Jerome John Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 - August 9, 1995) was an American musician, songwriter, and artist best recognized for being the lead guitarist and vocalist of the rock band the Grateful Dead. Garcia was viewed by the media as the spokesman of the group and viewed as a friend by his many fans.
Jerry was with the Grateful Dead for its full amazing three decade career From 1965 to 1995 Jerry stood firm as their lead guitarist. Garcia took part in a assortment of side projects, including the Jerry Garcia Band, Old and in the Way, the Garcia Grisman duo and Legion of Mary band. Garcia also co-founded the New Riders of the Purple Sage with fellow musicians John Dawson and David Nelson. He released numerous solo albums during his career and participated in the making of many albums by additional artists over the years as a musician and friend. He was very well known and respected by many for his highly distinguishing guitar playing and was ranked 13th in the Rolling Stone's one hundred Greatest Guitarists of All Time cover report.
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"I read somewhere that 77 per cent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23 per cent who are apparently doing quite well for themselves." - Jerry Garcia
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In addition to the Grateful Dead, Garcia had numerous side projects, the most notable being the Jerry Garcia Band. He was also involved with respective acoustic projects such as Old and in the Way and different bluegrass bands such as partnering with noted bluegrass mandolinist David Grisman (the documentary film Grateful Dawg chronicles the profound, long standing friendship between Garcia and Grisman).
Additional groups of which Garcia participated inperiodically include the Black Mountain Boys, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, and the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band. Jerry Garcia was in addition to an thankful fan of jazz artists and improvisation: he played with jazz keyboardists Merl Saunders and Howard Wales for several years in respective groups and jam sessions, and he partook in saxophonist Ornette Coleman's 1988 album, Virgin Beauty.
Garcia likewise devoted considerable time in the recording studio assisting colleague musician allies in session work, frequently contributing guitar, vocals, pedal steel, occasionally banjo and piano and even producing. He played on over fifty studio albums the styles of which were eclectic and diverged, including bluegrass, rock, folk, blues, country, jazz, electronic music, gospel, funk, and reggae. Artists who searched Garcia's aid included of Jefferson Airplane, Tom Fogerty, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, David Bromberg, Robert Hunter, the former Paul Pena, Peter Rowan, Warren Zevon, Country Joe McDonald, Ken Nordine, Ornette Coleman, Bruce Hornsby, Bob Dylan and several others. Along with all of this one of the first musicians to truly cover in depth motown music boom in the early1970s era and credibly the most productive coverer of Bob Dylan songs.
During the early 1970s era, Garcia, Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, drummer Mickey Hart, and David Crosby cooperated intermittently with MIT-educated composer and biologist Ned Lagin on various projects in the domain of early electronica; this include the album Seastones which waseleased by the Dead on their Round Records subsidiary and another work named simply L, an incomplete dance work.
Garcia likewise lent pedal steel guitar playing to fellow-San Francisco musicians New Riders of the Purple Sage from their first dates in 1969 to October 1971, once expanded allegiances with the Dead drew him to choose out of the group. He appears as a band member on their debut album New Riders of the Purple Sage, and worked as produceer of Home, Home On The Road, a 1974 live recored concert album by the band. He also contributed pedal steel guitar to the enduring hit "Teach Your Children" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. Jerry also played steel guitar licks on Brewer & Shipley's 1970 album Tarkio. In spite of believing himself a initiate on the pedal steel and accepting to all but give up the instrument by 1973, he habitually placed high in player polls. Subsequently after a long lapse, he played it once again in collaboration with Bob Dylan in 1987.
An enthusiastic reader and cinefile, Garcia was especially fond of Kurt Vonnegut's The Sirens of Titan and possessed the novel's film rights for many years, fighting to conform it with the likes of Al Franken.
Having studied art at the San Francisco Art Institute, Garcia commenced a second vocation in the visual arts. He proposed for sale and auction to the public a quantity of illustrations, lithographs, and water colors. A few of those compositions turned into the foundation of a line of men's neckties are defined by brilliant colors and abstract designs. Yet in 2005, ten years subsequently Garcia's death, new styles and designs proceed to be created and distributed.
Additional groups of which Garcia participated inperiodically include the Black Mountain Boys, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, and the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band. Jerry Garcia was in addition to an thankful fan of jazz artists and improvisation: he played with jazz keyboardists Merl Saunders and Howard Wales for several years in respective groups and jam sessions, and he partook in saxophonist Ornette Coleman's 1988 album, Virgin Beauty.
