Graham Nash’s story of Jerry Garcia playing pedal steel on “Teach Your Children” 😊 . . Jerry Garcia’s Iconic “Alligator” Guitar was a gift from Graham Nash. Garcia had contributed his pedal steel guitar skills to Nash’s hit song “Teach Your Children,” featured on the 1970 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young’s Déjà Vu. In exchange for Garcia’s involvement, Nash offered the guitar as a thank you. During the sessions Garcia transcended typical country-and-western clichés, influenced by Ralph Mooney’s idi