17-year-old Bella Rayne used to run for the hills whenever her parents played Grateful Dead records in the house. “It drove me crazy. It’s like they pushed it on me,” she says. “I liked punk rock and grunge. I even said to my mom, ‘There’s no way I am ever going to like the Grateful Dead.’”
A funny thing happened during the pandemic, however; with school and social events canceled, Rayne wandered around the house looking for something – anything – to do. One day, she discovered her mother’s old Squier Strat in the garage, and she figured she’d give it a try.
