Also, any of his other projects such as "Melting Pot" or "Melvin Seals & Friends" is fine to put up. The Other Ones, The Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, RatDog, Phil Lesh and Friends, Rhythm Devils, BK3, Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Heart of Gold Band, Missing Man Formation, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Old and in the Way, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Kingfish, Bobby and the Midnites, The Tubes, Bruce Hornsby, Bob Dylan. Any show with Melvin and not Jerry Garcia like "Melvin Seals & JGB" is acceptable to publish. So let this be notice that may post any material by Melvin Seals that does not violate copyright restrictions such as JGB (with Jerry Garcia). He said that he would allow anything that does not violate any copyright restrictions. I spoke to Melvin Seals about allowing his material to be on the archive. Permission does NOT extend to JGB shows during Jerry's life, but only to later shows, often billed such as "Melvin Seals and JGB." Please respect this important distinction when uploading, thanks! There is a separate Melvin Seals section here as well for other work. On Feb 21, 2006, we received permission for certain JGB shows to be hosted at the Archive. No shows from 4/1995 or earlier (ie, no Jerry Garcia era) To date, other musicians playing with JGB have included Donna Jean Godchaux, Mookie Siegel, Pete Sears, G. Jerry Garcia Band drummer David Kemper joined Melvin Seals & JGB in 2007. On July 30, 2004, Melvin Seals was the first Jerry Garcia Band member to headline an outdoor music and camping festival named in honor of Jerry Garcia, called Grateful Garcia Gathering. The membership of JGB has continued to evolve over the years. The Grateful Dead had hit their stride by 1972.After years of ‘Primal Dead’ jamming, psychedelia, blues evolution, embracing Americana, and actually selling albums for the first time with Workingman’s Dead and American Beauty, the band scheduled its first European tour in their hopes to spread the band’s profile to an international audience. However, Kahn died three weeks later, and Seals and the others continued without him. Their idea was to continue playing the same music with everyone except Garcia himself. Watch, listen, reconnect, and appreciate the legacy that lives on. In 1996, Seals played several concerts with Jerry Garcia Band bassist John Kahn and other former members of that band. Explore the latest content viewed by the community. Under his leadership, the slightly renamed 'JGB Band' pays tribute to Garcia by performing his songs and remaining faithful to his style." when Garcia passed away in 1995, and the Grateful Dead went on hiatus, Seals took charge. Its mission is to continue the musical legacy of the Jerry Garcia Band, of which Seals was a long time member.Īs noted in Rolling Stone, ". Also, any of his other projects such as "Melting Pot" or "Melvin Seals & Friends" is fine to put up.JGB is an American rock band led by Melvin Seals, who plays electric organ. Now known as The Times Union Center, this show brought Deadheads back to Albany eight months after the Grateful Dead’s three-night run in March. He said that he would allow anything that does not violate any copyright restrictions. For todays Jerry Sunday installment, we look back at the Novemperformance by Jerry Garcia Band at The Knickerbocker Arena (aka The Knick) in Albany. The membership of JGB has continued to evolve over the years. In 1996, Seals played several concerts with Jerry Garcia Band bassist John Kahn and other former members of that band. JGB is an American rock band led by Melvin Seals, who plays electric organ.