Owsley Stanley
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Owsley Stanley was an influential audio engineer and underground LSD chemist best known for his work with the Grateful Dead and his pivotal role in 1960s counterculture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Owsley Stanley canonical | 3 |
| Owsley "Bear" Stanley | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grateful Dead
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Ken Kesey NERFINISHED ⓘ Merry Pranksters NERFINISHED ⓘ San Francisco Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Augustus Owsley Stanley III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | traffic collision ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1935-01-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2011-03-12 ⓘ |
| designed | Wall of Sound (Grateful Dead sound system) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | Grateful Dead live tours ⓘ |
| familyRelation | grandson of Augustus Owsley Stanley I ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
live sound reinforcement
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psychedelic culture ⓘ psychoactive drug production ⓘ |
| genre | psychedelic rock (as sound engineer) ⓘ |
| givenName | Augustus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of large-scale concert sound systems
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psychedelic rock scene ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on 1960s counterculture
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manufacturing high-quality LSD in the 1960s ⓘ pioneering live concert sound systems ⓘ work with the Grateful Dead ⓘ |
| legacy |
icon of 1960s counterculture
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legendary figure in LSD history ⓘ pioneer of high-fidelity live sound for rock concerts ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
arrest for LSD manufacturing
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imprisonment on drug charges ⓘ |
| name | Owsley Stanley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname |
Bear
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Owsley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | design of the Grateful Dead "Wall of Sound" PA system ⓘ |
| occupation |
LSD chemist
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audio engineer ⓘ record producer ⓘ sound engineer ⓘ underground chemist ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Acid Tests
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Haight-Ashbury counterculture movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lexington, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Mareeba, Queensland, Australia ⓘ |
| religionOrBelief | advocacy of psychedelic use for consciousness expansion ⓘ |
| residence |
Australia
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San Francisco, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| workedOn | live sound for Grateful Dead concerts ⓘ |
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Dancing bears
this entity surface form:
Owsley "Bear" Stanley