
Jerry Garcia
Born: 1942-08-01
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, U.S.
Biography
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician best known for his lead guitar work, singing and songwriting with the band the Grateful Dead. Though he vehemently disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the group. As one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for their entire three-decade career (1965–1995). Garcia also founded and participated in a variety of side projects, including the Saunders-Garcia Band (with longtime friend Merl Saunders), Jerry Garcia Band, Old and in the Way, the Garcia/Grisman acoustic duo, Legion of Mary, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage (which Garcia co-founded with John Dawson and David Nelson). He also released several solo albums, and contributed to a number of albums by other artists over the years as a session musician. He was well known by many for his distinctive guitar playing and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" cover story. Later in life, Garcia was sometimes ill because of his unstable weight, and in 1986 went into a diabetic coma that nearly cost him his life. Although his overall health improved somewhat after that, he also struggled with heroin addiction, and was staying in a California drug rehabilitation facility when he died of a heart attack in August 1995. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jerry Garcia, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For

Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2022

Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater

The Acid Test

Gimme Shelter

Woodstock

Festival Express

San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog

Grateful Dead: The Making of "Built to Last"

Heartbeeps

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II

The Source

Long Strange Trip

The Journey

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV

Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Playing for Change, Chicago, IL

Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited

The Last Great Traffic Jam

Grateful Dawg

Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty

Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023

Truckin' With The Dead

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III

Grateful Dead: Cornell '77

Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here

The Grateful Dead Movie

Conversations With The Deadheads

Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to Buffalo

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Grateful Dead

The Hippie Temptation

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault

Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo

And Miles to Go Before I Sleep

Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland

Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream

All Tomorrow's Parties

Grateful Dead: So Far

Deadheads

Rock ‘N’ Roll Goldmine: The San Francisco Sound

Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America

DEADHEADS

Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline

Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances

Hells Angels Forever

WBCN and the American Revolution

Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro

Grateful Dead: Bird Song

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place

In Our Eyes: The European Deadhead Odyssey

Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert

Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection

Deadheads: An American Subculture

Grateful Dead - Giants Stadium 1991

Woodstock: Untold Stories

Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle - Egypt 1978
