As Jerry Garcia’s birthday was August 1st, and he unfortunately passed away on August 9th, the days between are affectionately referred to as “Jerry Week”. Paying tribute to the life and times of the legendary Grateful Dead guitarist, we’ll be running featured articles about Garcia all week long.

Celebrate Jerry Garcia’s Birthday With Three Grateful Dead Shows Played On This Date

There’s hardly any better way of getting information than hearing it directly from the horse’s mouth, especially when that horse is Jerry Garcia. In that spirit, we present a chronological compilation of Jerry Garcia interviews and behind the scenes footage, discussing everything from society and economics to the Dead’s music and influence, and everything in between.

1. 1967 – Recorded at the infamous 710 Ashbury St., a young Garcia & Co. describe the Acid Tests:

2. 1970 – Oddly enough, this interview begins with the discussion of what an “interview” is, and later evolves into some really good questioning regarding staying together as a band, the business side to music, as well as The Hell’s Angels:

3. 1973 – Garcia sits down with writer of A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead, Dennis McNally, at New York City’s Gramercy Park Hotel:

4. 1974- Unreleased interview from The Grateful Dead Movie:

5. 1977 – Garcia sits down before a gig in Portland, ORL

6. 1979 – Garcia & Weir talk to local TV station in Philadelphia:

7. 1980 – Garcia & Weir make an appearance on Good Morning America:

8. 1981 – NBC’s Tom Synder sits down with Garcia and legendary author/Merry Prankster, Ken Kesey:

9. 1982 – Garcia & Weir make their debut appearance on Late Night with a young David Letterman:

10. 1983 – Here’s an interview with Garcia, back when MTV was actually playing music:

 

11. 1984 – Garcia, Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick and beloved promoter Bill Graham talk “Counterculture”:

12. 1986 – Garcia talks to Steve Marcus in his first interview after his diabetic coma:

13. 1990 – Garcia gives an interview from his boat in Hawaii before doing some diving:

14. 1995 – Jerry takes part in This History of Rock N’ Roll documentary:

15. 1995 – The final filmed interview with Jerry Garcia:

Wishing everyone a very happy Jerry week.