Jerry Garcia

Known for ActingBorn 1942-08-01Died 1995-08-09San 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 (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. Read more

Movies & web series

Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III

San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

Stutter.

The Acid Test

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead

Long Strange Trip

Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle - Egypt 1978

Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert

Grateful Dead: So Far

America's Top 10

Classic Albums

Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances

Basketball: A Love Story

History 101

Festival Express

Woodstock

Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America

Sister's Keeper

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place

Gimme Shelter

The Grateful Dead Movie

Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty

Zabriskie Point

Hells Angels Forever

All Tomorrow's Parties

Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here

The Journey

Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023

Grateful Dawg

Long Strange Trip

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault

The Source

The Hippie Temptation

Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to Buffalo

WBCN and the American Revolution

Heartbeeps

Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream

Deathsport

The Grateful Dead Movie 2025 Meet-Up

Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2022

Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

Grateful Dead - Giants Stadium 1991