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  • what song is this

  • @Music100Quality Crazy fingers

  • FREAKING AMAZING! I MISS YOU JERRY!

  • whoever disliked this, i'll steal your face (in the most terrible of ways)

  • Falls like crazy fingers :)

  • Even though I never met him I miss him :(

  • @geoff5665

    You do realize he's plugged into a backstage practice amp that he brought with him. its a G&K

  • @geoff5665 def plugged in

  • the look he gives the camera at 0:31... priceless

  • LAME!

  • Rubbish overrated bland music. Amateurish at best. Zzzzzzzzzzzz

  • @MissEgasMoniz hahaha bland.

  • @MissEgasMoniz notice its labeled warm up? spose you play better.lol

  • ..life may be sweeter (uuh).... gone are the days , we stop to decide, where we should go be jus' right... gone are the broken we saw thru in dreams... gone ...... oh come on. Garcia kinda loved it, too.

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  • Beautiful

  • pillarosociety, you will probably never see this, but that's fine because you don't belong here. Falsetto? You have no idea what you're talking about. Overly busy? What is this a fashion show? Go dryhump a couch cushion you loser.

  • SOLID BEAUTIFUL SOLID

  • Craaaazzyy fingers

  • the smile!!! precious!!

  • oh please you little comment makers! That's Jerry. you have an Ice Cream named after you? He played at the Pyramids of Giza! and payed for 250 fans to go over. his list of achievements is long. you don't need to be explained to, or answered. go now!

  • Jerry Garcia was the world's greatest singer, song writer, & guitar player! No one and I mean NO ONE, including Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, etc, has inspired an entire musical style (Jam) and an entire lifestyle. Jerry has paved the way for countless other musicians who want to emulate his style and make it their own. Let His Memory Shine!

  • "Crazy Fingers"

  • what the heck song is that?!!! beeeyutiful!

  • that's why he was a shitty singer -- he didn't practice it! He just did a little falsetto voice along with his overly busy guitar work.

  • @pillarosociety he had his own style. he never was a shitty singer.

    he inspired millions of people, and made the world seem alot better than it really was.

    what did you do?

  • How humorous, he stumbles on his lyrics even practicing

  • ..love this vid!! and love that fact that when the door knocks.. Jerry doesn't skip a beat when giving his nod of acceptance.

  • Island in the Mountains Fest will be held on 8-1-2011 on Blannahassett Island in Marshall, NC. Music from noon till midnight with acts including The Tony Rice Unit, The New Riders of the Purple Sage with Special guest Donna Jean Godchaux, Bobby Hicks, Phuncle Sam, Joe Penland, El Hub, Sarah Tucker and many many more. Come join us on the island to celebrate Jerry Garcia's birthday. Google Island in the Mountains Fest for more information.

  • Warren Hayes is an excellent guitarist and soloist but , when I saw him with the Dead it sounded exactly like what it was, a really good rock/blues player playing with the Dead without Jerry. It's not the same....and no, it doesn't get to the beautiful place. If borntrippin thinks it does then he hasn't ever been there! fool!

  • we'll always luvu jerry rip

  • Amazing.

  • Some of Jerry playing just had a very beautiful feel, something no one else has! Warren Haynes does a good job, but never gets to that beautiful place!

  • @borntrippin maybe Warren Haynes does get to that beautiful place, just not for you... Sure does for me. Perception, my friend.

  • His tone is built into the Guitar! did you notice! these guy's had didgital processors built into the axes in 1971... way ahead of the common technology. look into it if you think i'm full of shit.

  • @muddack

    There are players, like Jerry, JJ Cale, Duane, Santana, Bill Kirchen, etc. for whom the tone is not in the axe, it's in their touch. It doesn't matter if they are playing electric or acoustic or their custom or a stock guitar. Listen to other clips of Jerry on YouTube jumping on stage with Los Lobos playing Hildago's LP, or a borrowed Fender JazzMaster with Sammy Hagar . Also JG on his D18 on Bromberg's Demon in Disguise and a vintage Gibson L5 w/ Grisman: one note and you know.

