#moby grape

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Hit Parader Magazine. December 1967. Magazine cover detail.

Internet Archive

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Yardbirds and many more, Santa Monica Auditorium (1967)

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1968

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'La Montagne' - Larousse, 1956

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MOBY GRAPE - Grape Jam #2 (blues)

Alb. "Grape Jam" (1968)

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1968 Bill Graham Presents: Moby Grape & Jeff Beck Playbill 🎶

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March 15, 1968

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RIP Jerry Miller 

July 10, 1943 – July 20, 2024

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Moby Grape

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moby grape -- black currant jam

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Moby Grape, Hourglass, 1968 Artwork by Mari Tepper

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Moby Grape Co-founder and Guitarist Jerry Miller Dies at 81

Moby Grape co-founder, guitarist and songwriter Jerry Miller has died at 81.

Miller died July 20 at his home in Washington state, according to media reports. No cause was given.

“He will be missed,” said a post on Country Joe & the Fish’s Facebook page.

Moby Grape released four influential albums during its initial 1966-’69 run and reunited occasionally over the ensuing decades. The first album, in particular, was “no joke, one strong track after another,” Tom Constanten said.

“I have only the most wonderful memories of Jerry Miller, both as a person and as a musician,” the former Grateful Dead keyboardist said. “He was thoughtful and supportive, onstage and off. It was not just the way he played, he was just as good as a listener.”

Miller went on to session work and became a local legend in Washington where he played regular, outdoor gigs with his eponymous Trio at Acorn Brewing during the pandemic.

“Honestly, the crowd they drew here got us through the worst of it, and we will forever be grateful,” the venue said of “one of the greatest guitarists of all time.”

Miller contributed to Bill Cutler’s 2008 album Crossing the Line, years after inspiring the musician with such Grape compositions as “8:05.”

“He was one of the greatest lead guitarists in rock,” Cutler said. “Jerry had a unique style and rich tone that was unforgettable, and he wrote some classic songs. … I will miss him for the rest of my days.“

7/22/24

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Moby Grape, Lee Michael's, West Coast Branch, American Dream concert poster

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MOBY GRAPE - Marmelade Jam (blues)

Alb. "Grape Jam" (1968)