Garcia likewise devoted considerable time in the recording studio assisting colleague musician allies in session work, frequently contributing guitar, vocals, pedal steel, occasionally banjo and piano and even producing. He played on over fifty studio albums the styles of which were eclectic and diverged, including bluegrass, rock, folk, blues, country, jazz, electronic music, gospel, funk, and reggae. Artists who searched Garcia's aid included of Jefferson Airplane, Tom Fogerty, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, David Bromberg, Robert Hunter, the former Paul Pena, Peter Rowan, Warren Zevon, Country Joe McDonald, Ken Nordine, Ornette Coleman, Bruce Hornsby, Bob Dylan and several others. Along with all of this one of the first musicians to truly cover in depth motown music boom in the early1970s era and credibly the most productive coverer of Bob Dylan songs.
During the early 1970s era, Garcia, Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh, drummer Mickey Hart, and David Crosby cooperated intermittently with MIT-educated composer and biologist Ned Lagin on various projects in the domain of early electronica; this include the album Seastones which waseleased by the Dead on their Round Records subsidiary and another work named simply L, an incomplete dance work.
Garcia likewise lent pedal steel guitar playing to fellow-San Francisco musicians New Riders of the Purple Sage from their first dates in 1969 to October 1971, once expanded allegiances with the Dead drew him to choose out of the group. He appears as a band member on their debut album New Riders of the Purple Sage, and worked as produceer of Home, Home On The Road, a 1974 live recored concert album by the band. He also contributed pedal steel guitar to the enduring hit "Teach Your Children" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young. Jerry also played steel guitar licks on Brewer & Shipley's 1970 album Tarkio. In spite of believing himself a initiate on the pedal steel and accepting to all but give up the instrument by 1973, he habitually placed high in player polls. Subsequently after a long lapse, he played it once again in collaboration with Bob Dylan in 1987.
An enthusiastic reader and cinefile, Garcia was especially fond of Kurt Vonnegut's The Sirens of Titan and possessed the novel's film rights for many years, fighting to conform it with the likes of Al Franken.
Having studied art at the San Francisco Art Institute, Garcia commenced a second vocation in the visual arts. He proposed for sale and auction to the public a quantity of illustrations, lithographs, and water colors. A few of those compositions turned into the foundation of a line of men's neckties are defined by brilliant colors and abstract designs. Yet in 2005, ten years subsequently Garcia's death, new styles and designs proceed to be created and distributed.
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Jerry's Childhood
Garcia was born in San Francisco, California, on August 1, 1942, to Jose Ramon Joe Garcia and Ruth Marie "Bobbie" Clifford. His parents called him after the celebrated composer Jerome Kern.Garcia was their second and last baby, predated by Clifford Ramon Tiff Garcia, who was born in 1937. not long prior to Clifford's birthing, their father and a collaborator rented a building in downtown San Francisco and converted it into a bar, a move in answer to Jose having been ostracized from a musician's union for moonlighting.
Garcia was shaped by music at an young age, having piano lessons for a great deal of his childhood. His father was a retired professional musician and his mother loved playing the piano. His father's extensive family who had emigrated from Spain in 1919 would frequently sing at family reunions.
At the age of four, Garcia underwent the amputation of two-thirds of his right center finger. While holidaying in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Garcia was afforded the task of stabilizing wood as his older brother chopped the lumber, when he unwittingly positioned his finger in the path of the falling axe.Garcia's father drove him, after his mother enfolded his hand in a towel, across thirty miles distant to the closest hospital. A few weeks later, Garcia, who directly after the accident never viewed his finger, was astonished to find that a bulk of his finger was nonexistent when the bandage he was wearing detached during a bath. Garcia afterwards entrusted that he oftentimes used it to his vantage in his younger days, showing it off to other kids in his vicinity.
Garcia had rather a few painful or tragic events occur in his youth. Little than a year after suffering the loss a section of his finger, his father passed away. When on holiday with his family close to Arcata in Northern California in 1947, his father traveled to go fly-fishing in the Trinity River, a division of the Six Rivers National Forest.His father, not shortly after going in, skidded on a rock underfoot, dumping into the deep rapids of the river. The incident was witnessed by a group of boys who instantly searched for aid, waving a pair of close by fishermen over. By the time they drew Jose out of the water, he had already drowned. Garcia subsequently claimed to have watched his father drop into the river, but Dennis McNally, author of the book A Long Strange Trip: The Inside Story of the Grateful Dead, maintains that he did not, alternatively forging the memory from hearing the story replicated numerous times. Blair Jackson, who wrote the biography Garcia: An American Life, contributes weight to NcNally's claim, citing that the newspaper article describing Jose's death drew no credit of Garcia being at the scene and the article even mistook him as his parents daughter.
Garcia was shaped by music at an young age, having piano lessons for a great deal of his childhood. His father was a retired professional musician and his mother loved playing the piano. His father's extensive family who had emigrated from Spain in 1919 would frequently sing at family reunions.
