Jerry Garcia
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"These never-before-published interviews with Jerry Garcia reveal his thoughts on religion, politics, his personal life, and his creative process. Jerry on Jerry provides new insight into the beloved frontman of the Grateful Dead in time for the 50th Anniversary of the band, "--Amazon.com.
4) Folk time
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The Hart Valley Drifters was one in the long line of groups Jerry Garcia put together during the folk revival of the early '60s, but it was perhaps his first band to present a professional level of musicianship and vocal harmony. This release, a previously unheard studio recording of Garcia at age twenty, fills in a nearly empty slot of his musical canon, and is the earliest known studio recording of him.
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Documentary, including rare concert performances from San Francisco's Warfield Theatre, the infamous reunion concert at the Sweetwater in Mill Valley and the unreleased music video for The thrill is gone. Featuring previously unreleased versions of the songs Grateful dawg, Off to sea once more, Sittin' here in limbo, Friend of the devil and Arabia.
13) Before the Dead
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"Before The Dead brings together a rare collection of the earliest known performances by Jerry Garcia. From an informal and intimate 1691 performance of simple folk songs at a birthday party with future songwriting partner Robert Hunter to more polished coffeehouse gigs with old-timey and bluegrass bands through 1964, this collection showcases Garcia's deep study of the folk music tradition and its influence on his musical journey leading to the formation...
14) Ready or not
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New live collection features nine unreleased performances from the early '90s, presenting what the next Grateful Dead studio album may have been. The collection focuses on the best unreleased live versions of these late-period gems, all mastered from the original digital soundboard tapes. Recorded live between 1992 and 1995, spotlight performance by the final Grateful Dead lineup: Jerry Garcia, Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, and...
16) Fillmore
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When legendary rock impresario Bill Graham closed the Fillmore West in the summer of 1971, he made sure it went out with a bang. Over five nights, acts including the Grateful Dead and Santana took to the stage for one final send off. The madness leading up to the shows and the gritty backstage footage are chronicled in this classic rock film.
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An epic portrait of late sixties America as seen through the portrayal of two of its children: anthropology student Daria, who's helping a property developer build a village in the Los Angeles desert, and dropout Mark, who's wanted by the authorities for allegedly killing a policeman during a student riot.
19) Cornell 5/8/77
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"After the Grateful Dead completed Terrapin Station, the band's ninth studio album, they hit the road for a spring tour leading up to the album's release in late July. This string of performances is widely regarded as a high-water mark in the Dead's history"--jbhifi.com.au.