  • @coraxcorax7 yes, true but he has guitars that are made for specific tone, I have heard dead songs for 30 years I've proabably heard enough to know, he has Doug Irwin guitars, and they all have different tones for different applications. I play a Ludwig 6 1/2 inch supraphonic snare chromed metal shell with the top head cranked way tight. it sounds like me because I play it all the time, and when i play a 3 1/2 inch maple shell pearl i will sound different. My approach will be me but! the tone.

  • Jerry wasn't the best at what he did, he was the only one who did what he did. Keep on Keepin' on!!

  • One of Jerry's guitars, Alembic #72-13 nickname Lucky #13 will be auctioned for charity on eBay starting June 5, 2011 at 7PM PST and will end on June 12th at 7PM PST. Lots of photos and all the info you need about the charity auction on the website jerrygarciaguitar

  • Jerry was the greatest! I had the great privilege to make eye contact with him for a few seconds during the last night of the Alexandra Palace gigs, London 1974 when I was on the front barrier. His music is immortal, and I have learnt to play many of his songs, they have true soul;  Jerry and the Dead have made the world a different and a better place.

  • no one will ever play this like jerry i mean that because music has already died why else are people who claim to be artist getting paid becuase anyfuckingperson who enjoys pop country new shit dose not know music there are very few exceptions in new music but it is not on the radio so fuck anyone hatin on JERRY every one of yous can suck it fuck off and die with your lame perspective on everything that is your pathetic sad life and dont even comment your that im drunk i love this song

  • Jerry was somehow able to make sadness seem so sweet, Crazy Fingers and Stella Blue, for example.

  • Thank you this video brought tears to my eyes. I am only 26 years old - got into Grateful Dead music around 2002 when I was in high school. I listen to it now every day at least. I try to listen to 1 show a day If I can. I play GD music for my girlfriend and her kid. He's 5 years old and sings along to Fire on the Mountain and Candyman, My point with this rant - as long as the music lives on Jerry will never die. There's no way he's dead...I'm listening to him right now!

  • In 1972 Jerry played around with Merle Saunders. Saw him in Atlanta in a very small bar. When heading to the bthrm down a back hallway I heard him warming up. There I was, 20, and standing on the other side of the door with the star on it. No security. no bs. just jerry playing. Too young to knock on the door...next time!

  • When ??

    

  • He was pissed when someone knocked on the door haha

  • It sounds amplified. 

  • @KByrd029 I appologize for misspelling your name in my previous comment just before this one.

  • @JByrdo29, y00n1x, smithsmithit, et al, I was joking, and I hope my comment did not come off as offensive. I guess addiction is serious business. I so often see the subject of drugs come up when Jerry Garcia is mentioned, that I wouldnt mind if that were the truth. Of course, it is not. Now, as for the gong show producer mr barris, I can't say whether or not his CIA agent claims about himself are true, but Jerry was not involved. Peace.

  • Someone who was part of the Grisman/Garcia project ended up with 1 of his acoustic guitars after his death. I played it for about 2 minutes ( a couple badly interpreted Jerry riffs) and I spooked myself because it was a guitar he recorded with and the tone i heard before coming from the speakers was now coming from the soundhole! I wasnt too familiar with his work at the time in '95 so it wasnt an awestruck thing just kind of surreal. I laugh about it now but wow what a trip!

  • fuck mister kelly

  • @geoff5665 Jerry's guitars are still ahead of their time, if a little too percussive for the average player. I once read in these comments, someone said his guitars were half banjo, and that still rings true today.

  • pure joy and an abiding respect for his music.

    rock on wherever you are jerry

  • I would give up ten Dead shows to see this for 30 minutes..........

  • wow, is that guitar plugged in, because if not....

    wow...

  • How painful that the video cuts right before his solo starts....

  • crazy fingers :) miss you jerry

  • he always sounded like a banjo player

  • Photocher is right she just got the year wrong it wasn't 1971 Jerry quit drugs it was 1995.Thanks for the laugh.

  • Classic Jer! Any idea what year/tour this is from? I'd love to know...

