Jerry Garcia
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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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Films Featuring Jerry Garcia

Gimme Shelter

19707.3

Sister's Keeper

Sister's Keeper

20077.0

Grateful Dawg

20006.0

WBCN and the American Revolution

20195.0

Heartbeeps

19814.5

The Grateful Dead Movie

19777.1

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault

20005.9

The Journey

20016.5

Conversations With The Deadheads

In Our Eyes: The European Deadhead Odyssey

1990

DEADHEADS

2016

And Miles to Go Before I Sleep

1994

Deadheads

1990

Deadheads: An American Subculture

1990

Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline

2005

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II

20017.0

Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert

19878.0

Hells Angels Forever

19836.8

Grateful Dead: At Old Renaissance Faire Grounds 1972

Grateful Dead: At Old Renaissance Faire Grounds 1972

1972

Grateful Dead: So Far

19878.0

Grateful Dead: The Broadcast Archives

Grateful Dead: The Broadcast Archives

2008

Grateful Dead: Still Alive And Well

Grateful Dead: Still Alive And Well

2005

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place

20116.9

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III

200210.0

Grateful Dead: Bits And Pieces About...

Grateful Dead: Bits And Pieces About...

Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland

1978

Grateful Dead: Truckin Up to Buffalo

19895.3

Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023

20236.0

Grateful Dead: Bird Song

2005

San Francisco Rock: A Night at the Family Dog

197010.0

Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne

Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne

2016

Rock ‘N’ Roll Goldmine: The San Francisco Sound

1986

The Source

19995.6

The Last Great Traffic Jam

2005

Woodstock: Untold Stories

2009

Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited

2014

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV

200310.0

All Tomorrow's Parties

20096.5

Grateful Dead: Tivoli Concert Hall, 4/17/72

2022

2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

20228.2

Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances

20027.5

Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music

19939.5

Grateful Dead: View from the Vault

2000

Introducing... Roy Buchanan

Introducing... Roy Buchanan

1971

Long Strange Trip

20178.1

Grateful Dead: Cornell '77

2017

Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here

19896.7

Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!: The Rolling Stones in Concert

1970

Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream

20134.0

The Hippie Temptation

19675.7

Grateful Dead: New Jersey Half-Step Uptown Toodleloo - Live at The Capitol Theater

1977

Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show

Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show

200610.0

Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty

19976.8

Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Playing for Change, Chicago, IL

2015

Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle - Egypt 1978

20088.0

Woodstock

19707.6

Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

2019

Festival Express

20037.2

The Acid Test

19669.0

Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America

20097.0

Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead

19818.5

Grateful Dead: Giants Stadium 1991

2019

Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo

2011

Truckin' With The Dead

1993

Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro

1989

Grateful Dead: The Making of "Built to Last"

1989

Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection

2012

Grateful Dead

19958.0

Elvis Costello & Friends Live at Sweetwater

1989

The Grateful Dead Movie: Bonus Songs

2004

Grateful Dead: England 1970

1970

Last Days at the Fillmore

19727.0