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Jonah Hill To Star As Jerry Garcia In Martin Scorsese's Grateful Dead Biopic
Jonah Hill will play Jerry Garcia in Martin Scorsese's Grateful Dead biopic.The 37-year-old actor has been tapped to play the late rocker in Scorsese's latest project for Apple.Jonah is set to produce the flick through...
By Bang Showbiz in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19 November 2021
Elvis Presley's 'Legendary' Drummer, Ronnie Tutt, Dies Aged 83
Elvis Presley's drummer, Ronnie Tutt, has died aged 83.The sticksman was a member of the TCB Band, the core rhythm section of the late King of Rock and Roll's band, from August 1969 until the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 17 October 2021
Daughter Of Jerry Garcia Honours Father With Global Art Project
#RippleEffect features Keelin Garcia collaborating with veteran rockers Jimmy Buffett, David Crosby, Bill Kreutzmann, and David Hidalgo on a version of the band's song Ripple, with an accompanying video. The project was...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 August 2015
Jerry Garcia's Family Considered Hologram Idea
After watching images of late stars like Tupac Shakur and Michael Jackson beamed onto stages in America in recent years, Garcia's daughter Trixie admits she was intrigued by the technology and considered conjuring...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 06 July 2015
Michael Eavis Wishes Frank Sinatra And Elvis Had Played Glastonbury
Michael Eavis wishes Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley could come back from the dead to play at Glastonbury.The musical festival's founder has revealed if he could choose any artist from their heyday to play at...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 June 2015
Phil Lesh Still Struggling With Jerry Garcia's Sudden Death
Grateful Dead rocker Phil Lesh fears he will never fully get over the loss of frontman Jerry Garcia, almost two decades after the singer's death.The cult star, who had battled drug and weight issues for...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 April 2014
Iconic Jerry Garcia Guitar Exceeds Auction Estimates At Memorabilia Sale
Late rocker Jerry Garcia's iconic Travis Bean Tb500 electric guitar has been snapped up at auction for $238,700 (£159,130).The Grateful Dead star played the model while recording 1977's Terrapin Station and used it at over...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 10 December 2013
Grateful Dead Fans Furious Over Jerry Garcia Theatre Name Change
Fans of rock legends the Grateful Dead have united in a bid to stop plans to change the name of a California theatre dedicated to late frontman Jerry Garcia.The Jerry Garcia Amphitheater in San Francisco...
By WENN on 03 May 2013
Jerry Garcia Documentary Planned
The Grateful Dead star Jerry Garcia is to be the subject of a new musical documentary.Filmmaker Malcolm Leo and veteran manager John Hartmann have secured the music rights to the band's extensive catalogue and they...
By WENN on 06 January 2012
Giants To Honour Garcia On 15th Anniversary Of His Death
JERRY GARCIA's GRATEFUL DEAD bandmates will honour the 15th anniversary of the rocker's death by performing the STAR SPANGLED BANNER at the San Francisco Giants' 9 August (10) baseball game.The sports team, who will dedicate...
By WENN on 10 July 2010
Garcia Opened Up About Drugs In Forgotten Interview
A forgotten interview with late rock legend JERRY GARCIA, in which he discusses his drug use, has been published for the first time. The Grateful Dead frontman sat down with writer Jeremy Alderson on 3...
By WENN on 29 July 2008
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