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Jerry Garcia

1942 - 1995

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Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 1960s. Although he disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader of the band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of the Grateful Dead. As one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for the band's entire 30-year career (1965–1995). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jerry Garcia is the 963rd most popular musician (down from 701st in 2019), the 5,015th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,552nd in 2019) and the 318th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jerry Garcia ranks 963 out of 3,175. Before him are D'arcy Wretzky, Auguste Franchomme, Jeff Hanneman, Eric Dolphy, Valery Afanassiev, and Jorge Bolet. After him are Steve Jordan, Julius Klengel, Ludwig Göransson, Adam Clayton, Wolf Hoffmann, and Bernhard Romberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jerry Garcia ranks 303. Before him are Gualtiero Bassetti, Margarita Terekhova, Peter Habeler, Antoine Berman, Joaquim Rifé, and Rajesh Khanna. After him are Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, Ademir da Guia, Roberto Perfumo, Shukri Ghanem, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Kenneth Welsh. Among people deceased in 1995, Jerry Garcia ranks 158. Before him are Carlo Pavesi, Mordechai Gur, Koloman Gögh, Gérard de Vaucouleurs, Oles Honchar, and Dany Robin. After him are Burl Ives, Ioannis Alevras, Mickey Mantle, Nicolas Slonimsky, Robert Monroe, and Annie M. G. Schmidt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jerry Garcia ranks 5,015 out of 20,380. Before him are Ted Williams (1918), John C. Frémont (1813), Barry Newman (1938), Eric Dolphy (1928), Robert Barron (1959), and Marc Mitscher (1887). After him are Morris Kirksey (1895), Henry Russell (1904), Amy Madigan (1950), Burl Ives (1909), Jesse Eisenberg (1983), and Charles Dvorak (1878).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jerry Garcia ranks 318. Before him are T-Bone Walker (1910), Teddy Wilson (1912), Layne Staley (1967), D'arcy Wretzky (1968), Jeff Hanneman (1964), and Eric Dolphy (1928). After him are Steve Jordan (1957), Ron McGovney (1962), Fats Waller (1904), Al Foster (1943), John Lewis (1920), and Rosalyn Tureck (1914).

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