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Jerry Miller of Moby Grape

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Jerry Miller (https://deadline.com/tag/jerry-miller/), one of the most influential musicians in the San Francisco music scene of the 1960s, died Saturday night in Tacoma, Washington, at age 81. No cause has been given.

His career began in the late 1950s, playing and recording with popular Northwest dance-rock bands. He contributed guitar work to an early version of the hit record I Fought the Law by The Bobby Fuller Four, and later toured with Fuller.
 
More recently, “Hey Grandma” was included in the soundtrack to the 2005 Sean Penn/Nicole Kidman film, The Interpreter.
Moby Grape toured the U.S. and Europe, but disbanded as of 1970. Members regrouped for an album in 1971 and played and recorded intermittently thereafter in various configurations.
After Moby Grape, Miller went on to form The Rhythm Dukes, joining with organist Bill Champlin.  
Miller’s guitar work was much admired by his contemporaries. Eric Clapton called him the “best guitar player in the world” when he first came to the U.S.
Robert Plant cites Miller as a major influence for Led Zeppelin, which played Moby Grape songs at its first rehearsal.
Miller was voted #68 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists. The media outlet said of Miller, “H
is playing was never self-indulgent, and his soloing was propulsive, always aware of where the song was headed.”
No information on survivors or memorial plans was immediately available.