Jerry Garcia Autographs
Jerome John Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the lead guitarist and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead, which he co-founded and which came to prominence during the counterculture of the 1960s. Although he disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader of the band. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 as a member of the Grateful Dead.
As one of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for the band's entire 30-year career (1965–1995). Garcia also founded and participated in a variety of side projects, including the Saunders–Garcia Band (with longtime friend Merl Saunders), the Jerry Garcia Band, Old & In the Way, the Garcia/Grisman and Garcia/Kahn acoustic duos, Legion of Mary, and New Riders of the Purple Sage (which he co-founded with John Dawson and David Nelson). He also released several solo albums, and contributed to a number of albums by other artists over the years as a session musician. He was well known for his distinctive guitar playing, and was ranked 13th in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" cover story in 2003. In the 2015 version of the list he was ranked at #46. In 2023, Garcia was ranked 34th by Rolling Stone.
Garcia was renowned for his musical and technical ability, particularly his ability to play a variety of instruments and sustain long improvisations. Garcia believed that improvisation took stress away from his playing and allowed him to make spur of the moment decisions that he would not have made intentionally. In a 1993 interview with Rolling Stone, Garcia noted that "my own preferences are for improvisation, for making it up as I go along. The idea of picking, of eliminating possibilities by deciding, that's difficult for me". Originating from the days of the "Acid Tests", these improvisations were a form of exploration rather than playing a song already written.
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Current items with a signature of Jerry Garcia
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Traded items with a signature of Jerry Garcia
The most expensive item with a signature of Jerry Garcia (Jerry Garcia Grateful Dead Signed Autograph CF Martin Acoustic Guitar w/ JSA COA) was sold in March 2026 for $75,000.00 while the cheapest item (GRATEFUL DEAD - JERRY GARCIA - SIGNATURE - GUITAR PICK) found a new owner for $0.97 in November 2021. The month with the most items sold (47) was March 2025 with an average selling price of $10.70 for an autographed item of Jerry Garcia. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2022 with $3,000.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was January 2013. In average, an autographed item from Jerry Garcia is worth $160.00.
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Latest News about Jerry Garcia
Why Can’t We Stop Quitting the Grateful Dead? (07/14/2023): Jerry Garcia died in 1995. The band bid fans farewell in 2015. This weekend, Dead & Company will close out its Final Tour. Why can’t we stop quitting one of rock’s beloved acts? 
National movie event celebrates Jerry Garcia's birthday (07/14/2012): In celebration of what would have been the 70th birthday of the Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia, NCM Fathom Events and Rhino Entertainment will present “A Birthday Celebration: The Grateful Dead Movie Event” 7 p.m. local time on Wednesday, Aug. 1. Free Webcast to honor Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia on 70th birthday (07/12/2012): JERRY GARCIA would have turned 70 on Aug. 1, and to mark the occasion, two days after his birthday members of the Grateful Dead family are throwing an online musical party that will be a live free webcast in HD from bandmate Bob Weir's TRI Studios in San Rafael. Amir Khan must KO Jerry Garcia in Las Vegas says Freddie Roach (07/10/2012): Amir Khan has been urged to go for the knockout here on Saturday night if he wants to be certain of becoming a world champion again. Bob Weir, Mike Gordon, Joe Russo, Jonathan Wilson, Neal Casal and More to Play J (07/10/2012): A diverse cast of musicians will take part in a 70th birthday tribute to Jerry Garcia at Bob Weir’s San Rafael, CA TRI Studios on August 3.
