Jerilyn Lee Brandelius's involvement with the San Francisco music scene in general and with the Grateful Dead in particular began nearly 50 years ago when she became a regular at the Family Dog's Avalon Ballroom and Bill Graham's Fillmore Auditorium in early 1966. She subsequently lived with, worked with, and traveled extensively with the Grateful Dead for many years. In 1989, Jerilyn published The Grateful Dead Family Album, a sprawling, intimate scrapbook documenting the Dead's history in words and pictures.