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Jerry Garcia

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.    


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Born:
Aug 1, 1942 In San Francisco, California, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the movie Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! 1970-09-03
Latest Project:
Movie Magic Trip 2011-08-05
Known For
Filmography
Movie Magic Trip Self (archive footage) 2011-08-05
Movie Sister's Keeper Olest Brother 2007-01-01
Movie Festival Express Self 2003-09-19
Movie The Journey Self 2001-06-13
Movie The Source Self 1999-01-23
Movie The History of Rock 'n' Roll Self 1995-03-06
Movie Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music Self 1993-05-31
Movie Hells Angels Forever Himself 1983-10-09
Movie Heartbeeps Phil (voice) 1981-12-18
Movie Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! Self 1970-09-03
Movie Gimme Shelter Self 1970-12-13
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