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The Untold Truth Of Jerry Garcia

ByChandler Stark

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In August 1995, the world lost a psychedelic musical giant when Jerry Garcia passed in his sleep at the Serenity Knolls treatment center in California.

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Jerry Garcia was born on August 1, , and died on August 9, In what has become an almost institutionalized acknowledgement and.

Born in San Francisco during WWII, Garcia grew up in various parts of northern California, excelling at both art and guitar (per Allmusic.com). He and his friends formed the Grateful Dead in 1965, and they immediately took the psychedelic scene by storm.

They performed at Woodstock and became one of the defining bands of 1960s counterculture. The band itself is legendary for its devoted cadre of fans, known colloquially as Deadheads, and Garcia found himself center stage for all the attention as the singer, main lyricist, and lead guitarist in the band.

Today, he is remembered for his incredible musical contributions to rock and roll and is one of the most recognized American recording artists of the 20th century.

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