Acting
Jerry Garcia
1942-08-01 · 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 (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.
Known for
Zabriskie Point
Woodstock
Gimme Shelter
History 101
Deathsport
Heartbeeps
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
The Grateful Dead Movie
Festival Express
Long Strange Trip
The Source
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
All Tomorrow's Parties
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
Hells Angels Forever
Classic Albums
Movie credits · 78
The Grateful Dead Movie 2025 Meet-Up
Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Grateful Dead: Tivoli Concert Hall, 4/17/72
Stutter.
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Grateful Dead: Giants Stadium 1991
WBCN and the American Revolution
Long Strange Trip
Grateful Dead: Cornell '77
DEADHEADS
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Playing for Change, Chicago, IL
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream
Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo
Woodstock: Untold Stories
All Tomorrow's Parties
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
Grateful Dead: The Broadcast Archives
Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle - Egypt 1978
Sister's Keeper
Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show
The Last Great Traffic Jam
Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline
Grateful Dead: Still Alive And Well
Grateful Dead: Bird Song
The Grateful Dead Movie: Bonus Songs
Festival Express
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II
The Journey
Grateful Dawg
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
The Source
TV credits · 5
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