In early-1976, a Jerry Garcia Band lineup debuted featuring Garcia, Kahn and Tutt, with Jerry’s at-the-time Grateful Dead band mates, keyboardist Keith Godchaux and vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux. Tutt was known for being Elvis Presley’s drummer, while Hopkins earned notoriety for his work with The Rolling Stones (that’s him on “Loving Cup” and many other Stones’ favorites), The Kinks, The Who and several more rock ‘n’ roll icons. Kahn was also a member of the original Jerry Garcia Band lineup along with drummer Ron Tutt and keyboardist Nicky Hopkins. Jerry was also a member of the short-lived Great American String Band and the all-star bluegrass band Old & In The Way that featured Jerry on banjo, Peter Rowan on guitar, David Grisman on mandolin, Vassar Clements on fiddle and John Kahn on bass.
Along with helping to co-found New Riders Of The Purple Sage in 1969, Garcia had previously performed in the early-1970s with keyboardist Howard Wales, as well as with keyboardist Merl Saunders, the latter of which would also join Garcia in Legion Of Mary and Reconstruction, among other projects. The band was not Garcia’s first solo endeavor during his tenure with the Dead. Though its membership would fluctuate over the years, the Jerry Garcia Band made its debut in 1975. The difference between Cats Under The Stars, which came out on Arista Records in April 1978, was that it was officially credited to the Jerry Garcia Band. Also, any of his other projects such as "Melting Pot" or "Melvin Seals & Friends" is fine to put up.Days Between Deep Dive: Jerry Garcia's Solo Album 'Run For The Roses'īy 1978 Jerry Garcia had established a steady pattern of releasing a solo album every two years, starting with 1972’s Garcia, 1974’s Compliments, 1976’s Reflections and 1978’s Cats Under The Stars. Any show with Melvin and not Jerry Garcia like "Melvin Seals & JGB" is acceptable to publish. So let this be notice that may post any material by Melvin Seals that does not violate copyright restrictions such as JGB (with Jerry Garcia). He said that he would allow anything that does not violate any copyright restrictions. I spoke to Melvin Seals about allowing his material to be on the archive. Permission does NOT extend to JGB shows during Jerry's life, but only to later shows, often billed such as "Melvin Seals and JGB." Please respect this important distinction when uploading, thanks! There is a separate Melvin Seals section here as well for other work. On Feb 21, 2006, we received permission for certain JGB shows to be hosted at the Archive. No shows from 4/1995 or earlier (ie, no Jerry Garcia era) To date, other musicians playing with JGB have included Donna Jean Godchaux, Mookie Siegel, Pete Sears, G. Jerry Garcia Band drummer David Kemper joined Melvin Seals & JGB in 2007. On July 30, 2004, Melvin Seals was the first Jerry Garcia Band member to headline an outdoor music and camping festival named in honor of Jerry Garcia, called Grateful Garcia Gathering. The membership of JGB has continued to evolve over the years. However, Kahn died three weeks later, and Seals and the others continued without him. Their idea was to continue playing the same music with everyone except Garcia himself. In 1996, Seals played several concerts with Jerry Garcia Band bassist John Kahn and other former members of that band. Under his leadership, the slightly renamed 'JGB Band' pays tribute to Garcia by performing his songs and remaining faithful to his style." when Garcia passed away in 1995, and the Grateful Dead went on hiatus, Seals took charge. Its mission is to continue the musical legacy of the Jerry Garcia Band, of which Seals was a long time member.Īs noted in Rolling Stone, ". JGB is an American rock band led by Melvin Seals, who plays electric organ.
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