Garcia

An American Life

Blair Jackson

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Penguin Random House Australia
01 August 2000

Rock & Pop music; Biography: arts & entertainment

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 With more than forty photographs, many of them previously unpublished, Garcia- An American Life is the ultimate tribute to the man who, Bob Dylan said, ""had no equal.""

By: Blair Jackson
Imprint: Penguin Random House Australia
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 607g
ISBN: 9780140291995
ISBN 10: 0140291997
Pages: 560
Publication Date: 01 August 2000
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Blair Jacksonis a longtime journalist whose area of expertise includes Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead. His quarterly magazine, The Golden Road, was for ten years the authoritative resource on the Grateful Dead. He is the author of Going Down the Road- A Grateful Dead Traveling Companion.

Reviews for Garcia: An American Life

""A heartfelt biography . . . What remains constant throughout the book . . . is Jackson's ability to elucidate Garcia and the Dead's already overanalyzed musical style with an extraordinary freshness"". -- The Boston Globe