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.

Title:  Run For The Roses (2007)

Genre: Rock, Folk Rock, Country Rock, Bluegrass, Blues Rock, Jazz

Label:  Rhino Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Run For The Roses (3:30)

 2.  I Saw Her Standing There (2:53)

 3.  Without Love (4:22)

 4.  Midnight Getaway (7:46)

 5.  Leave The Little Girl Alone (3:33)

 6.  Valerie (5:190

 7.  Knockin' On Heaven's Door (7:27)

Bonus Tracks:

 8.  Fernnri (Traditional) (5:26)

 9.  Alabama Getaway (3:23)

10. Tangled Up In Blue (6:20)

11. Simple Twist Of Fate (5:27)

12. Dear Prudence (5:55)

13. Valerie (Alternative Mix) (5:22)

Personnel:

Jerry Garcia:  Guitar, Vocals

John Kahn:  Bass, Fretless Bass, Synthesizer, Piano, Clavinet, Guitar

Ron Tutt:  Drums, Percussion

Merl Saunders:  Organ

James Warren:  Piano, Clavinet

Michael O'Martian:  Piano Clavinet

Michael Neuman:  Trumpet

Liz Stires:  Vocals

Julie Stafford:  Vocals

Run For The Roses is the fourth and final solo album by Jerry Garcia, originally released in 1982 by Arista Records, remastered and reissued in 2007 by Rhino Records, includes 6 Bonus Unreleased Tracks.

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