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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023
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Release Date:22/06/2023
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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Release Date:19/11/2022
Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2022
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Release Date:01/11/2022
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
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Release Date:30/08/2019
Grateful Dead - Giants Stadium 1991
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Release Date:01/08/2019
WBCN and the American Revolution
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Release Date:18/04/2019
Long Strange Trip
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Release Date:25/05/2017
Grateful Dead: Cornell '77
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Release Date:02/05/2017
DEADHEADS
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Release Date:29/03/2016
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
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Release Date:13/03/2016
Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Playing for Change, Chicago, IL
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Release Date:05/07/2015
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
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Release Date:29/07/2014
Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream
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Release Date:01/08/2013
Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection
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Release Date:30/03/2012
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
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Release Date:05/08/2011
Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo
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Release Date:02/02/2011
Woodstock: Untold Stories
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Release Date:09/06/2009
All Tomorrow's Parties
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Release Date:14/03/2009
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
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Release Date:01/01/2009
Grateful Dead: The Broadcast Archives
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Release Date:06/10/2008
Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle - Egypt 1978
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Release Date:01/01/2008
Sister's Keeper
Character:Olest Brother
Release Date:01/01/2007
Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show
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Release Date:26/09/2006
The Last Great Traffic Jam
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Release Date:07/10/2005
Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline
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Release Date:09/08/2005
Grateful Dead: Still Alive And Well
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Release Date:19/04/2005
Grateful Dead: Bird Song
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Release Date:01/01/2005
Festival Express
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Release Date:19/09/2003
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV
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Release Date:08/04/2003
Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
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Release Date:11/12/2002
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III
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Release Date:08/10/2002
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II
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Release Date:09/10/2001
The Journey
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Release Date:13/06/2001
Grateful Dawg
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Release Date:14/10/2000
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
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Release Date:10/10/2000
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
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Release Date:10/10/2000
The Source
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Release Date:23/01/1999
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
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Release Date:22/02/1997
Grateful Dead
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Release Date:01/01/1995
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
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Release Date:01/01/1994
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
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Release Date:31/05/1993
Truckin' With The Dead
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Release Date:01/01/1993
Deadheads
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Release Date:21/12/1990
In Our Eyes: The European Deadhead Odyssey
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Release Date:01/01/1990
Deadheads: An American Subculture
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Release Date:01/01/1990
Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro
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Release Date:01/12/1989
Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to Buffalo
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Release Date:04/07/1989
Elvis Costello & Friends Live at Sweetwater
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Release Date:24/04/1989
Grateful Dead: The Making of "Built to Last"
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Release Date:01/03/1989
Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here
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Release Date:01/01/1989
Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert
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Release Date:31/12/1987
Grateful Dead: So Far
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Release Date:01/01/1987
Rock ‘N’ Roll Goldmine: The San Francisco Sound
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Release Date:06/07/1986
Hells Angels Forever
Character:Himself
Release Date:09/10/1983
Heartbeeps
Character:Phil (voice)
Release Date:18/12/1981
Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
Character:Self - Grateful Dead
Release Date:01/01/1981
Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
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Release Date:31/12/1978
The Grateful Dead Movie
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Release Date:02/06/1977
Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater
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Release Date:26/04/1977
Grateful Dead: At Old Renaissance Faire Grounds 1972
Character:as Himself
Release Date:01/01/1972
Introducing... Roy Buchanan
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Release Date:08/11/1971
Gimme Shelter
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Release Date:13/12/1970
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert
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Release Date:03/09/1970
Woodstock
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Release Date:26/03/1970
San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog
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Release Date:13/02/1970
The Hippie Temptation
Character:Dirty Hippie
Release Date:21/08/1967
The Acid Test
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Release Date:05/10/1966
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