| 1942 |
8/01 |
Jerome John Garcia is born in San Francisco |
| 1948 |
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Jerry loses a fingertip in a wood-chopping accident at age 5  |
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Jerry's father drowns while on a camping trip |
| 1949 |
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Jerry takes piano lessons |
| 1957 |
8/?? |
Jerry starts playing guitar at age 15 |
| 1959 |
~ |
Jerry joins the Army at age 17 |
| 1960 |
4/~ |
Hunter meets Jerry at Commedia Theater in Palo Alto |
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Jerry is thrown from a rolling car in an accident, breaking his collarbone |
| 1961 |
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Bob & Jerry formed |
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Garcia, Hunter & Albin formed |
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Jerry Garcia and Friends formed |
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7/~ |
Garcia, Leicester & Hunter formed |
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11/~ |
Jerry Garcia formed |
| 1962 |
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Asphalt Jungle Boys formed |
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Pigpen meets Jerry on the San Mateo Peninsula coffeehouse circuit |
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Bill hears Jerry, Pigpen, & Hunter play at the Tangent in Palo Alto |
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Bill meets Jerry at Dana Morgan's music store in Palo Alto |
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Jerry starts playing banjo, purchased from Bill |
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Phil hears Jerry play at a party at the Chateau |
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6/~ |
Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers formed |
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10/?? |
Bobby meets Jerry backstage at the Tangent in Palo Alto |
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11/~ |
Jerry Garcia & David Nelson formed |
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11/~ |
Hart Valley Drifters formed |
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12/~ |
Thunder Mountain Tub Thumpers formed |
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12/31 |
Bobby jams with Jerry at Dana Morgan's music store |
| 1963 |
2/~ |
The Wildwood Boys formed |
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5/~ |
Jerry & Sarah formed |
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Zodiacs formed |
| 1964 |
3/~ |
Black Mountain Boys formed |
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Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions formed |
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David Grisman meets Jerry on a bluegrass quest in West Grove, PA |
| 1965 |
4/?? |
Warlocks formed |
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5/05 |
Magoo's Pizza Parlor first paid Warlocks gig |
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11/06 |
Warlocks meet Bill Graham at a Family Dog benefit for the Mime Troupe |
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12/01 |
Acid Tests organizer Ken Kesey enlists Warlocks as house band |
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12/0? |
Grateful Dead founded in San Francisco |
| 1968 |
10/08 |
Mickey and the Hartbeats formed |
| 1969 |
6/~ |
New Riders of the Purple Sage formed |
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Bobby Ace and the Cards from the Bottom of the Deck formed |
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Merl Saunders meets Jerry |
| 1970 |
5/18 |
Jerry Garcia and Howard Wales formed |
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9/~ |
Jerry Garcia & Friends formed |
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11/?? |
Blows Against the Empire LP by Paul Kantner - Jefferson Starship |
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12/?? |
Zabriskie Point: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP by Various Artists |
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Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra formed |
| 1971 |
2/~ |
Garcia/Saunders formed |
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9/?? |
New Riders of the Purple Sage LP by New Riders of the Purple Sage |
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12/?? |
Hooteroll? LP by Howard Wales, Jerry Garcia |
| 1972 |
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John Kahn meets Jerry at a Monday night session at the Matrix |
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Heavy Turbulence LP by Merl Saunders |
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1/?? |
Garcia LP by Jerry Garcia |
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5/?? |
Ace LP by Bob Weir |
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5/?? |
Rolling Thunder LP by Mickey Hart |
| 1973 |
3/02 |
Old & In The Way formed |
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5/?? |
Fire Up LP by Merl Saunders and Friends |
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8/~ |
Jerry gets a year's probation in NJ for LSD, marijuana, and cocaine |
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Live at Keystone, Vol 1 LP by Saunders, Garcia, Kahn, Vitt |
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Live at Keystone, Vol 2 LP by Saunders, Garcia, Kahn, Vitt |
| 1974 |
4/20 |
Great American String Band formed |
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6/?? |
Tales of the Great Rum Runners LP by Robert Hunter |
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7/~ |
Legion of Mary formed |
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6/21 |
Compliments of Garcia LP by Jerry Garcia |
| 1975 |
2/?? |
Old & In The Way LP by Old & In The Way |
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3/?? |
Keith & Donna LP by Keith & Donna Jean Godchaux |
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3/?? |
Tiger Rose LP by Robert Hunter |
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8/05 |
Jerry Garcia Band formed |
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8/20 |
Keith and Donna Band formed |
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10/?? |
Seastones LP by Ned Lagin |
| 1976 |
2/?? |
Reflections LP by Jerry Garcia |
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3/?? |
Diga LP by Mickey Hart, Diga Rhythm Band |
| 1978 |
3/15 |
Cats Under the Stars LP by Jerry Garcia Band |
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11/2? |
Jerry loses his voice and cancels a tour |
| 1979 |
1/30 |
Reconstruction formed |
| 1982 |
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Promontory Rider LP by Robert Hunter |
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4/13 |
Late Night with David Letterman TV appearance by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir |
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4/21 |
Garcia/Kahn formed |
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10/20 |
Run for the Roses LP by Jerry Garcia Band |
| 1985 |
1/?? |
Jerry is busted for heroin and cocaine possession in Golden Gate Park |
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Jerry enters drug treatment program |
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Jerry is confronted by the rest of the band regarding his drug abuse |
