ASIN: B00KKU99C0
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 59
*Includes pictures. *Includes Garcia's quotes about his life and career. *Includes footnotes and a bibliography for further reading. *Includes a table of contents. “I read somewhere that 77 percent of all the mentally ill live in poverty. Actually, I'm more intrigued by the 23 percent who are apparently doing quite well for themselves.” – Jerry GarciaDespite the enormous esteem he has garnered from virtually every corner of the music world, Jerry Garcia has continued to elude both fans and music historians as they attempt to determine his origins and categorize his art and influence on American music. Part of their difficulty lies in the fact that his work as the frontman for the Grateful Dead, “one of the most prolific and iconic guitarists of the twentieth century,” tended toward a blending of the traditional with the experimental, in which he was willing to use almost any and every ...