At the age of four, Garcia underwent the amputation of two-thirds of his right center finger. While holidaying in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Garcia was afforded the task of stabilizing wood as his older brother chopped the lumber, when he unwittingly positioned his finger in the path of the falling axe.Garcia's father drove him, after his mother enfolded his hand in a towel, across thirty miles distant to the closest hospital. A few weeks later, Garcia, who directly after the accident never viewed his finger, was astonished to find that a bulk of his finger was nonexistent when the bandage he was wearing detached during a bath. Garcia afterwards entrusted that he oftentimes used it to his vantage in his younger days, showing it off to other kids in his vicinity.
Garcia had rather a few painful or tragic events occur in his youth. Little than a year after suffering the loss a section of his finger, his father passed away. When on holiday with his family close to Arcata in Northern California in 1947, his father traveled to go fly-fishing in the Trinity River, a division of the Six Rivers National Forest.His father, not shortly after going in, skidded on a rock underfoot, dumping into the deep rapids of the river. The incident was witnessed by a group of boys who instantly searched for aid, waving a pair of close by fishermen over. By the time they drew Jose out of the water, he had already drowned. Garcia subsequently claimed to have watched his father drop into the river, but Dennis McNally, author of the book A Long Strange Trip: The Inside Story of the Grateful Dead, maintains that he did not, alternatively forging the memory from hearing the story replicated numerous times. Blair Jackson, who wrote the biography Garcia: An American Life, contributes weight to NcNally's claim, citing that the newspaper article describing Jose's death drew no credit of Garcia being at the scene and the article even mistook him as his parents daughter.
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Grateful Dead - A truly magical video from Las Vegas 1994. This one is all Jerry, frail yet strong and full of emotion. In my opinion, the solo alone is perhaps one of the most lingering and heartfelt of Jerry's later years. Also, just a shout-out to all of the amazing comments on this video... Couldn't agree with you more! I'm so happy to hear such outpouring of gratitude for Jerry, which goes to show that his legacy still burns very brightly in all us.
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Jerry Quotes
"Nobody stopped thinking about those psychedelic experiences. Once you've been to some of those places, you think, ''How can I get back there again but make it a little easier on myself?"
"Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us."
"You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do."
"For me, the lame part of the Sixties was the political part, the social part. The real part was the spiritual part."
"I'm shopping around for something to do that no one will like."
"Well, you know Tom, I'm no health nut"
"You need music, I don't know why. It's probably one of those Joseph Campbell questions, why we need ritual. We need magic and bliss, and power and myth, and celebration and religion in our lives and music is a good way to encapsulate a lot of it."
Sometimes you get shown the light in the strangest places if you look at it right."
"Just another Grateful Dead attempt to describe the indescribable."
"For me, I think the only danger is being too much in love with the guitar playing. The music is the most important thing, and the guitar is only the instrument."
It's pretty clear now that what looked like it might have been some kind of counterculture is, in reality, just the plain old chaos of undifferentiated weirdness."
"...But for me, it's always been this model of, if you get the right elements going there and people who are clear about that good energy, there's definitely stuff that you can make happen that turns out good, and everybody feels good about it."
"Actually, I've always thought that we were like a public works, really a utility as much as anything else. That's the way it feels, and for a lot of people, it's therapeutic to have a real good time once in a while."
"It's soulful, I see those kids, and I talk to them, the 16-year-olds of today, the 18-year-olds, and they're the same people that we were in the '60s.
Except with a loss of innocence."
"There are no evil people, there are only victims. What does that mean? If a rapist is a victim, you should have compassion when you kick him in the balls."
"What we're thinking about is a peaceful planet. We're not thinking about anything else. We're not thinking about any kind of power. We're not thinking about any kind of struggles. We're not thinking about revolution or war or any of that. That's not what we want. Nobody wants to get hurt. Nobody wants to hurt anybody. We would all like to be able to live an uncluttered life. A simple life, a good life. And like think about moving the whole human race ahead a step, Or a few steps."
"Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil."
"Somebody has to do something, and it's just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us."
"You do not merely want to be considered just the best of the best. You want to be considered the only ones who do what you do."
"For me, the lame part of the Sixties was the political part, the social part. The real part was the spiritual part."
"I'm shopping around for something to do that no one will like."
"Well, you know Tom, I'm no health nut"
"You need music, I don't know why. It's probably one of those Joseph Campbell questions, why we need ritual. We need magic and bliss, and power and myth, and celebration and religion in our lives and music is a good way to encapsulate a lot of it."
Sometimes you get shown the light in the strangest places if you look at it right."
"Just another Grateful Dead attempt to describe the indescribable."
