Sunday, July 26, 2015

Jerry Garcia




Artist:  Jerry Garcia
Birth Name:  Jerome John Garcia
Born:  August 1, 1942.  San Francisco, California, USA.
Died:  August 9, 1995.  Forest Knolls, California, USA.
Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Country Rock, Bluegrass, Blues Rock, Jazz
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Pedal Steel, Banjo, Vocals

Jerry Garcia was an American Musician and Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter, he was best known for his Lead Guitar work, Singing, Songwriting and as a founding member of the band The Grateful Dead.

He had in a variety of side projects with The Saunders-Garcia Band, Jerry Garcia Band, Old and in The Way, The Garcia/Grisman (Acoustic Duo), New Riders Of The Purple Sage, he also played pedal steel "The Farm" on album Volunteers with Jefferson Airplane, the hit single "Teach Your Children" with Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young on album Deja Vu, and he helped a lot of artists included Jefferson Airplane, Tom Fogerty, David Bromberg, Robert Hunter, Peter Rowan, Warren Zevon, Country Joe McDonald, Ornette Coleman, Bruce Hornsby, Bob Dylan, Brewer & Shipley's album Tarkio and many more.














Artist:  Jerry Garcia/Merl Saunders Band
Title:  Pacific High 72  (2015)
Genre:  Rock, Folk Rock, Country Rock, Bluegrass, Blues Rock
Label:  FMIC
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  It Takes A Train To Cry  (7:52)
 2.  Expressway  (13:32)
 3.  That's The Touch  (8:02)
 4.  Save Mother Earth  (9:30)
 5.  Imagine  (8:34)

Disc 2:

 1.  That's All Right Mama  (10:21)
 2.  Who's Loving You Tonight  (9:48)
 3.  When I Paint My Masterpiece  (6:48)
 4.  I Was Made To Love Her  (9:21)
 5.  Lonely Avenue  (9:56)
 6.  How Sweet It Is  (8:02)

Personnel:

Jerry Garcia:  Vocals, Guitar
Merl Saunders:  Keyboards
John Kahn:  Bass
Bill Kreutzmann:  Drums


Pacific High 72 is the live album by Jerry Garcia/Merl Saunders Band was released on May 11, 2015 by FMIC, recorded at Pacific High Studios San Francisco, February 6th, 1972.  Line Up:  Jerry Garcia (Guitar, Vocals), Merl Saunders (Keyboards), John Kahn (Bass) and Bill Kreutzmann (Drums).





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