Garcia
Title | Garcia PDF eBook |
Author | Blair Jackson |
Publisher | Viking Adult |
Total Pages | 544 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Rock musicians |
ISBN |
A longtime journalist whose area of expertise includes the Grateful Dead takes readers on a psychedelic journey through the life of Jerry Garcia, one of the most fascinating figures ever to grace the American pop culture scene.
Garcia: An American Life
Title | Garcia: An American Life PDF eBook |
Author | Blair Jackson |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 560 |
Release | 2000-08-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1101664061 |
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 With more than forty photographs, many of them previously unpublished, Garcia: An American Life is the ultimate tribute to the man who, Bob Dylan said, "had no equal."
Garcia: An American Life
Title | Garcia: An American Life PDF eBook |
Author | Blair Jackson |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 549 |
Release | 2000-08-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0140291997 |
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 With more than forty photographs, many of them previously unpublished, Garcia: An American Life is the ultimate tribute to the man who, Bob Dylan said, "had no equal."
Living with the Dead
Title | Living with the Dead PDF eBook |
Author | Rock Scully |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | 412 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Rock musicians |
ISBN | 0815411634 |
This memoir chronicles the Dead's seminal years: 1965-1985.
The Inspiring Life of Texan Héctor P. García
Title | The Inspiring Life of Texan Héctor P. García PDF eBook |
Author | Cecilia García Akers |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 146 |
Release | 2016-04-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1625856466 |
As a Mexican immigrant, Dr. Hector P. Garcia endured discrimination at every stage of his life. He attended segregated schools and was the only Mexican to graduate from the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, in 1940. Garcia's passion for helping others pushed him to advocate for equal rights. After serving in World War II, the doctor worked to help minorities achieve greater access to healthcare, voting rights and education. He started a private practice in Corpus Christi and in 1948 founded the American GI Forum. Cecilia Garcia Akers shares a daughter's perspective on her father's remarkable achievements and sacrifices as an activist and physician.
Dark Star
Title | Dark Star PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Greenfield |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Total Pages | 346 |
Release | 2012-11-20 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0062268317 |
For more than thirty years, Jerry Garcia was the musical and spiritual center of the Grateful Dead, one of the most popular rock bands of all time. In Dark Star, the first biography of Garcia published after his death, Garcia is remembered by those who knew him best. Together the voices in this oral biography explore his remarkable life: his childhood in San Francisco; the formation of his musical identity; the Dead's road to rock stardom; and his final, crushing addiction to heroin. Interviews with Jerry's former wives, lovers, family members, close friends, musical partners, and cultural cohorts create a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a rock-and-roll icon—and at the price of fame.
Garcia
Title | Garcia PDF eBook |
Author | Rolling Stone |
Publisher | Back Bay Books |
Total Pages | 240 |
Release | 1999-05-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780316754453 |
A combination of material taken from the past thirty years of "Rolling Stone" and new essays and pictures chronicles Jerry Garcia's entire life and career