Jerry Garcia

"JERRY GARCIA: A BIOGRAPHY" OFFERS AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE LIFE AND IMPACT OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD'S LEAD GUITARIST. SANDY TROY, A DEVOTED FAN, PRESENTS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS AND INSIGHTS INTO JERRY'S JOURNEY, CAPTURING HIS ENDURING INFLUENCE ON MUSIC, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY WHILE SHAPING A VIBRANT SCENE AND A NEW ERA OF DEADHEADS.

Acknowledgements 9
Introduction 11 
1. The Long, Strange Trip Begins 13 
2. From Acoustic Bluegrass to Electric Rcok 29 
3. The Grateful Dead Arise 63 
4. The Musician for the Woodstock Nation 91 
5. Taking Care of Business 133
6. A Decade of Change 163 
7. Million Sellers and an Ice Cream Called Garcia 203 
8. I Will Survive 215 
9. Let the Good Times Roll 239 
10. Deadheads, Warm Hearts 251 
11. About the Author 269 
12. About the Artist 271