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Jerry Garcia Band Wiki Information
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 during lulls in the Grateful Dead's schedule. [1] [2]
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JERRY GARCIA BAND TICKETS
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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
Albums
- 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
Pure Jerry
releases by the Jerry Garcia Band
- Theatre 1839, 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
- Coliseum, Hampton, VA, November 9, 1991
(with Bruce Hornsby) – 2006
- Bay Area, 1978
– 2009
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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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Nicky Hopkins – piano, vocals
- Ron Tutt – drums
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January 9, 1976 – January 10, 1976
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- James Booker – piano, vocals
- Ron Tutt – drums
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January 26, 1976 – August 12, 1977
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Keith Godchaux – piano
- Donna Godchaux – vocals
- Ron Tutt – drums
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November 15, 1977 – November 3, 1978
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Keith Godchaux – piano
- Donna Godchaux – vocals
- Maria Muldaur – vocals
- Buzz Buchanan – drums
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October 7, 1979 – March 27, 1980
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Ozzie Allers – keyboards, vocals
- Johnny de Foncesca – drums
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July 18, 1980 – November 16, 1980
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Ozzie Allers – keyboards, vocals
- Greg Errico – drums
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December 20, 1980 – June 1, 1981
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Melvin Seals – organ
- Jimmy Warren – electric piano, clavinet
- Daoud Shaw – drums
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June 25, 1981 – November 19, 1981
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Melvin Seals – organ
- Jimmy Warren – electric piano, clavinet
- Daoud Shaw – drums
- Essra Mohawk – vocals
- Liz Stires – vocals
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December 17, 1981 – September 7, 1982
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Melvin Seals – organ
- Jimmy Warren – electric piano, clavinet
- Bill Kreutzmann – drums
- Essra Mohawk – vocals
- Liz Stires – vocals
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October 13, 1982 – October 24, 1982
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Melvin Seals – organ
- Greg Errico – drums
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October 28, 1982 – June 5, 1983
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Melvin Seals – organ
- Greg Errico – drums
- Jaclyn LaBranch – vocals
- DeeDee Dickerson – vocals
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July 20, 1983 – August 28, 1984
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Melvin Seals – organ
- David Kemper – drums
- Jaclyn LaBranch – vocals
- DeeDee Dickerson – vocals
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September 15, 1984 – September 28, 1985
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Melvin Seals – organ
- David Kemper – drums
- Jaclyn LaBranch – vocals
- Gloria Jones – vocals
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October 7, 1985 – February 2, 1986
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Melvin Seals – organ
- Gaylord Birch – drums
- Jaclyn LaBranch – vocals
- Gloria Jones – vocals
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February 21, 1986 – November 19, 1993
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Melvin Seals – organ
- David Kemper – drums
- Jaclyn LaBranch – vocals
- Gloria Jones – vocals
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April 4, 1994 – April 23, 1995
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- Jerry Garcia – guitar, vocals
- John Kahn – bass
- Melvin Seals – organ
- Donny Baldwin – drums
- Jaclyn LaBranch – vocals
- Gloria Jones – vocals
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References
- Garcia: An American Life
- The American Book of the Dead: The Definitive Grateful Dead Encyclopedia
- ''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
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