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He was there when Dylan went electric, when a generation danced naked at Woodstock, and when Ken Kesey started experimenting with acid. Jerry Garcia was one of the most gifted musicians of all time, and he was a member of one of the most worshiped rock 'n' roll bands in history. Now, Blair Jackson, who covered the Grateful Dead for twenty-five years, gives us an unparalleled portrait of Garcia--the musical genius, the brilliant songwriter, and ultimately, the tortured soul plagued by his own addiction. With more than forty photographs, many of them previously unpublished, Garcia: An American Life is the ultimate tribute to the man who, Bob Dylan said, "had no equal."

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Blair Jackson's 1999 biography of Jerry Garcia is the best known biography of the artist. Jackson did an impressive amount of research to construct this book, and made it as full in scope as he could without allowing the book to balloon out of control. It's almost certainly the best starting point for anybody interested in studying the life of Garcia and the days of the Grateful Dead.Notoriety and research aside, though, this book is uneven at best. Jackson's writing focuses on the bookends of Garcia's output. There is a lot of information about the early years, ranging from his birth to the days of the Warlocks in 1965. Jackson also provides a lot of coverage of the final years of Garcia's life, particularly the bad-old days of 1993-1995. Most fans of Garcia's work are likely to be interested in the years in between. Unfortunately, Jackson allows the whirlwind days of the Grateful Dead to pass through quickly, with little more than a token mention of the poetical lyrics of this song or of the controversy surrounding that show.In particular, the sacred monuments of the Deadhead world are largely passed over: there is nothing on the May 8, 1977 Barton Hall concert (but more than enough about the 1978 Egypt debacle); the excellent March 29, 1990 show with Branford Marsalis receives parts of two paragraphs; crazy shows like the April 24, 1978 "Staying Alive" show and the June 20, 1983 "lightning strike" mudfest are not mentioned at all, and so on. True, we can't have all of our favorite shows mentioned without this turning into Deadbase or the Trader's Compendium - but Jackson's decisions certainly could be better.I could accept having fewer stories of legendary performances in trade for more information on who Garcia really was. Unfortunately, we don't really get much insight into him at all. The idealistic hippie we learn to love in the beginning goes away with the rest of the band in 1974, replaced within a matter of pages by an overweight, heroin-addicted multi-millionaire who doesn't seem to be interested in the music anymore. The all-too-real stories of Jerry's recurring heroin addiction in the last 15 years of his life is guaranteed to make all readers feel unhappy - but where is the analysis into why he kept turning to the hug of death? Death itself is a constant theme within this book - and yet the deaths of Pigpen, Keith Godchaux, and Brent Mydland are passed over quickly, nothing more than a landmark in the journey from tour to tour.We could have used less of the Tour from Hell and more of the Jerry we all love. Was it really necessary to report all the eulogies that were given at Garcia's death? Why spend so many pages talking about the myriad of post-Grateful Dead projects, most of which are no longer relevant? Instead of breaking down the alimony payments Garcia made during his final years, and instead of idle speculation about Deborah's spending habits, why don't we do a mathematical analysis of the frequency of songs played?In the end, this book left me feeling cold and empty. I'm done with the biographies, and will focus my efforts on listening to the music from here on out. This book isn't awful, but it really doesn't come close to expressing the majesty of the man.

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