Jerry Garcia
Biography
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.
Acting (59 movies)
Gimme Shelter
1970
Grateful Dawg
2000
WBCN and the American Revolution
2019
Heartbeeps
1981
The Grateful Dead Movie
1977
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
2000
The Journey
2001
In Our Eyes: The European Deadhead Odyssey
1990
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
1994
DEADHEADS
2016
Deadheads
1990
Deadheads: An American Subculture
1990
Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline
2005
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II
2001
Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert
1987
Hells Angels Forever
1983
Grateful Dead: So Far
1987
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
2011
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III
2002
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
1978
Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to Buffalo
1989
Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023
2023
Grateful Dead: Bird Song
2005
San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog
1970
Rock ‘N’ Roll Goldmine: The San Francisco Sound
1986
The Source
1999
The Last Great Traffic Jam
2005
Woodstock: Untold Stories
2009
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
2014
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV
2003
All Tomorrow's Parties
2009
Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2022
2022
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2022
Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
2002
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
1993
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
2000
Long Strange Trip
2017
Grateful Dead: Cornell '77
2017
Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here
1989
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
1970
Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream
2013
The Hippie Temptation
1967
Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater
1977
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
1997
Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Playing for Change, Chicago, IL
2015
Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle - Egypt 1978
2008
Woodstock
1970
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
2019
Festival Express
2003
The Acid Test
1966
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
2009
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
1981
Grateful Dead - Giants Stadium 1991
2019
Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo
2011
Truckin' With The Dead
1993
Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro
1989
Grateful Dead: The Making of "Built to Last"
1989
Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection
2012
Grateful Dead
1995
Directing (3 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Zabriskie Point | 1970 | Original Music Composer |