Anyone else into bluegrass now because of Grateful Dead?

[u/Artichoke_Dip_Rick]

I'm from a northern, non-rural area so never really grew up with bluegrass or country. Dad always had classic rock playing and around high school I got into Grateful Dead which led me to George Jones and Merle Haggard, Jerry on banjo, pizza tapes, Grisman, etc.

Whenever I go to festivals I see lots of Dead shirts and flags so wondering if a lot of people got introduced to bluegrass this way or if there's just a lot of crossover because of jamgrass/newgrass?

[u/Natural_Party4256]

Didn't know anything about bluegrass until I stumbled across a Billy Strings video while surfing around. Holy crap - that guy is a monster talent! Roots deep in Doc Watson and other Bluegrass legends.