What is Jerry Garcia?
{{Infobox musical artist |name = Jerry Garcia |image = Jerry-Garcia-01cropped.jpg |caption = Garcia in the 1970s |image_size = |landscape = |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Jerome John Garcia |birth_date = August 1, 1942 |birth_place = [[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|mf=yes|1995|8|9|1942|8|1}} |death_place = [[Lagunitas-Forest Knolls, California|Forest Knolls, California]], U.S. |origin = |occupation = Musician, songwriter |instrument = [[Guitar]], [[vocals]] |genre = [[Psychedelic rock]], [[blues rock]], [[folk rock]], [[country rock]], [[jam rock]], [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]], [[roots rock]] |years_active = 1960–1995 |label = [[Rhino Records|Rhino]], [[Arista Records|Arista]], [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]], [[Acoustic Disc]], [[Grateful Dead Records|Grateful Dead]] |associated_acts = [[Grateful Dead]], [[Legion of Mary (band)|Legion of Mary]], [[Reconstruction (band)|Reconstruction]], [[Jerry Garcia Band]], [[Old and in the Way]], [[Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band]], [[New Riders of the Purple Sage]], [[Hart Valley Drifters]], [[Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions]], [[Merl Saunders]], [[Rainforest Band]], [[Muruga Booker]] |website = [http://www.jerrygarcia.com JerryGarcia.com] }} '''Jerome John Garcia''' (August 1, 1942&nbsp;– August 9, 1995) was an [[Americans|American]] [[guitarist]] and [[singer]]. He is best known as the [[Entrepreneur|founder]] and longtime lead guitarist (1965-1995) of the [[band]] the [[Grateful Dead]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/jerry-garcia/biography |title=Jerry Garcia |author=<!--Staff writer(s)--> |date= |website= |publisher=Rolling Stone |accessdate=24 January 2015 |archive-date=16 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150116071621/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/arti