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Jerry Garcia

Jerry Garcia

Birthday: 1942-08-01 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2017
Long Strange Trip

as    Self (archive footage)

2013
2011
Magic Trip

as    Self (archive footage)

2009
All Tomorrow's Parties

as    Self (archive footage)

2008
2005
2005
Grateful Dead: Bird Song

as    Self

2003
Festival Express

as    Self

2001
The Journey

as    Himself

2000
Grateful Dawg

as    Self

1997
1987
View from the Vault IV

as    Self

1987
Grateful Dead: So Far

as    Self - Guitar

1983
Hells Angels Forever

as    Himself

1981
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead

as    Self - Grateful Dead

1970
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!

as    Self