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Jerry's brother, Tiff Garcia, was the first person to welcome everybody to the "Jerry Garcia Amphitheater." Jerry Day is an annual celebration of Garcia in his childhood neighborhood. The dedication ceremony (Jerry Day 2) on October 29, 2005, was officiated by mayor Gavin Newsom .
Explore the life, music, and legacy of Jerry Garcia, the lead guitarist and vocalist of the Grateful Dead. Find news, events, merchandise, and exclusive content from the Jerry Garcia family.
May 25, 2020 · Learn how the lead guitarist and vocalist of The Grateful Dead died of a heart attack in 1995, after struggling with health problems and addiction for years. Discover how his music and legacy live on, and how he inspired an asteroid name.
- “He’s Gone,” ‘Europe ’72’ (1972) Like everyone in the Dead organization in 1970, Garcia was shocked when t heir manager, Lenny Hart — who also happened to be Mickey’s father — absconded with more than $150,000 of the band’s earnings.
- “New Speedway Boogie,” ‘Workingman’s Dead’ (1970) The disastrously violent Altamont Speedway Free Festival of December 1969 deeply affected the Dead, who helped organize the event but ended up not taking the stage after the chaos turned decidedly ugly.
- “Doin’ That Rag,” ‘Aoxomoxoa’ (1969) On which Garcia reinvents the past: When he was in the pre-Dead jug band Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions, Garcia played the Memphis Jug Band’s 1928 “Lindberg Hop (Overseas Stomp),” whose central chord progression he mutated into this woozy tribute to the ragtime sound (with free-associative lyrics by Hunter).
- “Might as Well,” ‘Reflections’ (1976) This jaunty Garcia solo track immortalizes the Dead’s time on the Festival Express tour, the legendary rail trek through Canada during which they shared stages, alcohol and train cars with Janis Joplin, the Band, Delaney and Bonnie, and others.
Mar 28, 2024 · There was a night on tour where his path crossed with Garcia’s and, in 1980, Seals joined the Jerry Garcia Band and its dreamy mix of rock, soul and springy renditions of songs like Smokey ...
Sep 21, 1995 · A remembrance of the Grateful Dead leader and guitarist who died in 1995, by Mikal Gilmore. The article covers Garcia's life, music, legacy and impact on popular culture.
Oct 31, 1991 · The legendary guitarist and singer-songwriter of the Grateful Dead talks about the band's unstoppable success, its new music projects, and his personal life. He also shares his views on transformation, shamanism, and the rain forest.
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