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 With more than forty photographs, many of them previously unpublished,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."