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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Legion of Mary canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jerry Garcia side project
band
activePeriod mid-1970s
associatedAct Grateful Dead
Jerry Garcia Band
basedIn San Francisco Bay Area
countryOfOrigin United States
disbandedIn 1975
followedBy Jerry Garcia Band
formedBy Jerry Garcia
genre jazz-rock
rhythm and blues
rock
hasLiveAlbum Legion of Mary: The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 1
hasLiveRecordingFrom 1974
1975
hasMember Jerry Garcia
John Kahn
Martin Fierro
Merl Saunders
Ron Tutt
linked to: Ronnie Tutt
instrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
keyboards
saxophone
leader Jerry Garcia
notableFor improvisational live performances
performerOf “Boogie On Reggae Woman”
“How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)”
“It Ain’t No Use”
“I’ll Take a Melody”
“Let It Rock”
linked to: Let It Rock

“Mystery Train”
“Roadrunner”
“That’s What Love Will Make You Do”
“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
“Tough Mama”
linked to: Tough Mama
precededBy Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders
linked to: Jerry Garcia
recordLabel Grateful Dead Records
Rhino Records
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
Merl Saunders associatedAct Legion of Mary
Jerry Garcia Band associatedAct Legion of Mary
John Kahn notableWork Legion of Mary
John Kahn memberOf Legion of Mary
John Kahn associatedAct Legion of Mary