Jerry Garcia’s Name-Claiming Journey Beyond the Grateful Dead

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  • a few more Surrealistic Pillow tidbits

    LIA did a great post on Garcia on Surrealistic Pillow, partly in response to the little tidbit I posted about. I love how fully many of my fellow, GD/JG scholar-bloggers are able to develop thoughts and evidence in this medium. It is much harder than I would have thought, but of course very, very enjoyable.…

  • LN19690219 High Country “2/19/69” Matrix, San Francisco, CA

    LIA’s argument that the GD set circulating under the date of 6/19/68 is actually the 2/19/69 GD show is totally persuasive to me. Of course that probably implies that the 2/19/69 dating of the High Country set from the Matrix, with Garcia and Nelson joining Butch Waller and Rich Wilbur, is probably mis-dated. (A Wednesday…

  • JGB: early 1980s drummers and backup singers

    I posted some listening notes from the 10/13/82 JGB show at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz, CA. A priori, two things are particularly interesting about that show. First, it’s the public debut of drummer Greg Errico with the Jerry Garcia Band in this particular stint (he had done a mini-tour with them in July 1980).…

  • HWJG: Quick Questions on the January ’72 East Coast Tour

    Howard Wales and Jerry Garcia (HWJG) is another one of these things about which I have a great deal to say, but no time to get it down except in dribs and drabs. So be it. Quick question or two on the January 1972 east coast tour they did, Jerry’s first non-GD-related paying gigs in…

  • The Debut of the Last Quartet: The Catalyst, 10/13/82

    The Debut of the Last Quartet was “Listening Notes: JGB, Wednesday, October 13, 1982, The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA” –http://etreedb.org/shninfo_detail.php?shnid=110792 Some listening notes for this recording. See show and recording notes below. Jerry Garcia Band The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA October 13, 1982 (Wednesday) Recorded live and mastered to CD by N. Hoey with: 2x…

  • JGB: female vocalists, late 1983 east coast tour

    update 2016: there is overwhelming evidence that DeeDee Dickerson took part in the late ’83 JGB tour. She is on the band’s tour documents. As of 2/19/2019, I believe DeeDee was present until at least 5/19/84; the earliest confirmed reference I can find to Gloria Jones dates to 8/11/84. update 2020: Gloria’s first show appears…

  • GD, official releases by date

    I have extolled the virtues of Matt Scofield’s masterful deaddisc site before, but I have just been dabbling in updating my files w/r/t official releases, and his information is incredible: http://www.deaddisc.com/GDFD_Dead_By_Date.htm Just thought I’d throw that link out for those who might need it. I really should update and finalize the same kind of info…

  • Reconstruction: June 8, 1979, venue question

    Still can’t believe how little I’ve had to say about Reconstruction. All in due time, I guess. Anyway, a quickie: I think the correct venue for the June 8, 1979 Reconstruction show is probably the Rio Theater (140 Parker Avenue, Rodeo, CA, 94572). Here’s how it looks today: View Larger Map This is based on…

  • Garcia on Jefferson Airplane, Surrealistic Pillow

    Was just pointed to this early 1967 interview (audio only) with Garcia posted at youtube. Not sure I had heard it before, but I think it contains a tidbit or two that are not pinned down yet regarding Garcia’s contributions to the Jefferson Airplane blockbuster Surrealistic Pillow. So this is sort of of a piece…

  • Listening Notes: GASB, Thursday, June 13, 1974, Keystone, Berkeley (Castelli MAC)

    Having just posted on the sbd recording from this show, I’ll post my notes from the newly circulating audience recording by Robert Castelli (1644-shnid 110663, 2496-shnid 110798). I’ll start with a few analytical points, then produce my listening notes based on the 24/96 version. Not a ton to say about this, except that this is…