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Jerry Garcia Band
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| Jerry Garcia Band | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | San Francisco, California, USA | |
| Genre(s) | Rock | |
| Years active | 1975 - 1995 | |
| Label(s) | Arista Records Grateful Dead Records |
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| Associated acts |
Grateful Dead Legion of Mary Reconstruction Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band JGB |
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| Website | www.dead.net | |
| Members | ||
| Jerry Garcia John Kahn Melvin Seals Donnie Baldwin Jaclyn LaBranch Gloria Jones |
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| Former members | ||
| Nicky Hopkins Ron Tutt Jimmy Booker Keith Godchaux Donna Godchaux Maria Muldaur Buzz Buchanan Ozzie Allers Johnny de Foncesca Greg Errico Jimmy Warren Daoud Shaw Essra Mohawk Liz Stires Bill Kreutzmann DeeDee Dickerson Gaylord Birch David Kemper |
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The Jerry Garcia Band was an American rock band led by Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. Garcia started the band in 1975. Of his many side projects, it was the main one, until his death in 1995.
Over the years, the lineup of the band changed a number of times. The one constant member besides Garcia himself was bassist John Kahn. Melvin Seals had the next longest tenure, serving as keyboardist from 1980 onward.
Jerry Garcia's musical interests were famously varied, and this was reflected in the diverse music played by his band. Like the Grateful Dead, the Jerry Garcia Band played rock music that was influenced by blues, folk, country, and jazz. The band also played rhythm and blues and reggae songs, and rock versions of American roots music. Also like the Dead, the Garcia Band emphasized musical improvisation, and helped create what is now known as jam band music.
During Garcia's lifetime, the Jerry Garcia Band released one studio album, Cats Under the Stars, and one live album, Jerry Garcia Band. Several more live albums were released posthumously.
Contents |
- Cats Under the Stars - 1978
- Jerry Garcia Band - 1991
- How Sweet It Is - 1997
- Don't Let Go - 2001
- Shining Star - 2001
- After Midnight: Kean College, 2/28/80 - 2004
- Theatre 1839, San Francisco, July 29 & 30, 1977 - 2004
- Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, October 31, 1987 - 2004
- Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, The Best of the Rest, October 15 - 30, 1987 - 2004
- Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1 & 2, 1989 - 2005
- Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978 - 2005
- Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA, November 9, 1991 (with Bruce Hornsby) - 2006
Following are the lineups for the Jerry Garcia Band's live performances.[1][2]
| August 5, 1975 - December 31, 1975 |
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| January 9, 1976 - January 10, 1976 |
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| January 26, 1976 - August 12, 1977 |
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| November 15, 1977 - November 3, 1978 |
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| October 7, 1979 - March 27, 1980 |
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| July 18, 1980 - November 16, 1980 |
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| December 20, 1980 - June 1, 1981 |
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| June 25, 1981 - November 19, 1981 |
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| December 17, 1981 - September 7, 1982 |
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| October 13, 1982 - October 24, 1982 |
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| October 28, 1982 - June 5, 1983 |
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| July 20, 1983 - August 28, 1984 |
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| September 15, 1984 - September 28, 1985 |
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| October 7, 1985 - February 2, 1986 |
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| February 21, 1986 - November 19, 1993 |
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| April 4, 1994 - April 23, 1995 |
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- ^ DeadBase XI: The Complete Guide to Grateful Dead Song Lists, by John W. Scott, Mike Dolgushkin, and Stu Nixon, 1999, DeadBase, ISBN 1-877657-22-0
- ^ The Jerry Site - Band Members