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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instanceOf Jerry Garcia side project
band
activePeriod mid-1970s
associatedAct Grateful Dead NERFINISHED
Jerry Garcia Band NERFINISHED
basedIn San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
disbandedIn 1975
followedBy Jerry Garcia Band NERFINISHED
formedBy Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
genre jazz-rock
rhythm and blues
rock
hasLiveAlbum Legion of Mary: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1 NERFINISHED
hasLiveRecordingFrom 1974
1975
hasMember Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
John Kahn NERFINISHED
Martin Fierro NERFINISHED
Merl Saunders NERFINISHED
Ron Tutt NERFINISHED
instrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
keyboards
saxophone
leader Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
notableFor improvisational live performances
performerOf “Boogie On Reggae Woman” NERFINISHED
“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
Rhino Records NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic R&B-influenced grooves
extended jams
fusion of jazz and rock elements
touringFocus club venues
small theaters

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Jerry Garcia associatedAct Legion of Mary