Jerry García

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United States

Active from

1942

Active to

1995

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Listeners

184,825

Total plays

2,357,155

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

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

Works

344

Cited by

4,652

ORCID

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7928-9104

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

1. General atomic and molecular electronic structure system

   · 1993 · cited 19,084x

2. A global reference for human genetic variation

   · 2015 · cited 17,400x

3. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

   · 2020 · cited 15,374x

4. Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance in 2019: a systematic analysis

   · 2022 · cited 13,130x

5. Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

   · 2018 · cited 10,810x

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Quotes

• “Somebody Has To Do Something. . . It Seems Pathetic That It Has To Be Us.”

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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

Official website

jerrygarcia.com

Image

Jerry-Garcia-01cropped.jpg

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