Jerry Garcia Band
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Origin | San Francisco, California, USA |
Genres | Rock |
Years active | 1975–1995 |
Labels | Arista, Grateful Dead |
Associated acts |
Grateful Dead Legion of Mary Reconstruction Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band JGB |
Website | jerrygarcia.com |
Past members |
Jerry Garcia John Kahn Ron Tutt Nicky Hopkins James Booker Keith Godchaux Donna Godchaux Maria Muldaur Buzz Buchanan Ozzie Ahlers Johnny de Foncesca Greg Errico Melvin Seals Jimmy Warren Daoud Shaw Essra Mohawk Liz Stires Bill Kreutzmann Jaclyn LaBranch DeeDee Dickerson David Kemper Gloria Jones Gaylord Birch Donny Baldwin |
The Jerry Garcia Band was a San Francisco Bay Area rock band led by Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. Garcia founded the band in 1975; it remained the most important of his various side-projects until his death in 1995. The band toured and recorded sporadically throughout its twenty-year existence, generally, but not always during breaks in the Grateful Dead's schedule.[1][2]
History
Over the years, the lineup of the Jerry Garcia 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. Seals became band leader following Garcia's death and changed the band's name to JGB.
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. Jerry Garcia notably covered many songs by Bob Dylan with the Jerry Garcia Band. Like the Dead, the Jerry 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.
Discography
- Cats Under the Stars – 1978
- Jerry Garcia Band – 1991
- How Sweet It Is – 1997
- Don't Let Go – 2001
- Shining Star – 2001
- Pure Jerry: Theatre 1839, San Francisco, July 29 & 30, 1977 – 2004
- After Midnight: Kean College, 2/28/80 – 2004
- Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, October 31, 1987 – 2004
- Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, New York City, The Best of the Rest, October 15–30, 1987 – 2004
- Pure Jerry: Merriweather Post Pavilion, September 1 & 2, 1989 – 2005
- Pure Jerry: Warner Theatre, March 18, 1978 – 2005
- Garcia Plays Dylan – 2005 (compilation album with some tracks by the Jerry Garcia Band)
- Pure Jerry: Coliseum, Hampton, VA, November 9, 1991 – 2006
- Pure Jerry: Bay Area 1978 – 2009
- Let It Rock: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 2 – 2009
- Garcia Live Volume One – 2013
- June 26, 1981, Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA – 2013
- Garcia Live Volume Two – 2013
- Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound – 2013 (Jerry Garcia Band and Bob Weir & Rob Wasserman)
- Garcia Live Volume Four – 2014
- Garcia Live Volume Five – 2014
- On Broadway: Act One – October 28th, 1987 – 2015 (Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band)
- Garcia Live Volume Seven – 2016
Personnel
Following are the lineups for the Jerry Garcia Band's live performances.[3] [4]
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 – August 23, 1981 |
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September 7, 1981 |
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September 18, 1981 – November 20, 1981 |
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December 17, 1981 – June 24, 1982 |
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October 13, 1982 – October 23, 1982 |
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October 24, 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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February 4, 1994 – April 23, 1995 |
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Timeline
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See also
JGB Band – Melvin Seals JGB band 1996–Present.
References
- ↑ Jackson, Blair (1999). Garcia: An American Life. New York: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-029199-7.
- ↑ Trager, Oliver (1997). The American Book of the Dead: The Definitive Grateful Dead Encyclopedia. Fireside. ISBN 0-684-81402-1.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Band Members, archived from the original on April 13, 2003, retrieved October 20, 2016
Further reading
- Jackson, Blair (1999). Garcia: An American Life Penguin Books. ISBN 0786507101
External links
- Jerry Garcia official website
- Grateful Dead official website
- JGB official website