Sixteen years ago I began this blog and began researching The Encyclopedia Of Jerry Garcia Music Venues.
It's the only book that combines all of Jerry's side band dates and the Grateful Dead's dates together by venue.
Alphabetically by state, there are over 1300 venues that include rehearsal, recording, performance, living spaces, planned/canceled show venues and other performer's performances that Jerry attended. There's several scuba diving venues too!
The history of each venue is here including architects, builders, owners, opening night performances and other notable appearances, murals, statues, stage prosceniums, backstage areas, pipe organs, secret rooms, hidden tunnels, restorations and demolitions.
Jerry's history at each venue includes the bands he played with, set lists, opening acts and other information giving the reader an idea of what went down at every date on every tour. In many cases via dated photos, I've identified what guitar Jerry was playing, and other anecdotal stuff that we love to read.
I've added eye witness reports to as many specific dates as possible. These are numerous, hysterical and heartwarming.
There are thousands of footnotes for verifying all the information.
I‘ve collected over 1120 hi res venue photos approved by more than 900 photographers. I've utilized college and public library special collections, historical societies, museums, Flickr and several well-known photographers.
There’s also a section on Jerry’s Art Work.
Envision a high quality two volume set, similar to an old bible. With it's 9x11 hardcover's gold embossed art and 2200 gold gilded pages, this is a book that resembles the records kept for medieval pilgrimages to holy sites. People will want to know centuries from now where it all took place...so there ya go! With just 300 copies being printed this will surely become a collector's most prized possession on his/her bookshelf. This is THE complete collection of Jerry's legacy.
As of today, there's just 184 copies available.
The two volume set- $320.00 plus $15.00 shipping.
Right now, you can pre-order your copy by contacting me at slipnut01@gmail.com.
The nearly completed website, jerrygarciamusicvenues.com, is where Jerry fans will be able to check out actual pages of the book's content, an author's bio, and a site to order your copy.