"For me, I think the only danger is being too much in love with the guitar playing. The music is the most important thing, and the guitar is only the instrument."
It's pretty clear now that what looked like it might have been some kind of counterculture is, in reality, just the plain old chaos of undifferentiated weirdness."
"...But for me, it's always been this model of, if you get the right elements going there and people who are clear about that good energy, there's definitely stuff that you can make happen that turns out good, and everybody feels good about it."
"Actually, I've always thought that we were like a public works, really a utility as much as anything else. That's the way it feels, and for a lot of people, it's therapeutic to have a real good time once in a while."
"It's soulful, I see those kids, and I talk to them, the 16-year-olds of today, the 18-year-olds, and they're the same people that we were in the '60s.
Except with a loss of innocence."
"There are no evil people, there are only victims. What does that mean? If a rapist is a victim, you should have compassion when you kick him in the balls."
"What we're thinking about is a peaceful planet. We're not thinking about anything else. We're not thinking about any kind of power. We're not thinking about any kind of struggles. We're not thinking about revolution or war or any of that. That's not what we want. Nobody wants to get hurt. Nobody wants to hurt anybody. We would all like to be able to live an uncluttered life. A simple life, a good life. And like think about moving the whole human race ahead a step, Or a few steps."
"Constantly choosing the lesser of two evils is still choosing evil."
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Jerry Garcia Discography
Solo, group leader or co-leader albums Major studio albums, live releases and compilations
- Hooteroll, Jerry Garcia and Howard Wales, 1971
- Garcia, Jerry Garcia, 1972
- Live at the Keystone, Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt, 1973
- Garcia (Compliments of Garcia), 1974
- Old and In the Way, Old and In the Way, 1975
- Reflections, Jerry Garcia, 1976
- Cats Under the Stars, Jerry Garcia Band, 1978
- Run for the Roses, Jerry Garcia Band, 1982
- Keystone Encores Vol. 1, Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt, 1988
- Keystone Encores Vol. 2, Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt, 1988
- Almost Acoustic, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, 1988
- Live at the Keystone Vol. 1, Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt, 1988
- Live at the Keystone Vol. 2, Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt, 1988
- Keystone Encores, Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt, 1988
- Garcia/Grisman, Garcia/Grisman, 1991
- Jerry Garcia Band, Jerry Garcia Band, 1991
- Not for Kids Only, Garcia/Grisman, 1993
- Shady Grove, Garcia/Grisman, 1996
- That High Lonesome Sound, Old & In the Way, 1997
- How Sweet It Is, Jerry Garcia Band, 1997
- Breakdown, Old & In the Way, 1997
- So What, Garcia Grisman, 1998
- Side Trips, Jerry Garcia and Howard Wales, 1998
- Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, 1998
- The Pizza Tapes, Garcia, Grisman and Rice, 2000
- Don't Let Go, Jerry Garcia Band, 2001
- Shining Star, Jerry Garcia Band, 2001
- Grateful Dawg Soundtrack, David Grisman Jerry Garcia Various Artists, 2001
- Been All Around This World, Garcia Grisman, 2004
- All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions, Jerry Garcia Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
- Pure Jerry: Theatre 1839, July 29 & 30, 1977, Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
- After Midnight: Kean College, 2/28/80, Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
- Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, NYC, 10/31/87, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band/Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
- Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, The Best Of The Rest, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band/Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
- Pure Jerry: Keystone Berkeley, September 1, 1974, Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders Band, 2004
- Pure Jerry: Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1 & 2, 1989, Jerry Garcia Band, 2005
- The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1: Legion of Mary, Legion Of Mary, 2005
- Pure Jerry: Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978, Jerry Garcia Band, 2005
- Garcia Plays Dylan, Jerry Garcia Band Grateful Dead, 2005
- Well Matched: The Best Of Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia, 2006
- Pure Jerry: Hampton, Virginia, November 9, 1991, Jerry Garcia Band, 2006
- The Best Of Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia, 2006
Singles
- South Side Strut Uncle Martin's, Howard Wales and Jerry Garcia, 1972
- Smoke - Douglas Promotional Sampler 1, Various Artists, 1972
- Deal The Wheel, Jerry Garcia, 1972
- Sugaree Eep Hour, Jerry Garcia, 1972
- Let It Rock Midnight Town, Jerry Garcia, 1974
Various artist compilations
- Zabriskie Point Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1970
