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Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) [1] [2] [3] [4] was an American musician who was the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 1960s.
May 25, 2020 · In the summer of 1995, 53-year-old Jerry Garcia, lead guitarist and vocalist for The Grateful Dead, announced he was going to Hawaii. He'd played a concert July 9 in Chicago that was described as "decidedly ragged," as Ultimate Classic Rock reports.
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Aug 5, 2020 · From Grateful Dead classics to solo high-points, country-rock gems to exploratory jams: ultimate guide to Jerry Garcia's epic musical life.
Garcia's unmistakable guitar tone enchanted multitudes of "Deadheads" throughout the band's 30-year career and beyond.
Aug 1, 2020 · Much of what made Garcia and the rest of his bands, first with The Grateful Dead and then with the Jerry Garcia Band, is his mercurial nature. To pin him down to just ten songs is almost impossible—but we like a challenge.
Oct 31, 1991 · Jerry Garcia, the group’s 49-year-old singer-guitarist-songwriter, is as baffled as anyone by the Dead’s seemingly unstoppable success — though he continues to search for explanations. “I was...
