Garcia
Happy Birthday, Jerry
Jerry Garcia
It’s the first of August once again and today we celebrate Jerry Garcia’s birthday.
This year, I’d like to share with you a video of one of the many great moments I had the fortune to experience live. This version of Shining Star by The Manhattans was performed by the Jerry Garcia Band at Hampton Coliseum on November 19, 1993. It’s a slow song but was deeply moving to be present as the audience sang to Jerry and he sang back to us. Put this on and enjoy.
Happy Birthday, Jerry
It’s Jerry’s birthday. He would have turned 71 today.
I made this mix a while back and have just posted it to youtube for your streaming pleasure. It’s a seamless 76minute “Playing In The Band”.
Enjoy.
Still miss him.
R.I.P.
London 1980
Happy Birthday, Jerry Garcia
August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995
All the years combine
they melt into a dream
A broken angel sings
from a guitar
In the end there’s just a song
comes crying like the wind
through all the broken dreams
and vanished years
Happy 69th, Jerry.