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Jerry Garcia
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American guitarist and singer (1942–1995)
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Jerry Garcia was an American guitarist, singer, banjoist, and composer. Born in San Francisco on August 1, 1942, he was educated at the San Francisco Art Institute and served in the United States Army. His musical career began in 1960, and he performed with the Grateful Dead, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Jerry Garcia Band, and Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band. He played the banjo, guitar, pedal steel guitar, and voice, working within genres including folk rock, bluegrass music, progressive rock, and psychedelic rock.
Garcia was named after Jerome Kern and was married to Carolyn Garcia. He died of natural causes, specifically myocardial infarction and diabetes, on August 9, 1995, in Lagunitas-Forest Knolls. His work was associated with record label Rhino, and he is also credited with acting.
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Film & TV
San Francisco, California, U.S.
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…
Known for
- Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023 — Self2023
- Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2022 — Self2022
- 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — Self (voice)2022
- History 101 — Self (archive footage)2020
- WBCN and the American Revolution — Self (archive footage)2019
- Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music — Self (archive footage)2019
- Grateful Dead - Giants Stadium 1991 — Self2019
- Basketball: A Love Story — Self (archive footage)2018
- Long Strange Trip — Self (archive footage)2017
- Grateful Dead: Cornell '77 — Self - Band Member2017
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1942
- Active to
- 1995
Discography
Member of
- Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers1962–1962
- The Wildwood Boys1963–1964
- The Warlocks1964–1965
- Grateful Dead1965–1995
- New Riders of the Purple Sage1969–1971
- Jerry Garcia Band1975–1995
- Legion of Mary
- Tub Thumpers
- Hart Valley Drifters
- Great American String Band
- Old & In the Way
- Black Mountain Boys
- Hart Valley Drifters
- Black Mountain Boys
- Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers
- Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers
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- Listeners
- 184,825
- Total plays
- 2,357,155
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Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the 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. Although he disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader of the band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of the Grateful Dead. As one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for t
Key facts
- Born
- Jerome John Garcia , ( 1942-08-01 ) August 1, 1942, San Francisco , California, U.S.
- Died
- August 9, 1995 (1995-08-09) (aged 53), Forest Knolls , California, U.S.
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter
- Years active
- 1960–1995
- Genres
- Rock psychedelia jam band bluegrass blues jazz folk rock and roll Americana
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals pedal steel guitar banjo
- Works
- Jerry Garcia discography
- Labels
- Rhino Arista Warner Bros. Acoustic Disc Grateful Dead
- Formerly of
- Grateful Dead New Riders of the Purple Sage Old & In the Way Legion of Mary Jerry Garcia Band Reconstruction Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band
- Website
- jerrygarcia .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- García
- Named after
- Jerome Kern
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- San Francisco
- Place of death
- Lagunitas-Forest Knolls
- Spouse
- Carolyn Garcia
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Rhino
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Official website
- jerrygarcia.com
- Image
- Jerry-Garcia-01cropped.jpg
Show 12 more facts
- date of death
- 1995-08-09
- date of birth
- 1942-08-01
- Commons category
- Jerry Garcia
- topic's main category
- Category:Jerry Garcia
- cause of death
- diabetes
- member of
- Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- name in native language
- Jerry Garcia
- end of work period
- 1995-00-00
- birth name
- Jerome John Garcia
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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Encyclopedic overview
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the 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. Although he disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader of the band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of the Grateful Dead.
As one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for the band's entire 30-year career (1965–1995). Garcia also founded and participated in a variety of side projects, including the Saunders–Garcia Band (with longtime friend Merl Saunders), the Jerry Garcia Band, Old & In the Way, the Garcia/Grisman and Garcia/Kahn acoustic duos, Legion of Mary, and New Riders of the Purple Sage (which he 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 for his distinctive guitar playing, and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" cover story in 2003. In the 2015 version of the list he was ranked at #46. In 2023, Garcia was ranked 34th by Rolling Stone.
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