- Whole Burbank Catalog, Various Artists, 1972
- Sampler For Deadheads (#1 of 3), Jerry Garcia Robert Hunter, 1975
- Sampler For Deadheads (#2 of 3), Old And In The Way Keith and Donna, 1975
- For Deadheads, Various Artists, 1976 (UK only)
- Arista AOR Sampler, Various Artists, 1978
- Steal This Disc, Various Artists, 1987
- Steal This Disc, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1988
- Here It Is, The Music, Various Artists, 1988
- Rock Goes To The Movies - Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1990
- Legends Of Guitar - Rock: The '60s, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1991
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1993
- Smoke - Music From The Miramax Motion Picture, Various Artists, 1995
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1995
- The Acoustic Edge: Great Acoustic Music of the '90s, Various Artists, 1995
- A Child's Celebration of Folk Music, Various Artists, 1996
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 3, Various Artists, 1997
- The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers - A Tribute, Various Artists, 1997
- Live on Letterman: Music from the Late Show, Various Artists, 1997
- A Child's Celebration of Lullaby, Various Artists, 1997
- Zabriskie Point Soundtrack (Extended double CD version), Various Artists, 1997
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 4, Various Artists, 1998
- Douglas Sampler, Various Artists, 1998
- Rock Goes To The Movies - In Dreams, Various Artists, 1992
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 5, Various Artists, 2000
- Lonesome Valley, Various Artists, 2002
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 6, Various Artists, 2002
- Freedom: Songs From The Heart Of America, Various Artists, 2002
- Freedom: A History of Us, Various Artists, 2002
- Masked And Anonymous Soundtrack, Bob Dylan Various Artists, 2003
- Peter Tosh Tribute Album, Various Artists, 2003
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Bluegrass, Various Artists, 2004
- Songs of the South: Farther Along, Various Artists, 2004
- Gather Round: Songs for Kids and Other Folks, Various Artists, 2004
- Jerry Garcia: The Collected Artwork: Limited Edition CD, JGB Grateful Dead Garcia-Grisman, 2005
- Concord Music Group Sampler, Various Artists (Garcia/Saunders), 2005
- Sugar Hill Records: A Retrospective, Various Artists, 2006
Computer media that includes Garcia solo or group leader recordings
- Jerry Garcia Band - Somebody To Love, Jerry Garcia Band Mr. Twidge and Art & Antics, 1996
Audio books Spoken word Interviews
- Jerry Garcia Interview By Scott Muni, Jerry Garcia Scott Muni, 1991, Arista ADP 2377
- Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Volume II, Stephen King, (One story read by Garcia) 1994
- A Talk With Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia . Joe Territo, 1996
- Play Terrapin Station, Mudkats, 1996
- Little Piece Of My Heart, Janis Joplin audio book, 1997
- Janis Joplin Jimi Hendrix Jim Morrison audio books, 1997
- The Teddy Bear's Picnic, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bruce Whatley, 1998
- There Ain't No Bugs On Me, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bruce Whatley, 1999
- What Will You Wear, Jenny Jenkins, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bruce Whatley, 2000
- Jerry Garcia's Amazing Grace, 2002
Playing contributions to others major albums
- Surrealistic Pillow, Jefferson Airplane, 1967
- Volunteers, Jefferson Airplane, 1969
- Déjà Vu, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 1970
- Marrying Maiden, It's A Beautiful Day, 1970
- Blows Against The Empire, Paul Kantner Jefferson Starship, 1970
- If I Could Only Remember My Name...., David Crosby, 1971
- Tarkio, Brewer and Shipley, 1971
- Songs for Beginners, Graham Nash, 1971
- Stephen Stills 2, Stephen Stills, 1971
- The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 1971
- James And The Good Brothers, James And The Good Brothers, 1971
- Sunfighter, Paul Kantner Grace Slick, 1971
- Papa John Creach, Papa John Creach, 1971
- Cross Between, Lamb, 1971
- Powerglide, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 1972
- Graham Nash/David Crosby, Graham Nash and David Crosby, 1972
- Ace, Bob Weir, 1972
- Rolling Thunder, Mickey Hart, 1972
- Excalibur, Tom Fogerty, 1972 ( 1973?)
- Heavy Turbulence, Merl Saunders, 1972
- Demon in Disguise, David Bromberg, 1972
- The Rowan Brothers, The Rowan Brothers, 1972
- Baron Von Tollbooth & The Chrome Nun, Paul Kantner Grace Slick David Freiberg, 1973
- Angel Clare, Art Garfunkel, 1973
- Be What You Want To, Link Wray, 1973 (?)
- Fire Up, Merl Saunders, 1973
- Wanted Dead or Alive, David Bromberg, 1974
- Early Flight, Jefferson Airplane, 1974
- Tales Of The Great Rum Runners, Robert Hunter, 1974
- Tiger Rose, Robert Hunter, 1975
- Keith and Donna Godchaux, Keith and Donna Godchaux, 1975
- Seastones, Ned Lagin, 1975
- Oh, What A Mighty Time, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 1975
- Diga, Diga Rhythm Band, 1976
- Texican Badman, Peter Rowan, 1980
- Livin' the Life, Chris and Lorin Rowan, 1980
- Uptown, The Neville Brothers, 1987
- Escape From Noise, Negativland, 1987
- A Wing And A Prayer, Matt Kelly, 1987?
