Jerry Garcia: Secret Space Of Dreams

by Jay Blakesberg (Photographer), John Mayer (Foreword by), David Gans (Introduction)

Overview

Jerry Garcia: Secret Space of Dreams is a hard cover coffee table book that will bring together, for the first time, a comprehensive collection of photographs of Jerry Garcia taken by renowned Grateful Dead photographer Jay Blakesberg. The focus of the book is to present a collection of Jay's iconic images of Garcia from 1978 until Garcia's death in 1995. The book will include photographs of Garcia with members of the Grateful Dead as well as guest musicians and solo projects Jerry worked on. Since Jerry Garcia's passing, the band's popularity has remained immense as evidenced by their continued merchandise sales, acclaimed 50th anniversary “Fare Thee Well” concerts in 2015 and ongoing tours by surviving members. The book will include quotes from many notable musicians who were influenced and inspired by Jerry Garcia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780996536967
Publisher:	Rock Out Books
Publication date:	10/11/2019
Pages:	208
Sales rank:	193,563
Product dimensions:	9.70(w) x 12.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Jay Blakesberg is a San Francisco based photographer who has published 13 coffee table books of his music photography. He has been photographing the Grateful Dead experience for 41 years. He continues to regularly work with original Grateful Dead members on their assorted projects.

John Mayer is a Grammy winning American singer songwriter who currently tours as a solo artist as well as lead guitarist in the current incarnation of the Grateful Dead called Dead & Company.

David Gans is an Oakland, Ca. based musician, writer, and radio host. Frequently touring as an innovative one man band, he can be found playing Grateful Dead themed festivals and concerts around the country. He has written several books about the Grateful Dead, and currently hosts a weekly "call in radio show" on the Sirius XM Grateful Dead Channel called "Tales From The Golden Road".

Read an Excerpt

There’s no way to measure his greatness or magnitude as a person or as a player. He was that great – much more than a superb musician with an uncanny ear and dexterity. He is the very spirit personified of whatever is muddy river country at its core and screams up into the spheres. He really had no equal. – Bob Dylan

"Jerry's spirit is like the sun shining off the heart of the lake at mid day and warming you to the core...there is mystery at the bottom of the lake... but the sun you feel... joy. i realized one day that, despite his own pain and battles, the sound of his voice is the sound of the peace that most people want to feel...that is his natural frequency- one of peace. wow. also i recommend listening to his pedal steel playing as well on such songs as "teach your children" and "laughing." just tremendous. thanks Jerry."

-jim james

“From the first time I heard “Dire Wolf” on New York radio in the early 70’s, to the many Grateful Dead shows I saw during the 80’s and 90’s, right through this morning when I woke up and played “Cats Under The Stars”, Jerry Garcia and his music have been an essential part of my life. In short, I can’t live without him! – Neal Casal

"Following the Grateful Dead is truly the Great American Adventure" --Jerry Garcia

"Jerry Garcia was magnetic, affable, inquisitive, approachable and infinitely benign.” --Rock Skully, Original Grateful Dead Manager

Editorial Reviews

“I always knew how rare he was. This is a guy who comes along once in a generation - or maybe once in a century - so there's always going to be that big hole.” —Phil Lesh , Founding member of the Grateful Dead

There's no way to measure his greatness or magnitude as a person or as a player. He was that great – much more than a superb musician with an uncanny ear and dexterity. He is the very spirit personified of whatever is muddy river country at its core and screams up into the spheres. He really had no equal. – Bob Dylan

"Jerry's spirit is like the sun shining off the heart of the lake at mid day and warming you to the core...there is mystery at the bottom of the lake... but the sun you feel... joy. i realized one day that, despite his own pain and battles, the sound of his voice is the sound of the peace that most people want to feel...that is his natural frequency- one of peace. wow. also i recommend listening to his pedal steel playing as well on such songs as "teach your children" and "laughing." just tremendous. thanks Jerry."
-Jim James

“From the first time I heard “Dire Wolf” on New York radio in the early 70's, to the many Grateful Dead shows I saw during the 80's and 90's, right through this morning when I woke up and played “Cats Under The Stars”, Jerry Garcia and his music have been an essential part of my life. In short, I can't live without him! – Neal Casal

"Following the Grateful Dead is truly the Great American Adventure" —Jerry Garcia

"Jerry Garcia was magnetic, affable, inquisitive, approachable and infinitely benign.” —Rock Skully, Original Grateful Dead Manager

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