Jerome John 'Jerry' Garcia (August 1, 1942 - August 9, 1995) was famous as the lead guitarist and vocalist of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead; however, his extensive career involved many other projects. Named after composer Jerome Kern, Garcia started on the banjo and piano, moved onto the guitar, and eventually became a master on many stringed instruments, despite the accidental amputation of his right middle finger just below the first knuckle at age four.
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