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- “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.
In this video, we take a look at Jerry Garcia's guitar solo on "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo" from 7/14/87. This masterfully crafted 16 bar solo is a masterclass in playing over...
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91. 1.8K views 3 years ago #JerryGarcia #GratefulDead #GuitarSolo. Jerry Garcia's first guitar solo on "Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo" from April 2, 1973. "Mississippi Half-Step...
Sep 21, 1995 · On Aug. 9, 1995, Jerry Garcia died in his sleep. He leaves behind a legacy of wondrous creations. By Mikal Gilmore. September 21, 1995. Herbie Greene. H e was the unlikeliest of pop stars and the ...
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.
The band Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions was a precursor of the rock group the Grateful Dead, and included three future members of that band – Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan.
Garcia is Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia 's first solo album, released in January 1972. [1] [2] Warner Bros. Records offered the Grateful Dead the opportunity to cut their own solo records, and Garcia was released around the same time as Bob Weir 's Ace and Mickey Hart 's Rolling Thunder.