- Liberty, Robert Hunter, 1988
- Down In The Groove, Bob Dylan, 1988
- Virgin Beauty, Ornette Coleman and Prime Time, 1988
- Watchfire, Pete Sears and Friends, 1988
- Transverse City, Warren Zevon, 1989
- Blues From The Ra-rest, Merl Saunders, 1990
- A Night On The Town, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1990
- At The Edge, Mickey Hart, 1990
- Superstitious Blues, Country Joe McDonald, 1991
- Seastones (Extended version), Ned Lagin, 1991
- Devout Catalyst, Ken Nordine, 1992
- Astronauts & Heretics, Thomas Dolby, 1992
- Bluegrass Reunion, Red Allen, David Grisman, Herb Petersen, Jim Buchanan and Jim Kerwin, 1992
- Harbor Lights, Bruce Hornsby, 1993
- Hang Out Your Poetry, Ceremony, 1993
- Trios, Rob Wasserman, 1994
- Hot House, Bruce Hornsby, 1995
- Surrealistic Pillow - Gold Disc, Jefferson Airplane, 1995
- Blue Incantation, Sanjay Mishra with Special Guest Jerry Garcia, 1995
- Common Chord, David Grisman and Daniel Kobialka, 1995
- Carry On, Country Joe McDonald, 1996
- DGQ-20, David Grisman Quintet, 1996
- Live Fillmore West 1969, Country Joe & The Fish & Friends, 1996
- Second Sight, Second Sight, 1996
- Keepers, Merl Saunders, 1997
- Fiesta Amazonica, Merl Saunders & the Ra-rest Band, 1998
- With His Funky Friends: Live, Merl Saunders, 1998
- Sundown On The Forest, Kingfish, 1999
- The Cauldron Journey for Healing with Kuan Yin, Nicky Scully, 199?
- New Train, Paul Pena, 2000
- The Genuine Texas Groover, Doug Sahm, 2003
- Now & Then, The Rowan Brothers, 2004
- Intersections, Bruce Hornsby, 2006
- Voyage, David Crosby, 2006
- At the Family Dog Ballroom, Jefferson Airplane, 2007
With others - singles
- My Best Friend How Do You Feel?, Jefferson Airplane, 1967
- White Rabbit Plastic Fantastic Lover, Jefferson Airplane, 1967
- Teach Your Children Carry On, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 1970
- Music Is Love Laughing, David Crosby, 1971
- I Used To Be A King Wounded Bird, Graham Nash, 1971
- Orleans Traction In The Rain, David Crosby, 1971
- Louisiana Lady Last Lonely Eagle, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 1971
- Teach Your Children Woodstock, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 1971
- I Don't Know You Garden Of Eden, New Riders
- Hooteroll, Jerry Garcia and Howard Wales, 1971
- Garcia, Jerry Garcia, 1972
- Live at the Keystone, Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt, 1973
- Garcia (Compliments of Garcia), 1974
- Old and In the Way, Old and In the Way, 1975
- Reflections, Jerry Garcia, 1976
- Cats Under the Stars, Jerry Garcia Band, 1978
- Run for the Roses, Jerry Garcia Band, 1982
- Keystone Encores Vol. 1, Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt, 1988
- Keystone Encores Vol. 2, Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt, 1988
- Almost Acoustic, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, 1988
- Live at the Keystone Vol. 1, Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt, 1988
- Live at the Keystone Vol. 2, Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt, 1988
- Keystone Encores, Saunders/Garcia/Kahn/Vitt, 1988
- Garcia/Grisman, Garcia/Grisman, 1991
- Jerry Garcia Band, Jerry Garcia Band, 1991
- Not for Kids Only, Garcia/Grisman, 1993
- Shady Grove, Garcia/Grisman, 1996
- That High Lonesome Sound, Old & In the Way, 1997
- How Sweet It Is, Jerry Garcia Band, 1997
- Breakdown, Old & In the Way, 1997
- So What, Garcia Grisman, 1998
- Side Trips, Jerry Garcia and Howard Wales, 1998
- Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, 1998
- The Pizza Tapes, Garcia, Grisman and Rice, 2000
- Don't Let Go, Jerry Garcia Band, 2001
- Shining Star, Jerry Garcia Band, 2001
- Grateful Dawg Soundtrack, David Grisman Jerry Garcia Various Artists, 2001
- Been All Around This World, Garcia Grisman, 2004
- All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions, Jerry Garcia Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
- Pure Jerry: Theatre 1839, July 29 & 30, 1977, Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
- After Midnight: Kean College, 2/28/80, Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
- Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, NYC, 10/31/87, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band/Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
- Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, The Best Of The Rest, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band/Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
- Pure Jerry: Keystone Berkeley, September 1, 1974, Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders Band, 2004
- Pure Jerry: Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1 & 2, 1989, Jerry Garcia Band, 2005
- The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1: Legion of Mary, Legion Of Mary, 2005
- Pure Jerry: Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978, Jerry Garcia Band, 2005
- Garcia Plays Dylan, Jerry Garcia Band Grateful Dead, 2005