| 1986 |
7/10 |
Jerry lapses into a near-fatal diabetic coma for 5 days |
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12/15 |
Grateful Dead return to performing 5 months after Jerry emerges from coma |
| 1987 |
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Cherry Garcia ice cream introduced by Ben & Jerry's |
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Levi's 501 Jeans TV commercial with Jerry Garcia |
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8/29 |
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band formed |
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10/15 |
Lunt-Fontanne Theater sell-out shows by Garcia bands |
| 1988 |
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Jerry becomes a certified SCUBA diver, partially replacing drug use |
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3/01 |
Liberty LP by Robert Hunter |
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6/08 |
Keystone Encores CD by Saunders, Garcia, Kahn, Vitt |
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12/?? |
Almost Acoustic CD by Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band |
| 1989 |
10/13 |
Late Night with David Letterman TV appearance by Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir |
| 1990 |
4/?? |
Blues from the Rainforest: A Musical Suite CD by Merl Saunders |
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6/19 |
A Night on the Town CD by Bruce Hornsby and the Range |
|
8/30 |
At the Edge CD by Mickey Hart |
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12/?? |
Blues from the Rainforest music video by Merl Saunders, Jerry Garcia |
|
12/17 |
Garcia/Grisman formed |
| 1991 |
4/?? |
A Night on the Town music video by Bruce Hornsby, Jerry Garcia |
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7/12 |
Jerry Garcia/David Grisman CD by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman |
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7/~ |
The Thrill is Gone music video by David Grisman, Jerry Garcia |
|
8/27 |
Jerry Garcia Band CD by Jerry Garcia Band |
| 1992 |
7/09 |
Fire Up Plus CD by Merl Saunders and Friends |
|
7/?? |
J. Garcia ties marketed |
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8/?? |
Jerry collapses from exhaustion and cancels a tour |
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9/?? |
J. Garcia: Paintings, Drawings and Sketches book by J. Garcia, David Hinds |
| 1993 |
4/06 |
Harbor Lights CD by Bruce Hornsby |
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10/14 |
Not for Kids Only CD by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman |
| 1994 |
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Second Sight formed |
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1/19 |
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts the Grateful Dead |
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2/?? |
Trios CD by Rob Wasserman |
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9/~ |
Phil Lesh & Friends formed |
| 1995 |
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Jerry receives a death threat |
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6/20 |
Smoke: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack CD by Various Artists |
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7/18 |
Hot House CD by Bruce Hornsby |
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8/09 |
Jerry dies in Forest Knolls, CA at age 53 |
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8/13 |
Jerry is celebrated by family and 25,000 friends in Golden Gate Park |
|
9/08 |
Blue Incantation CD by Sanjay Mishra with Special Guest Jerry Garcia |
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Garcia book by Rolling Stone |
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Harrington Street book by Jerry Garcia |
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11/07 |
Garcia asteroid named |
| 1996 |
2/20 |
That High Lonesome Sound CD by Old & In The Way |
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8/?? |
The Teddy Bears' Picnic audiobook by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bruce Whatley |
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10/15 |
Second Sight CD by Second Sight |
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10/29 |
Shady Grove CD by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman |
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A Talk with Jerry Garcia CD by Jerry Garcia, Joe Territo |
| 1997 |
2/18 |
Relix Bay Record Shop, Vol. 9: Tribute to Jerry Garcia CD by Various Artists |
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4/15 |
How Sweet It Is CD by Jerry Garcia Band |
|
11/18 |
Breakdown CD by Old & In The Way |
| 1998 |
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Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions CD by Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions |
|
~ |
Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead stamps issued |
|
8/18 |
So What CD by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman |
| 1999 |
4/?? |
Jerry Bear book by Jerry Garcia |
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5/?? |
There Ain't No Bugs on Me audiobook by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bruce Whatley |
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6/01 |
Side Trips Volume One CD by Howard Wales, Jerry Garcia |
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6/?? |
In the Spirit: Conversations with the Spirit of Jerry Garcia book by Wendy Weir, Jerry Garcia |
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10/?? |
Wisdom of Jerry Garcia book by Jerry Garcia |
| 2000 |
4/25 |
The Pizza Tapes CD by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Tony Rice |
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4/25 |
What Will You Wear, Jenny Jenkins? audiobook by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman, Bruce Whatley |
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Grateful Dawg film with Jerry Garcia, David Grisman |
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Madame Tussaud's New York wax museum displays a likeness of Jerry |
| 2001 |
1/23 |
Don't Let Go CD by Jerry Garcia Band |
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3/20 |
Shining Star CD by Jerry Garcia Band |
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9/11 |
Grateful Dawg Soundtrack CD by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman |
| 2004 |
4/06 |
Been All Around This World CD by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman |
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4/20 |
All Good Things: Jerry Garcia Studio Sessions CD by Jerry Garcia / Jerry Garcia Band |
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6/?? |
Pure Jerry: Theatre 1839, San Francisco July 29 & 30, 1977 CD by Jerry Garcia Band |
|
9/2? |
After Midnight CD by Jerry Garcia Band |
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11/?? |
Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, NYC, 10/31/87 CD by Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band / Jerry Garcia Band |
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11/?? |
Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, NYC: The Best of the Rest CD by Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band / Jerry Garcia Band |
