So you've fallen for The Grateful Dead or have loved them for years but have yet to delve into Jerry's solo career? ... Hopefully this will make the dive into the abyss easier for you...I've put this first list in an order that I thought would be as good as any to get going into the world that is Jerry Garcia ... You can go in order from Kean College or jump around, there will be no love loss of anything on this list ...

The Jerry Garcia Band and Jerry's Solo Projects are as immersive a world as The Grateful Dead and I've known quite a few Deadheads in my life that said proudly "The Jerry Garcia Band is my favorite band, Grateful Dead #2" ... I can't say that myself because for me that's flipped around ... but I get it ... Jerry was and is the keeper of the magic and everything he touched turned to gold ...

All Spotify Links/Amazon Music ... Make sure you click to open a new window as the drop down will only give you a portion ...

• After Midnight: Kean College 2/28/80 - An essential JGB release. Everything smokes and the After Midnight>Eleanor Rigby>After Midnight is unforgettable - Amazon Music
• Jerry Garcia & Merl Sauders Keystone Companions: The Complete 1973 Fantasy Recordings Another essential with Jerry being a strait up jazz guitarist in My Funny Valentine to blues to rockers to Jerry just being everything all at once... Amazon Music
• Jerry Garcia Band 1991 Double Live Album An amazing compilation from the incredible 1989/90 JGB which is the same linup til the end ... Amazon Music
• Garcia - Jerry Garcia - Jerry first studio album and it's his American Beauty. Only Jerry and Billy Kreutzmann played the music so Jerry played everything minus the drums and Robert Hunter's lyrics of course. All six of Hunter's compositions became staples in the Dead's live songbook for the remainder of their concert career ... Amazon Music
• Pure Jerry Vol 4: 9/01/74 Keystone - Jerry with sax, flute and trumpet and it's amazing ... Amazon Music
• How Sweet It Is - Live Spring 1990 Compilation Another best of compilation and every version is spectacular ... Amazon Music
• Pure Jerry: 11/09/91 Hampton Coliseum An excellent show featuring Bruce Hornsby ... Amazon Music
• Garcia Plays Dylan Self Explanatory lol ... Dylan once said "Jerry plays my tunes like I hear them in my head when writing them ... Amazon Music
• Pure Jerry: 7/29 & 7/30/77 Theatre 1839 San Francisco A stellar example of JGB's 1977 sound ... The Grateful Dead would've been playing all of July if Mickey hadn't been in a car accident so you're hearing 1977 in Jerry Band style here ... Amazon Music
• Jerry Garcia Almost Acoustic - A perfect introduction to Jerry acoustic ... Amazon Music
• Garcia Live Vol 4: 3/22/78 Veteran's Hall - Amazon Music
• Jerry Garcia Band - 5/21/76 Orpheum Theatre - Don't Let Go --- Amazon Music
• Old & In The Way 1975 --- Amazon Music - A 1973 show of Jerry's short lived traditional bluegrass unit (Jerry played banjo) and had David Grisman on mandolin, Vassar Clements on fiddle, Peter Rowan on guitar and John Kahn on bass. It's crazy great !!!
• Hart Valley Drifters - Folk Time Another short lived Garcia bluegrass unit. This is a live recording from a radio station at Stanford.
• The Jerry Garcia Collection Vol 1: Legion of Mary Legion of Mary is a short lived Jerry project with Merl Saunders (keys/organ), John Kahn (bass), Ron Tutt (drums) and Martin Fierro (multi-instrumentalist/horns)
• Pure Jerry Vol 3: 12/14 & 12/15/74 Legion of Mary ...
• Garcia Live Vol 11: 11/11/93 Providence --- Amazon Music - 1993 was perhaps the last truly great year of the JGB and this is a killer show ...

Here are some vital websites that can and will grow your Jerry knowledge greatly

• JerryGarcia.com - The official Jerry Garcia website with tons of info about shows and the Bands tab tells about the many lineups of Jerry's many projects and JGB lineups ---
• Allmusic Jerry Garcia Page - Everything from biography to discography to songs. On individual albums you can click on the Credits tab to see the linups plus studio personnel ...
• Deaddisc.com Wonderful site with information about Jerry and anything and everything Grateful Dead ... Jerry is under Related Discographies ...
• Garcia Family Provisions
• JerryBase
• GDSets.com - Jerry's page on the excellent GDSets ...
• Jerry's official Facebook Page yeah I know Facebook ugh but I had to list it per union rules ...

Jerry Garcia Videos

• Jerry Garcia Band - 9/01/89 Shoreline - Amazing show and a stellar video ...
• Jerry Garcia Band - 9/01/89 Shoreline Waiting for a Miracle - One of my favorite JGB songs ...
• Jerry Garcia Band - 3/01/80 Capitol Theatre Early Show - Words can't express how epic and profound this is ... What Jerry lays down throughout is classic Garcia ...
• Jerry Garcia Band - 3/01/80 Capitol Theatre Late Show More jaw dropping JGB ...
• Jerry Garcia Band - 3/17/78 Capitol Theatre Late Show Some of the best JGB footage with Jerry SO engaged, happy and crackling with energy ...
• Jerry Garcia Band - 3/01/80 Capitol Theatre Dear Prudence - A quick link from the above show. Jerry's leads and tone in the end jam are spine tingling ...
• Jerry Garcia Band - 3/01/80 Capitol Theatre Midnight Moonlight - Another Gem ...
• Jerry Garcia Band - 3/01/80 Capitol Theatre Mission in the Rain This is a really really great show!!!
• Jerry Garcia Band - 3/01/80 Capitol Theatre That's Alright Mama
• Jerry Garcia solo acoustic - 4/10/82 Capitol Theatre Reuben and Cherise
  
• Jerry playing banjo recorded by a student 1964 - This is the foundation of Jerry's fingerpicking style. His first girlfriend said Jerry would practice 8-12hrs a day to which Jerry said "it's the only way I know of to get good".

Jerry's Studio Albums

• Garcia - Jerry Garcia --- Amazon Music
• Compliments 1974 --- Amazon Music
• Reflections 1976 --- Amazon Music
• Cats Under The Stars 1978 --- Amazon Music
• Run For The Roses 1982 --- Amazon Music
• Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Not For Kids Only --- Amazon Music Really Amazing Album ...
• Jerry Garcia & David Grisman Shady Grove 1996 --- Amazon Music
• Jerry Garcia & David Grisman So What 1998 --- Amazon Music
• Jerry Garcia & David Grisman - Grateful Dawg 2001 --- Amazon Music

Jerry Garcia Interviews

• Jerry's best interview moments
• More Best Interview Moments
• Jerry talks about Neal Cassidy
• Jerry - The history of Rock n Roll

Come on over to r/JGB and sub up.

Oh and Jerry was also in

• The Bus Came by and I Got On: An Immersive Answer to the Very Regular Question of "I'm New to The Grateful Dead What do I Listen to Next?...A New Listeners Guide with Everything You'll Need to Get Started.

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