Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 01, 1942
Died
Aug 09, 1995
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Credits
80 titles
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
Filmography
The Grateful Dead Movie 2025 Meet-Up
Director
Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023
Self
2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self (voice)
Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2022
Self
History 101
Self (archive footage)
Stutter.
Music
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead: Giants Stadium 1991
Self
WBCN and the American Revolution
Self (archive footage)
Basketball: A Love Story
Self (archive footage)
Long Strange Trip
Self (archive footage)
Long Strange Trip
Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead: Cornell '77
Self - Band Member
DEADHEADS
Stupor Mundi: Livre 2, Les Hommes qui mangèrent la montagne
Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead: Fare Thee Well - Playing for Change, Chicago, IL
Self
Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
Self
Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream
Self
Grateful Dead: All The Years Combine - The DVD Collection
Self
Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place
Self (archive footage)
Grateful Dead: Crimson, White & Indigo
Self
Woodstock: Untold Stories
self
All Tomorrow's Parties
Self (archive footage)
Sex in '69: The Sexual Revolution in America
Self
Grateful Dead: The Broadcast Archives
Grateful Dead: Rocking The Cradle - Egypt 1978
Self
Sister's Keeper
Olest Brother
Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show
Self
The Last Great Traffic Jam
Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline
Self
Grateful Dead: Still Alive And Well
Grateful Dead: Bird Song
Self
Festival Express
Self
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault IV
Self
Monterey Pop - The Outtake Performances
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault III
Self
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault II
Self
The Journey
Self
Grateful Dawg
Self
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
Self
Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
Self
The Source
Self
Classic Albums
Self
Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
Self
Infrared Sightings
Music
Grateful Dead
Self
And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
Self
Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
Self
Truckin' With The Dead
Self
Deadheads