Experimentation, freedom and spontaneity. These are the factors that make up Jerry Garcia's approach to music, and they're reflected in his favourite albums.

Fans are preparing to honor Jerry Garcia under a full moon with music, community, and a touch of magical vibes.

The Grateful Dead had long allowed people to record their shows and trade them for free (as opposed to profiting from those ...

Celebrating the long, strange journey of a song that became the Dead's ultimate improvisational vehicle and a lifetime ...

Entertainment San Francisco street named for Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia during celebration of legendary band By Associated Press Published Aug. 2, 2025, 10:38 a.m. ET ...

AP Garcia died in 1995, but the band’s popularity has only grown as younger generations discover the Dead’s improvisational music, which blended rock, blues, folk, and other styles. AP ...

Fans of the Grateful Dead are pouring into San Francisco for three days of concerts and festivities marking the 60th ...

Yet Seals — who did perform in the Jerry Garcia Band for 15 years (which is only the third-longest tenure in the band) — says on his website that he "aims to continue the group's legacy." That ...

Garcia died unexpectedly on Aug. 9, 1995, at age 53, exactly one month after The Grateful Dead performed their final concert at Chicago’s Soldier Field.

Called Rosebud, it was the guitar Garcia played during his last concert in Chicago in 1995. Garcia also bought a fifth guitar from Irwin that he used mostly in rehearsals.

Trixie Garcia, daughter of musician Jerry Garcia, speaks during a ceremony to unveil the naming of Jerry Garcia Street, in honor of the Grateful Dead musician, Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in San Francisco.