  • Best Little video ever!!! Love it

  • wow this is great, too bad is wasn't recorded

  • I have never heard of a band play like jerry garcia or some other greats. This guy right here is next to all the other great guitarists that should still be alive to this day but sadly there not :'(. R.I.P Jerry

    P.S for a backstage warmup that was good if only the whole song was recorded

  • I miss you Jerr bear... what an amazing guy, your gone but no where near forgotten, and if someones like fuck jerry garcia, than forget them!! they obviously don't know what they're talking about. it's real annoying to hear people talk shit about great musicians, whats way worse is when they don't even listen to the people they talk shit about and big deal if he did drugs. out of all the musicians I like it's hard to say which ones didn't use drugs. who cares a long as musics good!?!

  • Crazy Fingers. Regarding comments about drugs: mr Garcia never touched illicit drugs after he quit pot in 1971. Because of the sensitive and secret work he did with TV game show mogul Chuck Barris, the druggie persona was maintained.

  • @PhotoCher huh?

  • except that he chased the dragon practically until the day he died...i love jerry and miss him more than anybody, but he definitely enjoyed his illicit drugs after 1971 it's just biographical fact

  • @PhotoCher I mean no disrespect, but are you being serious?

  • wow very amazing post....hands down my favorite dead song just beautiful when he solos the fist part and then when the song picks up.....its lights out

  • Miss you brother.

  • this video makes you miss jerry...

  • who ever said Jerr was a role model? He's another traveller on this short journey of life and he was sharing his soul in music. He never said he was your guru, mentor, role model or anthing like it. Just enjoy his music and let the personal jibes go if you are intelligent enough to do that. Its amusician thing. Sure he had his human weaknesses and crosses to bear. Don't we all. Loved the GD's music,not about the drug culture.

  • cia drug pushers, nuff said.

  • favorite vid of all time

  • I was reading a music mag article about Paul McCartney's odd fingerpicking style. Upon seeing this it made me wonder about Jerry. Missing his index finger must really have made for an odd fingerpicking approach.

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  • @SotR59 I've heard him say in interviews that in a weird way it was a blessing in that it gave his right hand greater independence.This is actually a good example of that.

  • @tillerman1

    Yeah, I can imagine.

  • @SotR59

    Not really odd. Most picker use either two (thumb and index) or three (thumb, index, middle). Jerr used three but subbed his ring for his missing middle. Much influenced by Mississippi John Hurt. Same with his banjo: he used three fingers like Earl Scruggs and Ralph Stanley. The only thing odd was his stump allowed him on guitar to switch between using a flat pick and his fingers by stashing his pick between his index finger and stump.

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  • @younwhosarmy jerry has nothing to do with kids doing dope u fuck

  • @younwhosarmy you are an idiot

  • @younwhosarmy perhaps you should not blame any person other than the so called junkies themselves. each man is the captain of his own ship. you cannot hold a person accountable for anothers sins. by blaming you ignore the true underlying cause as to why this person became a junkie. we are all responsible and accountable for our actions in the end. you should also consider why you feel the need to express yourself this way. just saying. Namaste.

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  • What an awesome clip.. thanks for posting!

    Boogie on...

  • Crazy Fingers.....Classic...

  • @sixpackistan fat fucking heroin junkie? whoa dude. The guy played music for decades. What more do you want from him yo?

  • COLORS.

  • i love these little gems that pop up here and there...thx

  • So much music died with this man.

  • @solarwave and so much was born as well...How full is your cup???

  • I miss Jerry too... on this plane. But I talk with him lot's and he is still gettin down. Just think what we all have to look forward too when oour time on this ball is done. We'll all be playin in the band!

  • awesome. would love to see more of this stuff.  thanx 4 posting

  • to our holy brother jerry garcia, our holy words for him: na nach nachma nachman meuman

  • all there is alongside these old dead videos is a bunch of ungrateful's talking about how everyone else is a piece of shit who knows nothing about music.

  • @cyhayward Well that is simple, they all are..

