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Jerry Garcia
A Biography
Jacqueline Edmondson
ISBN:
0-313-35121-X
ISBN-13:
978-0-313-35121-1
160 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication:
4/30/2009
List Price:
$35.00
(
UK Sterling Price: £24.95
)
Availability:
In Stock
Media Type:
Hardcover
Trim Size:
6 1/8 x 9 1/4
Subjects:
Popular Culture
»
Popular Culture (General)
The Arts
»
Music (General)
Series Title:
Greenwood Biographies
Reviews:
"This biography of Grateful Dead guitarist and leader Jerry Garcia (1942-1995) is aimed at high school students and general readers. Edmondson (education, Pennsylvania State U.) describes his life from childhood to death, career with the band, tours, albums, his drug use, marriages, legacy, and visual artworks."
—Reference & Research Book News
August 2009
Description:
This biography offers students and general readers an insightful look into Jerry Garcia's creative genius as a founding member of The Grateful Dead and the various influences on his work as he contributed to the countercultural movement in the United States.
As a founding member of The Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia became famous for his work as a key creative force in this band. Known for free flowing jam sessions, psychedelic drug use, and a loyal fan base, The Grateful Dead combined a variety of genres, including blues, folk and country rock to create new and different sounds than those used by other popular bands at the time, including The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Garcia contributed significantly to an era in American music that was influenced by social changes, war, and political strife. Yet Garcia's creative genius expanded beyond the fame that came as lead guitarist and vocalist for the Dead. From the time he was a young boy learning to play the piano in the Excelsior district of San Francisco, Garcia explored various genres and forms of music and visual art. This biography offers students and general readers an insightful look into Garcia's creative genius and the various influences on his work as he contributed to the counter-cultural movement in the United States.
Table of Contents:
Series Foreword
Introduction
Acknowledgements
Timeline of Events in the Life of Jerry Garcia
Chapter 1: The Music Never Stopped: Life with the Garcia and Clifford Families
Chapter 2: Cats Under the Stars
Chapter 3: Comes a Time
Chapter 4: Watch Each Card You Play
Chapter 5: Been All Around this World
Chapter 6: She Belongs to Me
Chapter 7: Attics of My Life
Glossary
Appendix 1: Where are they now? The Living members of the Dead and Friends
Appendix 2: Jerry Garcias Guitars
Selected Bibliography
About the Author:
JACQUELINE EDMONDSON is Associate Professor of Education at Pennsylvania State University. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in language and literacy education. She is the author of
Jesse Owens: A Biography
(2007),
Condoleezza Rice: A Biography
(2006), and
Venus and Serena Williams: A Biography
(2005).
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