In the same interview, Garcia said Cats was “the one that I’m happiest with, from every point of view in which I operate on that record.” It was this group of musicians that recorded Cats Under The Stars, during recordings sessions held between August and November 1977 at the Grateful Dead’s Le Club Front rehearsal space in San Rafael, California.ĭespite its lack of sales, Garcia called Cats Under The Stars his “favorite” solo album in a 1981 interview with Blair Jackson and David Gans. In early-1976, a Jerry Garcia Band lineup debuted featuring Garcia, Kahn and Tutt, with Jerry’s at-the-time Grateful Dead band mates, keyboardist Keith Godchaux and vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux. Tutt was known for being Elvis Presley’s drummer, while Hopkins earned notoriety for his work with The Rolling Stones (that’s him on “Loving Cup” and many other Stones’ favorites), The Kinks, The Who and several more rock ‘n’ roll icons.
Kahn was also a member of the original Jerry Garcia Band lineup along with drummer Ron Tutt and keyboardist Nicky Hopkins. Jerry was also a member of the short-lived Great American String Band and the all-star bluegrass band Old & In The Way that featured Jerry on banjo, Peter Rowan on guitar, David Grisman on mandolin, Vassar Clements on fiddle and John Kahn on bass. Along with helping to co-found New Riders Of The Purple Sage in 1969, Garcia had previously performed in the early-1970s with keyboardist Howard Wales, as well as with keyboardist Merl Saunders, the latter of which would also join Garcia in Legion Of Mary and Reconstruction, among other projects. The band was not Garcia’s first solo endeavor during his tenure with the Dead. Though its membership would fluctuate over the years, the Jerry Garcia Band made its debut in 1975. The difference between Cats Under The Stars, which came out on Arista Records in April 1978, was that it was officially credited to the Jerry Garcia Band. Days Between Deep Dive: Jerry Garcia's Solo Album 'Run For The Roses'īy 1978 Jerry Garcia had established a steady pattern of releasing a solo album every two years, starting with 1972’s Garcia, 1974’s Compliments, 1976’s Reflections and 1978’s Cats Under The Stars.
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