The idea of picking, of eliminating possibilities by deciding, that's difficult for me". In an interview with Rolling Stone, Garcia noted that "my own preferences are for improvisation, for making it up as I go along. Garcia believed that improvisation took stress away from his playing and allowed him to make spur of the moment decisions that he would not have made intentionally. Garcia was also renowned for his musical and technical ability, particularly his ability to play a variety of instruments and sustain long improvisations with the Grateful Dead. In the 2015 version of the list he was ranked at #46. He was well known for his distinctive guitar playing, and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone 's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" cover story in 2003. He also released several solo albums, and contributed to a number of albums by other artists over the years as a session musician. Garcia also founded and participated in a variety of side projects, including the Saunders–Garcia Band (with longtime friend Merl Saunders), the Jerry Garcia Band, Old & In the Way, the Garcia/ Grisman and Garcia/ Kahn acoustic duos, Legion of Mary, and New Riders of the Purple Sage (which he co-founded with John Dawson and David Nelson). Īs one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for their entire 30-year career (1965–1995). Although he disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader of the band. Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, best known for being a principal songwriter, the lead guitarist and a vocalist with the rock band the Grateful Dead, of which he was a founding member and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 1960s.
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