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Jerry Garcia

1942-08-01 (82 years old) in 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.    

Movies

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Grateful Dead Meet-Up At The Movies 2023
60 %|Jun 22, 2023
Documentary, Music
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WBCN and the American Revolution
50 %|Apr 18, 2019
Documentary
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DEADHEADS
0 %|Mar 29, 2016
Documentary, Music
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Magic Trip
69 %|Aug 5, 2011
Documentary, Music
actor
Sister's Keeper
0 %|Jan 1, 2007
Drama, Action, Thriller
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Jerry Garcia Band: Live at Shoreline
0 %|Aug 9, 2005
Music, Documentary
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Grateful Dead: Bird Song
0 %|Jan 1, 2005
Music
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The Journey
52 %|Jun 13, 2001
Documentary
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Grateful Dawg
57 %|Oct 14, 2000
Documentary, Music
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The Source
51 %|Jan 23, 1999
Documentary, History
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The History of Rock 'n' Roll
100 %|Mar 6, 1995
Documentary, Music
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And Miles to Go Before I Sleep
0 %|Jan 1, 1994
Documentary, Music
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Deadheads
0 %|Dec 21, 1990
Documentary, Music
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In Our Eyes: The European Deadhead Odyssey
0 %|Jan 1, 1990
Documentary, Music
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Deadheads: An American Subculture
0 %|Jan 1, 1990
Documentary, Music, TV Movie
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Grateful Dead: So Far
0 %|Jan 1, 1987
Music, Documentary
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Hells Angels Forever
67 %|Oct 9, 1983
Documentary
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Heartbeeps
41 %|Dec 18, 1981
Comedy, Romance, Family
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Grateful Dead: The Closing of Winterland
0 %|Dec 31, 1978
Music, Documentary
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The Grateful Dead
75 %|Jun 2, 1977
Music, Documentary
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Gimme Shelter
74 %|Dec 13, 1970
Documentary, Music
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Conversations With The Deadheads
0 %|Invalid Date
Documentary, Music
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2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
88 %|Nov 19, 2022
Music, Documentary
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Grateful Dead Meet-Up 2022
0 %|Nov 1, 2022
Music
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Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
0 %|Aug 30, 2019
Music, Documentary
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Long Strange Trip
82 %|May 25, 2017
Music, Documentary
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Grateful Dead: Cornell '77
0 %|May 2, 2017
Documentary
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Woodstock: Untold Stories Revisited
0 %|Jul 29, 2014
Documentary, Music
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Grateful Dead: Sunshine Daydream
40 %|Aug 1, 2013
Documentary, Music
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Woodstock: Untold Stories
0 %|Jun 9, 2009
Documentary, Music
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All Tomorrow's Parties
65 %|Mar 14, 2009
Documentary, Music
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Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show
100 %|Sep 26, 2006
Documentary, Music
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Festival Express
71 %|Sep 19, 2003
Documentary, History, Music
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Monterey Pop: The Outtake Performances
0 %|Dec 11, 2002
Music, Documentary
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Grateful Dead: View from the Vault
0 %|Oct 10, 2000
Documentary, Music
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Grateful Dead: Anthem to Beauty
82 %|Feb 22, 1997
Music, Documentary
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Bill Monroe: Father of Bluegrass Music
100 %|May 31, 1993
Documentary, Music
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Truckin' With The Dead
0 %|Jan 1, 1993
Music, Documentary
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Grateful Dead: Live at Foxboro
0 %|Dec 1, 1989
Music
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Grateful Dead: Downhill from Here
60 %|Jan 1, 1989
Music, Documentary
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Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead
0 %|Jan 1, 1981
Music
actor
Introducing... Roy Buchanan
0 %|Nov 8, 1971
Music, Documentary
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Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!
0 %|Sep 3, 1970
Documentary, Music
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Woodstock
75 %|Mar 26, 1970
Documentary, History, Music
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The Hippie Temptation
60 %|Aug 21, 1967
TV Movie, Documentary
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The Acid Test
90 %|Oct 5, 1966
Documentary

Series

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History 101
71 %|May 22, 2020
Documentary
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Basketball: A Love Story
60 %|Sep 18, 2018
Documentary
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Long Strange Trip
58 %|Jun 2, 2017
Documentary
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Classic Albums
77 %|Apr 14, 1997
Documentary