Garcia: An American Life

He was there when Dylan went electric, when a generation danced naked at Woodstock, and when Ken Kesey started experimenting with acid. Jerry Garcia was one of the most gifted musicians of all time, and he was a member of one of the most worshiped rock 'n' roll bands in history. Now, Blair Jackson, who covered the Grateful Dead for twenty-five years, gives us an unparalleled portrait of Garcia--the musical genius, the brilliant songwriter, and ultimately, the tortured soul plagued by his own addiction. With more than forty photographs, many of them previously unpublished, Garcia: An American Life is the ultimate tribute to the man who, Bob Dylan said, "had no equal."

Author: Blair Jackson
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 08/01/2000
Pages: 560
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 1.50d
ISBN: 9780140291995