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Jerry Garcia

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.    


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Born:
Aug 1, 1942 In San Francisco, California, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
46
First Appeared:
In the movie Grateful Dead: Bits And Pieces About...
Latest Project:
Movie 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2022-11-19
Known For
Filmography
Movie Grateful Dead: Bits And Pieces About... 2025
Movie 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Self (voice) 2022-11-19
Movie Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music Self (archive footage) 2019-08-30
Movie Grateful Dead: Cornell '77 Self - Band Member 2017-05-02
Series Long Strange Trip Self (archive footage) 2017-06-02
Movie Long Strange Trip Self (archive footage) 2017-05-25
Movie Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne Self (archive footage) 2016-03-13
Movie Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream Self 2013-08-01
Movie Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection Self 2012-03-30
Movie Magic Trip Self (archive footage) 2011-08-05
Movie Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo Self 2011-02-02
Movie All Tomorrow's Parties Self (archive footage) 2009-03-14
Movie Woodstock: Untold Stories self 2009-06-09
Movie Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle Self 2008-01-01
Movie Sister's Keeper Olest Brother 2007-01-01
Movie Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show Self 2006-09-26
Movie The Last Great Traffic Jam 2005-10-07
Movie Grateful Dead: Bird Song Self 2005-01-01
Movie Festival Express Self 2003-09-19
Movie Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV Self 2003-04-08
Movie Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III Self 2002-10-08
Movie Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II Self 2001-10-09
Movie The Journey Self 2001-06-13
Movie Grateful Dawg Self 2000-10-14
Movie Grateful Dead: View from the Vault Self 2000-10-10
Movie The Source Self 1999-01-23
Movie The History of Rock 'n' Roll Self 1995-03-06
Movie Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music Self 1993-05-31
Movie Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here Self - Performer 1989-01-01
Movie Grateful Dead: The Making of "Built to Last" Self 1989-03-01
Movie Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro Self 1989-12-01
Movie Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to Buffalo Self 1989-07-04
Movie Grateful Dead: So Far Self - Guitar 1987-01-01
Movie Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert Self 1987-12-31
Movie Hells Angels Forever Himself 1983-10-09
Movie Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead Self - Grateful Dead 1981-01-01
Movie Heartbeeps Phil (voice) 1981-12-18
Movie Grateful Dead: Live on Rockpalast Self - Performer 1981-03-27
Movie Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland Self 1978-12-31
Movie Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater Self - Performer 1977-04-26
Movie The Grateful Dead Self 1977-06-02
Movie San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog 1970-02-13
Movie Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! Self 1970-09-03
Movie Woodstock Self 1970-03-26
Movie Gimme Shelter Self 1970-12-13
Movie The Hippie Temptation Dirty Hippie 1967-08-21