Episode 737 • • 1:15:15 - 1:18:24
737: Sculley and Heil
Grateful Dead, Fox Theater and the Birth of Rock Sound
Bob Heil details the accidental birth of his professional sound company when the Grateful Dead's PA system was confiscated by federal agents before a show at the Fox Theater. Heil provided a massive system built from discarded Altec A4 speakers and Macintosh amplifiers. The success of that night led to a touring contract with the Dead and a front-page story in Billboard magazine.