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.    

Known For

Basketball: A Love Story

Classic Albums

History 101

Woodstock

Long Strange Trip

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

Gimme Shelter

The Source

All Movies (69)

• Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 20232023 · as Self
• 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony2022 · as Self (voice)
• Grateful Dead Meet-Up 20222022 · as Self
• Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Grateful Dead - Giants Stadium 19912019 · as Self
• WBCN and the American Revolution2019 · as Self (archive footage)
• Long Strange Trip2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• Grateful Dead: Cornell '772017 · as Self - Band Member
• DEADHEADS2016
• Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne2016 · as Self (archive footage)
• Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Playing for Change, Chicago, IL2015 · as Self
• Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited2014 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream2013 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection2012 · as Self
• Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place2011 · as Self (archive footage)
• Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo2011 · as Self
• Woodstock: Untold Stories2009 · as self
• All Tomorrow's Parties2009 · as Self (archive footage)
• Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America2009 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: The Broadcast Archives2008
• Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle - Egypt 19782008 · as Self
• Sister's Keeper2007 · as Olest Brother
• Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show2006 · as Self
• The Last Great Traffic Jam2005
• Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline2005 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: Still Alive And Well2005
• Grateful Dead: Bird Song2005 · as Self
• Festival Express2003 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV2003 · as Self
• Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances2002
• Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III2002 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II2001 · as Self
• The Journey2001 · as Self
• Grateful Dawg2000 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: View from the Vault2000 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: View from the Vault2000 · as Self
• The Source1999 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty1997 · as Self
• Grateful Dead1995 · as Self
• And Miles to Go Before I Sleep1994 · as Self
• Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music1993 · as Self
• Truckin' With The Dead1993 · as Self
• Deadheads1990
• In Our Eyes: The European Deadhead Odyssey1990
• Deadheads: An American Subculture1990 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro1989 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to Buffalo1989 · as Self
• Elvis Costello & Friends Live at Sweetwater1989
• Grateful Dead: The Making of "Built to Last"1989 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here1989 · as Self - Performer
• Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert1987 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: So Far1987 · as Self - Guitar
• Rock ‘N’ Roll Goldmine: The San Francisco Sound1986 · as Self
• Hells Angels Forever1983 · as Self
• Heartbeeps1981 · as Phil (voice)
• Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead1981 · as Self - Grateful Dead
• Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland1978 · as Self
• The Grateful Dead Movie1977 · as Self
• Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater1977 · as Self - Performer
• Grateful Dead: At Old Renaissance Faire Grounds 19721972 · as Self
• Introducing... Roy Buchanan1971
• Gimme Shelter1970 · as Self
• Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert1970 · as Self
• Woodstock1970 · as Self
• San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog1970
• The Hippie Temptation1967 · as Dirty Hippie
• The Acid Test1966 · as Self
• Conversations With The Deadheads—
• Grateful Dead: Bits And Pieces About...—

All TV Shows (5)

• History 1012020 · as Self (archive footage)
• Basketball: A Love Story2018 · as Self (archive footage)
• Long Strange Trip2017 · as Self (archive footage)
• Classic Albums1997 · as Self
• America's Top 101980 · as Self