- Well Matched: The Best Of Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia, Merl Saunders and Jerry Garcia, 2006
- Pure Jerry: Hampton, Virginia, November 9, 1991, Jerry Garcia Band, 2006
- The Best Of Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia, 2006
Singles
- South Side Strut Uncle Martin's, Howard Wales and Jerry Garcia, 1972
- Smoke - Douglas Promotional Sampler 1, Various Artists, 1972
- Deal The Wheel, Jerry Garcia, 1972
- Sugaree Eep Hour, Jerry Garcia, 1972
- Let It Rock Midnight Town, Jerry Garcia, 1974
Various artist compilations
- Zabriskie Point Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1970
- Whole Burbank Catalog, Various Artists, 1972
- Sampler For Deadheads (#1 of 3), Jerry Garcia Robert Hunter, 1975
- Sampler For Deadheads (#2 of 3), Old And In The Way Keith and Donna, 1975
- For Deadheads, Various Artists, 1976 (UK only)
- Arista AOR Sampler, Various Artists, 1978
- Steal This Disc, Various Artists, 1987
- Steal This Disc, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1988
- Here It Is, The Music, Various Artists, 1988
- Rock Goes To The Movies - Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1990
- Legends Of Guitar - Rock: The '60s, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1991
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1993
- Smoke - Music From The Miramax Motion Picture, Various Artists, 1995
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1995
- The Acoustic Edge: Great Acoustic Music of the '90s, Various Artists, 1995
- A Child's Celebration of Folk Music, Various Artists, 1996
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 3, Various Artists, 1997
- The Songs Of Jimmie Rodgers - A Tribute, Various Artists, 1997
- Live on Letterman: Music from the Late Show, Various Artists, 1997
- A Child's Celebration of Lullaby, Various Artists, 1997
- Zabriskie Point Soundtrack (Extended double CD version), Various Artists, 1997
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 4, Various Artists, 1998
- Douglas Sampler, Various Artists, 1998
- Rock Goes To The Movies - In Dreams, Various Artists, 1992
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 5, Various Artists, 2000
- Lonesome Valley, Various Artists, 2002
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Music, Vol. 6, Various Artists, 2002
- Freedom: Songs From The Heart Of America, Various Artists, 2002
- Freedom: A History of Us, Various Artists, 2002
- Masked And Anonymous Soundtrack, Bob Dylan Various Artists, 2003
- Peter Tosh Tribute Album, Various Artists, 2003
- Acoustic Disc 100% Handmade Bluegrass, Various Artists, 2004
- Songs of the South: Farther Along, Various Artists, 2004
- Gather Round: Songs for Kids and Other Folks, Various Artists, 2004
- Jerry Garcia: The Collected Artwork: Limited Edition CD, JGB Grateful Dead Garcia-Grisman, 2005
- Concord Music Group Sampler, Various Artists (Garcia/Saunders), 2005
- Sugar Hill Records: A Retrospective, Various Artists, 2006
Computer media that includes Garcia solo or group leader recordings
- Jerry Garcia Band - Somebody To Love, Jerry Garcia Band Mr. Twidge and Art & Antics, 1996
Audio books Spoken word Interviews
- Jerry Garcia Interview By Scott Muni, Jerry Garcia Scott Muni, 1991, Arista ADP 2377
- Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Volume II, Stephen King, (One story read by Garcia) 1994
- A Talk With Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia . Joe Territo, 1996
- Play Terrapin Station, Mudkats, 1996
- Little Piece Of My Heart, Janis Joplin audio book, 1997
- Janis Joplin Jimi Hendrix Jim Morrison audio books, 1997
- The Teddy Bear's Picnic, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bruce Whatley, 1998
- There Ain't No Bugs On Me, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bruce Whatley, 1999
- What Will You Wear, Jenny Jenkins, Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bruce Whatley, 2000
- Jerry Garcia's Amazing Grace, 2002
Playing contributions to others major albums
- Surrealistic Pillow, Jefferson Airplane, 1967
- Volunteers, Jefferson Airplane, 1969
- Déjà Vu, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 1970
- Marrying Maiden, It's A Beautiful Day, 1970
- Blows Against The Empire, Paul Kantner Jefferson Starship, 1970
- If I Could Only Remember My Name...., David Crosby, 1971
- Tarkio, Brewer and Shipley, 1971
- Songs for Beginners, Graham Nash, 1971
- Stephen Stills 2, Stephen Stills, 1971
- The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 1971
- James And The Good Brothers, James And The Good Brothers, 1971
- Sunfighter, Paul Kantner Grace Slick, 1971
- Papa John Creach, Papa John Creach, 1971
- Cross Between, Lamb, 1971
- Powerglide, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 1972
- Graham Nash/David Crosby, Graham Nash and David Crosby, 1972
- Ace, Bob Weir, 1972
- Rolling Thunder, Mickey Hart, 1972
- Excalibur, Tom Fogerty, 1972 ( 1973?)
