Jerry+Garcia

As you research your selected guitarist, you will need to note some specific information from his or her life and career. Include the following in your final writing: Details for your written assignment: ,
 * Introduction
 * Biography
 * Discography
 * Legacy
 * Conclusion

Your Name: (first name, last initial):Kyle B

Write your essay here! : Jerome John Garcia was born August 1, 1942 and lived until Augst 9, 1995. He had a very hard life and turned to drugs because of it. He actually almost died fro a heroin overdose in 1986. Also due to his hard life he said he didn't expect to be living past a certain age so when he got to that age he had no idea what to do with himself or anything. Jerry Garcia grew up in California and learned rock and roll and folk when he was fifteen years old. He did this all without two thirds of his middle finger that he lost in a cutting accident at the age of four. He played a gibson les paul for almost all of his perfomances. He dropped out of high school at the age of 17 beavause he thought that it was pointless. This led him to join the army where he treated in like nothing serious being court-martialed twice, and having 9 AWOLS. But while he was there he picked up an acoustic guitar and started to teach himself how to play by looking at pictures of people playing it. He focused on learning blues and folk music. Jerry Garcia's most famous songs included " Uncle John's Band", and "Touch of Grey". These were all written by himself off of his original thoughts because he said that no one person particularly influenced him. Rock and roll, folk, and blues style of music all influenced the type of music that he ended up playing. His first album included 10 tracks and six of tem became part of their normal repertoire in which they played at almost all of their live performances. He said he left a legacy where he didn't make music, but he just quoted or transcribed what he had heard or felt and put it into a song. Jerry Garcia was a great guitarist who inspired many people himself and had his own very unique style of playing. HE did several solos and is still known as a great guitarist to this day.

Works Cited

Sources : Include the source information for all of the articles or web sites that were used to complete your project. Source information is found at the end of each article in iCONN.They should also be listed in alphabetical order by the first word of the source citation. sample: "Carol Kaye." //Contemporary Musicians//. Vol. 22. Detroit: Gale, 1998. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012. "Selected Websites on Carol Kaye's Life and Works." //Gale Biography in Context//. Detroit: Gale, 2008. //Gale Biography In Context//. Web. 8 Jan. 2012.


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Guitarist Research Notes Table
//cells will expand as you enter your findings// || What do you like about his/her style? || Bill Monroe. I like all of the long guitar solos ||
 * ** Information Feature ** ||= **Your Findings**
 * The guitar style I am researching is: || rock and Roll, and Folk ||
 * The artist I am researching is: || Jerry Garcia ||
 * This guitarist lived from_to || August 1, 1942 to August 9, 1995 ||
 * Define and describe the guitar style you are researching. || A musical style pioneered by mandolnist Bill Monroe with his famous group the Blue Grass Boys ||
 * What kind of musical training did the guitarist have? || None, he thought himself ||
 * What types of music influenced this artist? || Bluegrass ||
 * Name some musicians who influenced the guitarist you are researching. || Ray Charles, John Lee Hooker ||
 * Has this guitarist played more than one style? If so, what other styles? || He did a lot of soloing ||
 * What type of guitar does this musician play? || Red Guild Starfire, and then to Gibson Les Paul ||
 * What are some interesting facts about your guitarist’s childhood? || His musical interest began when he started playing the piano ||
 * What did this guitarist do before he became famous? || He smoked, drank, and was always fighting. ||
 * List two interesting facts about the guitarist’s life. || He started learning guitar while he was at an army camp ||
 * List two albums or songs your artist released, the dates they were released and why they are important. || "The Grateful Dead" because this was the band's first album release. Also "Hooteroll" beacuse this was his first solo LP. ||
 * Who is playing this style of music today?
 * What legacy has this guitarist left to the world of music? || A legacy of guitar playing that is still being passed on ||