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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.
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Filmography
all 83
Movies 78
self 63
TV Shows 5
Voice 1
San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time (2023)
Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023 (2023)
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2022 (2022)
History 101 (2020)
Stutter. (2020)
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music (2019)
Grateful Dead - Giants Stadium 1991 (2019)
WBCN and the American Revolution (2019)
Basketball: A Love Story (2018)
Long Strange Trip (2017)
Long Strange Trip (2017)
Grateful Dead: Cornell '77 (2017)
DEADHEADS (2016)
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne (2016)
Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Circles Around the Sun, Chicago, IL (2015)
Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Playing for Change, Chicago, IL (2015)
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited (2014)
Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday (2013)
Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream (2013)
Leonard Cohen: After the Gold Rush (2012)
Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection (2012)
Magic Trip (2011)
Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo (2011)
Woodstock: Untold Stories (2009)
All Tomorrow's Parties (2009)
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America (2009)
Grateful Dead: The Broadcast Archives (2008)
Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle (2008)
Sister's Keeper (2007)
Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show (2006)
The Last Great Traffic Jam (2005)
Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline (2005)
Grateful Dead: Still Alive And Well (2005)
Grateful Dead: Bird Song (2005)
Festival Express (2003)
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV (2003)
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III (2002)
The Journey (2001)
The End of the Road (2001)
Grateful Dawg (2000)
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault (2000)
The Source (1999)
Classic Albums (1997)
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty (1997)
Timothy Leary's Last Trip (1997)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
Infrared Sightings (1995)
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep (1994)
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music (1993)
Truckin' With The Dead (1993)
Grateful Dead: Backstage Pass (1992)
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II (1991)
Deadheads (1990)
In Our Eyes: The European Deadhead Odyssey (1990)
Deadheads: An American Subculture (1990)
Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro (1989)
Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to Buffalo (1989)
Grateful Dead: The Making of "Built to Last" (1989)
Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here (1989)
Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert (1987)
View from the Vault IV (1987)
Grateful Dead: So Far (1987)
Rock ‘N’ Roll Goldmine: The San Francisco Sound (1986)
Hells Angels Forever (1983)
Heartbeeps (1981)
Grateful Dead: Live on Rockpalast (1981)
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (1981)
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland (1978)
Deathsport (1978)
The Grateful Dead (1977)
Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater (1977)
Chromatic (1972)
Grateful Dead: At Old Renaissance Faire Grounds 1972 (1972)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (1970)
Woodstock (1970)
Zabriskie Point (1970)
San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog (1970)
The Hippie Temptation (1967)
The Acid Test (1966)
Grateful Dead: Bits And Pieces About...
Conversations With The Deadheads
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GenderMale
Birthday1942-08-01
Deathday1995-08-09 (53 years old)
Birth NameJerome John Garcia
Birth PlaceSan Francisco, United States of America
RelationshipsCarolyn Garcia (1981-12-31 - 1994-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJerome John "Jerry" Garcia
AwardsAmericana Music Association President's Award
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