Legion of Mary
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Legion of Mary was a mid-1970s jazz-rock and rhythm & blues-oriented side project led by Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia, known for its improvisational live performances.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jerry Garcia side project
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band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Grateful Dead
NERFINISHED
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Jerry Garcia Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| disbandedIn | 1975 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Jerry Garcia Band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz-rock
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rhythm and blues ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasLiveAlbum | Legion of Mary: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiveRecordingFrom |
1974
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1975 ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Jerry Garcia
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John Kahn NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Fierro NERFINISHED ⓘ Merl Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Tutt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| leader | Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | improvisational live performances ⓘ |
| performerOf |
“Boogie On Reggae Woman”
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“How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)” NERFINISHED ⓘ “It Ain’t No Use” NERFINISHED ⓘ “I’ll Take a Melody” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Let It Rock” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Mystery Train” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Roadrunner” NERFINISHED ⓘ “That’s What Love Will Make You Do” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Tough Mama” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Grateful Dead Records
NERFINISHED
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Rhino Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
R&B-influenced grooves
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extended jams ⓘ fusion of jazz and rock elements ⓘ |
| touringFocus |
club venues
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small theaters ⓘ |
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