As one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for the band's entire 30-year career (1965–1995).

May 25, 2020 · In the summer of 1995, 53-year-old Jerry Garcia, lead guitarist and vocalist for The Grateful Dead, announced he was going to Hawaii. He'd played a concert July 9 in Chicago that was described as "decidedly ragged," as Ultimate Classic Rock reports.

He is best known as the founder and longtime lead guitarist (1965-1995) of the band the Grateful Dead. [1] Garcia was seen as an icon of the Hippie counterculture of the 1960s. [ 2 ] He was considered an almost mythic hero to his fans, called deadheads. [ 3 ]

Nov 16, 2009 · On August 9, 1995, legendary Grateful Dead guitarist and cultural icon Jerry Garcia dies of a heart attack in a residential drug-treatment facility in Forest Knolls, California.

CELEBRATE 60 YEARS OF JERRY GARCIA AND THE GRATEFUL DEAD’S LEGACY. The Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration will make its return to Symphony Hall for two electrifying performances (June 3 and 4). The program features an all-star lineup including keyboardist and Jerry Garcia Band member Melvin Seals; singer and Jerry Garcia Band member Jacklyn ...

Celebrate 60 years of the Grateful Dead & Jerry’s enduring legacy with two special performances with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall on June 3rd & 4th. Listen to Jerry & Dawg like never before — just the two of them, raw and unadorned. The collection is now available everywhere.

Garcia is the first solo album by the Grateful Dead's guitarist Jerry Garcia, released in January 1972. [1] [2]Warner Bros. Records offered the Grateful Dead the opportunity to cut their own solo records, and Garcia was released around the same time as Bob Weir's Ace and Mickey Hart's Rolling Thunder.Unlike Ace, which was practically a Grateful Dead album, Garcia was more of a solo effort, as ...

The Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration will make its return to Symphony Hall for two special performances commemorating 60 years of the Grateful Dead and Garcia’s enduring legacy. The program features an all-star lineup including keyboardist and Jerry Garcia Band member Melvin Seals; singer and Jerry Garcia Band member Jacklyn LaBranch ...

Nov 27, 2023 · Garcia passed away in 1995 at the age of 53, while the surviving members of the Grateful Dead reunited under several different names and configurations over the years (the most...

Mar 28, 2024 · The Grateful Dead continue to inspire musicians keeping the songs alive through tribute bands and festivals nearly 30 years after Garcia’s death.