  • "swift undertow..." hells yea. Gets me every time. = )

  • @srruckoldt And quoting from rolling stone shows how little you know about music, or anything for that matter. Are your kids taking it up the ass from you still, in jesus name ?

  • @jsilence418 No wait, kids implies that you actually had sex with a human, instead of all those sheep, does your mother count ?

  • @srruckoldt You used this 'source' as the basis of an arguement, you seem to be having a hissy fit as you call it , right now, maybe you should change your name to suckhole?????

  • i'd have given my middle finger to be sitting in that room.

  • Like Jerry Said... "Just be nice" Come on people lighten up

  • JERRY RULEZ

  • @srruckoldt I maybe shouldn,t have called you a moron, miguided and clueless is enough.

  • @srruckoldt Thats funny I hadn't any idea you were in the military, you obviously need some one to tell you what is good/bad, right/wrong a major issue with your confidence? or is it you have no real power of discrimination, and can't tell the difference? so you rely on what you consider to be the authority to back you up? sad really, I bet your bible gets lots of wear?

  • @srruckoldt I can't believe how many clue less fucking morons quote rolling stone and their 10 best 100 greatest bullshit !

  • They made a mistake naming a high sugar ,high fat content,ice cream after a diabetic!! rock on jerry .

  • @jsilence418 I am not taking shots at Jerry, but at that worn out, mis guided, dogeared ,rag rolling stone.

  • AMAZING. thank you for this JEWEL, OMG

  • i like how he's doing banjo rolls on his guitar there.

    jerry shreds banjo by the way

  • sounds like they are possibly stoned here, lmao?

  • Jerry was an icon in a time when not just anybody could be one. You had to have been there to know what it took to stand out, part of the mindset then. Judging him by today's standards is foolish. He played the pedal steel guitar intro-extro (from what I heard, corrections welcomed) on CSNY's TEACH. It's not all about radical chops. It takes more than that. His art had one heck of a following and was supported by cutting edge companies like Alembic. He's playing one in this video. He is missed!

  • @micaofboca, first off,why are you watching this video if your just going to diss jerry's playing.Second off,where do you come from saying that?go listen to your lil wayne rap shit,stay off grateful dead's videos,your a disgrace to them.Dont search videos if your going to say bad shit about them,not cool man.

  • Thankfully he isn't overrated as a guitarist, musician or singer, because IMO he hasn't a shred of talent. His chords are boringly elemental and played in such a lackluster method of accompaniment that the rhythm isn't accented with a groove. His solos are meandering and lacking true lyricism. It's almost as if he were trying to play poorly - that's how little thought and creativity appears to be applied at any time. Were he disguised and tried out for my band I wouldn't hire him. 0 0 0

  • Are you some kind of dumbass? Jerry had a very distinctive style of playing that is appreciated by millions of people. His solos often had a melodic feel that came from his experience with bluegrass. I bet your band is some unoriginal piece of shit.

  • lol he never said he didn't give a shit about his music, he said he never cared if he was successful due to his music and art. additionally, he the note he was able to sing and hit on the guitar are truly unique. many musicians could only dream of having half the talent, let alone the charisma. don't try to diss jerry you twat. you clearly know nothing about music or art.

  • @GDeadVT dude, don't waste ur time trying to correct people who troll Jerry Garcia, obviously hes brilliant, just ignore the comment and appreciate his music

  • 0:31 - 0:33

    RIP Jerry

  • funny how video circles. this comes from my vimeo site. the thanks justin is from my email to justin K. small web

  • since i listen 2 1000s hour dead last 20 years this nugget is toooo priceless a kewl moment in time u nevar nu u wud git to c. but to each his own i.e. haters fuck off and go listen to lady gaga or justin beaver or we. also plz rls the rest of this bcuz solo cut off at the end. the reaction smile to roadie stage call is fucking golden. gdtrfb>scarlet>fire>we bid you goodnight lay down my dear brother lay down and take your rest rip jerry kthxbai

  • @coldfusion2346

    can you retype that so someone can read it man, im not trying to be a dick, but that is like impossible to read man

  • i love jerrys tone... ive tried to replicate it but can never get that punch that he had to it.

