THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF JERRY GARCIA ON ITS GRATEFUL DEAD CHANNEL
“Jerry Week" beginning on the anniversary of Jerry Garcia's birth on August 1
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WHAT: SIRIUS XM's Grateful Dead Channel will feature “Jerry Week" in honor of the legendary Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia showcasing music, archival interviews, and rarely heard concerts. “Jerry Week," a Grateful Dead Channel tradition, will launch on the anniversary of Garcia's birthday, August 1, and will end on the anniversary of his death, August 9. The nine-day long special “week" will highlight Garcia's music - Dead songs he sang and performed as well as songs from his various side projects, including Legion of Mary, Garcia/Grisman and Jerry Garcia Band.
As part of “Jerry Week," listeners will hear two fan recordings of live performances by the Jerry Garcia Band that have never before been released. The two performances were recorded live in 1980 and 1990.
On August 9, listeners will hear the vigil held for Garcia four days after his death in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, featuring tributes from Garcia's family, bandmates and close friends.
Additionally, Garcia's former wife and longtime companion, Carolyn “Mountain Girl" Garcia, has created a special program featuring her personal stories and memories of the legendary music icon for SIRIUS XM's “Jerry Week."
The Grateful Dead Channel's regular shows, “Today in Grateful Dead History" and “Tales From The Golden Road," will also feature programming devoted to Jerry Garcia.
WHERE: Grateful Dead Channel, SIRIUS channel 32 and XM channel 57.
WHEN: Saturday, August 1 through Saturday, August 9.
MORE: The Grateful Dead Channel is an exclusive channel that features music spanning the band's career with unreleased concert recordings and original shows hosted by band members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann. The channel also features rare archival interviews with Jerry Garcia and contributions from Grateful Dead expert David Gans and Dead archivist David Lemieux.
