylor and Dave were as down-to-earth and kind as anyone I’ve ever met. He sprang to his feet and said, “No freaking way, dude, I grew up playing to your records!!“ He called Dave over to meet me and we had a great little chat (my daughters were in shock at this point). I walked up to Taylor in the green room and introduced myself, mentioning that I was Huey and the News’ drummer. I had taken my teenage daughters (who were both in love with Dave Grohl) to the show and took them backstage to meet the guys. The first time I met Taylor was at a Foos show in Oakland. He could sing, he was handsome, he was kind, and he was a freaking maniac on the kit. The Foos are a real band of brothers, and Taylor’s contributions to that unit can’t be overstated. The Foo Fighters family and the music world has lost a shining, bright, super-talented star. On behalf of Huey and the rest of the boys, we are stunned and saddened to hear of Taylor Hawkins’ passing.
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I think what convinced me to do it was how important it was for Huey’s mom, who was an original Deadhead, plus the fact that we were going to play “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl,” stepping way back in time when Pigpen was still an integral part of the band (and when I actually was a fan of the band!). On the other, I wasn’t really a Dead fan myself. On the one hand, at the time their cult status was increasing exponentially, so I figured this meeting would most likely end up being one for the history books. Johnny Colla: I remember having mixed feelings about jamming with the Grateful Dead. The all-star jam session included two tunes the Dead had covered on studio/live albums, Sonny Boy Williamson’s “Good Morning Little Schoolgirl” and Bobby “Blue” Bland’s “Turn on Your Love Light.” The two bands were also joined by John Fogerty of Creedence Clearwater Revival for the encore, rock ‘n’ roll legend Little Richard’s “Long Tall Sally.” It featured Colla adding a wailing sax solo. Garcia also took home the Musician of the Year award.
The awards they collected included Best Album, Best Bassist (Phil Lesh), Best Drummer (Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann), and Best Guitarist (Jerry Garcia). The Grateful Dead’s 1987 album “In The Dark” cleaned up at the Bammies that year. The occasion was the Bay Area Music Awards, also known as the Bammies. Former Suisun City resident Johnny Colla and the rest of Huey Lewis and the News jammed with the Grateful Dead on March 12, 1988, at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium.