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Long-time Grateful Dead chronicler Jackson gives an unparalleled portrait of Jerry Garcia, the musical genius, the brilliant songwriter, and ultimately, the tortured soul plagued by his own addiction. of photos.

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Garcia: An American Life 2000, Penguin Publishing Group, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780140291995

Trade paperback

 Garcia: An American Life 1999, Viking Books, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780670886609

Hardcover

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Garcia: An American Life

2000, Trade paperback

ISBN-13:

9780140291995

Garcia: An American Life

1999, Hardcover

ISBN-13:

9780670886609

Books by Blair Jackson

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flitcraft

Feb 21, 2008

Jerry 9 bio is premo tale!

If you truly loved the man, his music, and his story--this book tells it in depth, from his immigrant grandparents forward.. I lived in San Francisco for a two year period and this book was extremley useful in locating his various past residences, hang outs, plus the locations where he taught music, met future band members and where his early Palo Alto-Menlo Park bands played. Great photos. A must for any deadhead who not only listens but reads. A more in depth study than Phil Lesh's book, although Phil's book is told in first person, Jerry was a true innovator and explorer-like the Lewis and Clark of rock n roll, but with benevolent heart. All the way from bluegrass banjo, Chuck Berry influenced rock, through exotic experimental acid rock jams and amazingly, back to pedal steel. It is tragic that his inner demons lead him to the Persion heroin, which stole his music and his life. I suspect the death of his beloved father at such an early age- before his eyes, was a pain he never got over. We heard the pain in his voice but he felt it inside.

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