Published On Apr 18, 2021
Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead and the Jerry Garcia Band RARELY showed more than a smile or a nod onstage but when he did, it was a moment to see. Usually the crowd went crazy. Here's some of the best times this happened, on tape here from 1977 to 1995.
0:00 3/24/1987 Terrapin Station - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA
0:38 3/18/1995 Iko Iko - The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
3:55 4/26/1977 Estimated Prophet - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
9:39 4/26/1977 Eyes of the World - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
19:24 4/27/1977 Estimated Prophet - Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ
27:19 4/12/1978 US Blues - Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC
32:46 12/31/1978 Playing In The Band - Winterland Arena, San Francisco, CA
35:52 2/15/1987 Fire On The Mountain - Veteran's Memorial Auditorium, Petaluma, CA [Jerry and Friends, with Carlos Santana]
44:24 10/27/1987 Harder They Come - Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York, NY [Jerry Garcia Band]
49:49 3/26/1988 The Wheel - Hampton Coliseum, Hampton VA
51:24 8/2/1989 Muevete (Move It) - Biltmore Bowl, Los Angeles, CA [Latino Session with Ruben Blades, Carlos Santana]