Description: (Audio Engineer and Key Figure in the San Francisco Bay Area 'Hippie Movement' During the 1960s)
Augustus Owsley Stanley III, professionally known as Bear, was a significant figure in the 1960s San Francisco Bay Area hippie movement. He served as the sound engineer for the Grateful Dead, recording many of their live performances and designing the renowned Wall of Sound system. Stanley played a vital role in the counterculture of that era and became infamous for being the first private individual to mass-produce LSD, producing substantial amounts of the drug during the mid-1960s. His influence on music and counterculture left a lasting impact.