Dark Star: An Oral Biography of Jerry Garcia
by Robert Greenfield
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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. show more 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. show lessTags
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Robert Greenfield is an award-winning journalist, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. The former associate editor of Rolling Stone, magazine's London bureau, he is the author of nine books, among them acclaimed biographies of Bill Graham, Jerry Garcia, and Timothy Leary.
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- Music, Biography & Memoir, Nonfiction, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 782.42166 — Arts & recreation Music Vocal music [formerly: Dramatic music and production of musical drama] Secular forms of vocal music Songs General principles and musical forms Traditions of secular songs {genres} Rock songs
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- ML419 .G36 .G65 — Music Literature on music Literature on music History and criticism Biography
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