Fare Thee Well

Product Description
A tell-all biography of the epic in-fighting of the Grateful Dead in the years following band leader Jerry Garcia's death in 1995
The Grateful Dead rose to greatness under the inspired leadership of guitarist Jerry Garcia, but the band very nearly died along with him after his sudden death in 1995. So long defined by Garcia's artistic vision, the surviving "Core Four" were reduced to conflicting agendas, strained relationships, and catastrophic business decisions that would lead the iconic band into utter disarray for the next twenty years.
Acclaimed music journalist and
New York Times bestselling author Joel Selvin was there for much of the turmoil following Garcia's death, and in this book
, he offers a never-before-explored insider account of the ebbs and flows that occurred in the decades that followed. Culminating in the landmark tour bearing the same name,
Fare Thee Well charts the arduous journey from Garcia's passing all the way up to the uneasy agreement between the Core Four that led to the series of shows celebrating the band's fiftieth anniversary-finally allowing for a proper, and joyous, sendoff of the group revered by so many.
Review
"This phenomenon after its leader dies and how and what it became is a great and inspiring story."--
Marty Balin, founder of Jefferson Airplane
"A deep--and deeply reported--dive into the highs and lows of the Grateful Dead world post-1995,
Fare Thee Well is the in-depth postscript we need on life after Garcia. As the surviving members navigate their jarring new world, you'll be shocked, surprised, and unexpectedly moved."--
David Browne, author of
So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead
"
Fare Thee Well is a masterful summation of the agonies, trials, and tribulations that beset the Grateful Dead after Jerry Garcia passed away. It made me sigh with sorrow AND give thanks (virtually simultaneously) for such a gifted group of musicians. This book will appeal to every Deadhead on the planet. I loved it."
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Sam Cutler, author of
You Can't Always Get What You Want: My Life with the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead, and Other Wonderful Reprobates
"As always, Joel Selvin boldly goes where others fear to tread.
Fare Thee Well is essential reading for all those who have followed the saga of the good old Grateful Dead to this point in time."--
Robert Greenfield, author of
Dark Star: An Oral Biography of Jerry Garcia and
Bear: The Life and Times of Augustus Owsley Stanley III
"
Fare Thee Well tells the tale of how the Deadheads rescued the Grateful Dead from themselves. Bereft of their heart leader after Jerry Garcia died in 1995, the love of Deadheads kept the music alive so that the phenomena is not merely enduring but growing
--long, strange, and still a trip."--
Dennis McNally, author of
A Long, Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead
"I felt like the child of a divorce, but this book showed me I never needed to worry, not when I was under the power of something as great as the Grateful Dead."--
Steve Parish, author of
Home Before Daylight: My Life on the Road with the Grateful Dead
"A hundred years from now, Jerry Garcia may be remembered as a prophet and Bob, Mickey, Phil, and Billy as his disciples. Illuminating, astounding, and accurate,
Fare Thee Well is a remarkable account of the successes and failures by the talented, individualist remaining members of the Grateful Dead since the death of their leader Jerry Garcia. I read it in one sitting."--
Steve Miller, founder of the Steve Miller Band
"Most [Grateful Dead] books end with the 1995 death of Jerry Garcia. Fare Thee Well...takes the opposite approach...[it] examines every sad twist, turn, and betrayal involved in the Dead's various offshoot groups leading up to their 2015 Fare Thee Well reunion."
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Rolling Stone
"An unblinking and balanced look at the infighting, backbiting, rancor and resentments among the surviving 'core four' band members."―
Paul