  • the song is crazy fingers

  • Looks like Tiger to me. Incredible footage - sure wish there was some more backstage/ rehearsal footage for us to soak up. C'mon people, surely SOMEBODY out there snuck a Super 8 into Front Street during the never ending rehearsals for Cats Under the Stars ??!!!!

  • Which guitar is it, is it the tiger or what? ... anyone know?

    I MISS THIS GUY

  • Such a magical tune, amazing capture.

  • rocklobbasta, the song is called crazy fingers, off the deads 75 album, blues for allah

  • is he playing an actual song? if so whats the title?

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  • @rocklobbsta

    He is playing the GD original "Crazy Fingers"

    They stopped playing it in the late 70's for a few yrs and brought it back in the early 80's and played it steadily until the end.

    This looks about 1985 maybe?

  • his finger picking was great, considering he only had four of them. i've got all five i can't play that well.

  • @Praying4tidalWaves

    i feel ya dude, jerry put so much passion into his playing, and he really had no family as a child either, so playing guitar was his way to "get away" and the thing he could hold onto

  • I was roomates with some freak who used

    to live in the Dead House when they started, he didn't like Jerry complained he always stole

    his food hahaha that's all he had to say about it

    (he was a freak too) I imagine them just sitting around like this back in 60's  (they eventually asked my friend to leave when they

    started getting successful haha

  • I love watching this snap shot of what Jerry did to make the shows seem effortless.....Thanks, Jerry....and thanks for posting this....more! please!

  • It just takes two moments and he gets you with his covert but calm smile if the music didnt do it before. Nothing could strike this guy, firm and wise as the rock itself. Priceless

  • luv ya jer

  • miss you jerr.

    wish you were here and change the ways of these ignorant people here.

    deadhead for life.

  • Such a great musician.

  • A Great Man that tried to bring great Beauty and Peace to the world.

  • miss you jerr.

  • we just ride

  • Jamaican banjo music changed my life...

  • wow, that's really impressive. still able to jam like back in the day. the vox are lo qual, but you could tell he wasn't really supporting them because it was just a backstage run-through. still, a great song, sounds lovely, and it's nice to see that even the great ones screw up every now and again and need a do-over. :)

  • thanks jerry

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  • AH mazing! wheres the rest???

  • much jerry luv

  • thanks ol' friend

  • Jerry's face at 0:33 says it all.

  • Couldn't agree more man.

  • @maccabee36 You r right.

  • @maccabee36 he sure looks like santa

  • @maccabee36 That face instantly made me smile and probably make the same exact face! haha!

  • You ain't got time to call your soul a critic, no?

  • What a benevolent face, soul misunderstood!

  • i miss Jerry - I wish he wouldn't have eaten so many Little Debbie cakes

  • it wasn't the little debbies, it was the dragon he chased for so long

  • It it was the Tang and Haggen Dais that did the big guy in.....Takes a licking keeps on picking

  • @florgat91 And hash cakes. JUST JOKING

  • From the Head stash! Thanks for posting this Gem!

    Boogie on...

  • crazy fingers!

  • thank you for posting this look into the backstage life.

    so sweet...:)

  • naw.... all those name brands are bomb and all... but a hella nice blown piece/bong has much more personality and sentimental value.. but yes glass is key....

  • you can have your roor and your illadelph you fucking pot snob.. no one needs little fuckers like you

  • haha pot snob"?? haha sorry we who have em like to get blasted. its not my fault that roors get me fucked up

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  • good tunes to get high 2 then again a pot head will get high to a puppy chow commercial hahahha

  • the rest of the boys tore it up at rothbury

  • o man i bet they did...caught em on the east coast for a few shows...couldn't make rothbury!

  • ARGGH! I WAS GUNNA GO BUT AM BROKE!!! goin to summerdance II tho in aug. check it out DOUBLE LOTUS!

  • That shit was insane. U.S Blues and fireworks, couldnt ask for more!

  • pure beauty found only in Jerry's music