Jerry Garcia Band

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Jerry Garcia Band
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, USA
Genre(s)	Rock
Years active	1975 - 1995
Label(s)	Arista Records Grateful Dead Records
Associated acts	Grateful Dead Legion of Mary Reconstruction Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band JGB
Website	www.dead.net
Members
Jerry Garcia John Kahn Melvin Seals Donnie Baldwin Jaclyn LaBranch Gloria Jones
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

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.

1 Discography
- 1.1 "Pure Jerry" releases by the Jerry Garcia Band
2 Personnel
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Discography

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

[edit] "Pure Jerry" releases by the Jerry Garcia Band

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

[edit] Personnel

Following are the lineups for the Jerry Garcia Band's live performances.^[1]^[2]

August 5, 1975 - December 31, 1975	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Nicky Hopkins - piano, vocals Ron Tutt - drums
January 9, 1976 - January 10, 1976	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Jimmy Booker - piano, vocals Ron Tutt - drums
January 26, 1976 - August 12, 1977	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Keith Godchaux - piano Donna Godchaux - vocals Ron Tutt - drums
November 15, 1977 - November 3, 1978	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Keith Godchaux - piano Donna Godchaux - vocals Maria Muldaur - vocals Buzz Buchanan - drums
October 7, 1979 - March 27, 1980	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Ozzie Allers - keyboards, vocals Johnny de Foncesca - drums
July 18, 1980 - November 16, 1980	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Ozzie Allers - keyboards, vocals Greg Errico - drums
December 20, 1980 - June 1, 1981	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Melvin Seals - organ Jimmy Warren - electric piano, clavinet Daoud Shaw - drums
June 25, 1981 - November 19, 1981	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Melvin Seals - organ Jimmy Warren - electric piano, clavinet Daoud Shaw - drums Essra Mohawk - vocals Liz Stires - vocals
December 17, 1981 - September 7, 1982	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Melvin Seals - organ Jimmy Warren - electric piano, clavinet Bill Kreutzmann - drums Essra Mohawk - vocals Liz Stires - vocals
October 13, 1982 - October 24, 1982	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Melvin Seals - organ Greg Errico - drums
October 28, 1982 - June 5, 1983	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Melvin Seals - organ Greg Errico - drums Jaclyn LaBranch - vocals DeeDee Dickerson - vocals
July 20, 1983 - August 28, 1984	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Melvin Seals - organ David Kemper - drums Jaclyn LaBranch - vocals DeeDee Dickerson - vocals
September 15, 1984 - September 28, 1985	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Melvin Seals - organ David Kemper - drums Jaclyn LaBranch - vocals Gloria Jones - vocals
October 7, 1985 - February 2, 1986	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Melvin Seals - organ Gaylord Birch - drums Jaclyn LaBranch - vocals Gloria Jones - vocals
February 21, 1986 - November 19, 1993	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Melvin Seals - organ David Kemper - drums Jaclyn LaBranch - vocals Gloria Jones - vocals
April 4, 1994 - April 23, 1995	Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals John Kahn - bass Melvin Seals - organ Donnie Baldwin - drums Jaclyn LaBranch - vocals Gloria Jones - vocals

[edit] References

^ 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

[edit] External links

The Grateful Dead

Members

Jerry Garcia • Bob Weir • Phil Lesh • Bill Kreutzmann • Mickey Hart • Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

Brent Mydland • Keith Godchaux • Donna Godchaux • Vince Welnick • Tom Constanten

Spin-off bands

Jerry Garcia Band • Ratdog • Phil Lesh and Friends • Rhythm Devils • The Other Ones • The Dead

Grateful Dead songs
Eric Andersen • John Perry Barlow • Dark Star Orchestra • Deadhead • Bob Dylan • Bill Graham • Gerrit Graham • The Grateful Dead Movie • Grateful Dead Records • Rick Griffin • David Grisman • Bruce Hornsby • Robert Hunter • Jazz Is Dead • Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band • Alton Kelly • Steve Kimock • Ned Lagin • Dick Latvala • Legion of Mary • Branford Marsalis • Stanley Mouse • New Riders of the Purple Sage • Old and in the Way • Reconstruction • Merl Saunders • Owsley Stanley • Sunshine Daydream • Howard Wales • Wall of Sound • Wharf Rats

Discography

Studio albums
The Grateful Dead \| Anthem of the Sun \| Aoxomoxoa \| Workingman's Dead \| American Beauty \| Wake of the Flood \| Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel \| Blues for Allah \| Terrapin Station \| Shakedown Street \| Go to Heaven \| In the Dark \| Built to Last
Live albums
Live/Dead \| Grateful Dead \| Europe '72 \| History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) \| Steal Your Face \| Reckoning \| Dead Set \| Without a Net \| One From the Vault \| Infrared Roses \| Two from the Vault \| Grayfolded \| Hundred Year Hall \| Dozin' at the Knick \| Fallout from the Phil Zone \| Terrapin Station (Limited Edition) \| Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69 \| Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead \| View From The Vault, Volume One \| View From The Vault, Volume Two \| Nightfall of Diamonds \| Postcards of the Hanging \| Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 \| View from the Vault, Volume Three \| Go to Nassau \| Birth of the Dead \| View from the Vault, Volume Four \| The Closing of Winterland \| Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead \| The Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack \| Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 \| Truckin' Up to Buffalo \| Fillmore West 1969 \| Live at the Cow Palace \| Dicks Picks (36 Volumes) \| Digital Download Series (12 Volumes)
Compilations and box sets
Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead \| What a Long Strange Trip It's Been \| Dead Zone: The Grateful Dead CD Collection (1977-1987) \| The Arista Years \| Selections from the Arista Years \| So Many Roads (1965-1995) \| So Many Roads (1965-1995) Sampler \| The Golden Road (1965-1973) \| The Very Best of the Grateful Dead \| Beyond Description (1973-1989) \| The Complete Fillmore West 1969