For Jerry Garcia, 1975 was a seminal year that found him splitting time between recording Blues for Allah with the Dead, directing The Grateful Dead Movie, and forming the Jerry Garcia Band - his long ...

The Grateful Dead produced virtually endless good music in their heyday, and much of that music’s quality can be attributed to Jerry Garcia’s super-underrated guitar skills. He’s rarely ever brought ...

Had he lived, Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia would have celebrated his 82nd birthday today (August 1). Garcia was the famed jam band’s lead guitarist and main vocalist, and he also co-wrote the ...

Len Dell’Amico, left, and Jerry Garcia at a press conference for the “So Far” video in 1987. (Photo by Susana Millman) Jerry Garcia, left, and Len Dell’Amico in 1980. Dell’Amico writes about their ...

Melvin Seals logged more time with Jerry Garcia than anyone outside of the original Grateful Dead members. The keyboardist played in Garcia’s solo band for nearly two decades and is now a “keeper of ...