- Heavy Turbulence, Merl Saunders, 1972
- Demon in Disguise, David Bromberg, 1972
- The Rowan Brothers, The Rowan Brothers, 1972
- Baron Von Tollbooth & The Chrome Nun, Paul Kantner Grace Slick David Freiberg, 1973
- Angel Clare, Art Garfunkel, 1973
- Be What You Want To, Link Wray, 1973 (?)
- Fire Up, Merl Saunders, 1973
- Wanted Dead or Alive, David Bromberg, 1974
- Early Flight, Jefferson Airplane, 1974
- Tales Of The Great Rum Runners, Robert Hunter, 1974
- Tiger Rose, Robert Hunter, 1975
- Keith and Donna Godchaux, Keith and Donna Godchaux, 1975
- Seastones, Ned Lagin, 1975
- Oh, What A Mighty Time, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 1975
- Diga, Diga Rhythm Band, 1976
- Texican Badman, Peter Rowan, 1980
- Livin' the Life, Chris and Lorin Rowan, 1980
- Uptown, The Neville Brothers, 1987
- Escape From Noise, Negativland, 1987
- A Wing And A Prayer, Matt Kelly, 1987?
- Liberty, Robert Hunter, 1988
- Down In The Groove, Bob Dylan, 1988
- Virgin Beauty, Ornette Coleman and Prime Time, 1988
- Watchfire, Pete Sears and Friends, 1988
- Transverse City, Warren Zevon, 1989
- Blues From The Ra-rest, Merl Saunders, 1990
- A Night On The Town, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, 1990
- At The Edge, Mickey Hart, 1990
- Superstitious Blues, Country Joe McDonald, 1991
- Seastones (Extended version), Ned Lagin, 1991
- Devout Catalyst, Ken Nordine, 1992
- Astronauts & Heretics, Thomas Dolby, 1992
- Bluegrass Reunion, Red Allen, David Grisman, Herb Petersen, Jim Buchanan and Jim Kerwin, 1992
- Harbor Lights, Bruce Hornsby, 1993
- Hang Out Your Poetry, Ceremony, 1993
- Trios, Rob Wasserman, 1994
- Hot House, Bruce Hornsby, 1995
- Surrealistic Pillow - Gold Disc, Jefferson Airplane, 1995
- Blue Incantation, Sanjay Mishra with Special Guest Jerry Garcia, 1995
- Common Chord, David Grisman and Daniel Kobialka, 1995
- Carry On, Country Joe McDonald, 1996
- DGQ-20, David Grisman Quintet, 1996
- Live Fillmore West 1969, Country Joe & The Fish & Friends, 1996
- Second Sight, Second Sight, 1996
- Keepers, Merl Saunders, 1997
- Fiesta Amazonica, Merl Saunders & the Ra-rest Band, 1998
- With His Funky Friends: Live, Merl Saunders, 1998
- Sundown On The Forest, Kingfish, 1999
- The Cauldron Journey for Healing with Kuan Yin, Nicky Scully, 199?
- New Train, Paul Pena, 2000
- The Genuine Texas Groover, Doug Sahm, 2003
- Now & Then, The Rowan Brothers, 2004
- Intersections, Bruce Hornsby, 2006
- Voyage, David Crosby, 2006
- At the Family Dog Ballroom, Jefferson Airplane, 2007
With others - singles
- My Best Friend How Do You Feel?, Jefferson Airplane, 1967
- White Rabbit Plastic Fantastic Lover, Jefferson Airplane, 1967
- Teach Your Children Carry On, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 1970
- Music Is Love Laughing, David Crosby, 1971
- I Used To Be A King Wounded Bird, Graham Nash, 1971
- Orleans Traction In The Rain, David Crosby, 1971
- Louisiana Lady Last Lonely Eagle, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 1971
- Teach Your Children Woodstock, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, 1971
- I Don't Know You Garden Of Eden, New Riders
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