The grateful dead ostensibly closed up shop after their fare thee well shows with trey anastasio this past summer, but theres been a steady stream of news emanating from the bands camp since then. See more ideas about grateful dead, grateful and grateful dead shows. Fare thee well will be released december 1, 2015 via rock out books and is available for preorder now at. By jeb wright lifelong deadhead jay blakesberg was the man chosen by the surviving members of the grateful deadbob weir, phil lesh, bill kreutzmann and mickey hartto be the official photographer for the final shows dubbed as fare thee well.
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead jay. His most recent book is hippie chick, which includes epic photographs of women. Indepth with jay blakesberg, on hippie chicks and the art of. The final chapter of the grateful deads long, strange trip add to wishlist. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Through a little help from social media, jay and i. The final chapter of the grateful deads long, strange trip. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead. Working on that book gave blakesberg the inspiration to start his own book publishing company, which eventually was born as rock out books. Grateful dead photography 1965 1995 is a fine art, hardcover coffee table photography book that brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive collection of photographs. Fare thee well photography book to be released dec 1. Photographer jay blakesberg sold selvin images of the.
What others are saying famous photographer jay blakesberg who has been shooting the grateful dead since 1978 shares some special moments from the last hurrah. A little bit of time off in august, then come back with lockn and hardly strictly bluegrass so ive got all those things on tap. Indepth with jay blakesberg, on hippie chicks and the art of photography. Hippie chick is a fine art, hardcover coffee table book by famed rock and roll photographer jay blakesberg. For a man who provided us with so many meaningful words, the soundtrack to our lives, hes le. During the five epic fare thee well concerts in santa clara and. The whole connection happened when jay released his book, hippie chick, an amazing photo collection of true freespirited female festival goers starting from the early grateful dead years. His most recent book is hippie chick, which includes epic photographs of. The book features a foreword by grace slick of jefferson airplane and an afterword by grace potter, and the images in between speak for themselves. As articles and segments are being produced and presented on the band by news organizations across the states in celebration of fare thee well.
As he prepared for the release of hippie chick, blakesberg took the time to answer some questions about this book, his life as a photographer. Renna media 1979 alj alum publishes 10th book on pop. Jay blakesberg is a san franciscobased photographer and film maker whose work. We spoke to blakesberg recently about his last book project, hippie chick, and his adventures in concert photography. Rock photographers new book an ode to hippie chicks. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead blakesberg, jay, walton, bill, lemieux, david on. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead, jay blakesberg, 2016. Jay blakesberg author of between the dark and light. Blakesberg shot the first photo in 1980 and the last at the grateful deads fare thee well. Ambiance at grateful dead fare thee well show at levis stadium on saturday, june 27, 2015, in santa clara. The tour celebrates the 50th anniversary of the band. Trey anastasio for the win on night two in santa clara every grateful dead tour had something new. Eyes of the world grateful dead photography book out today. In honor of the weekend festivities, and the end of an era that could be coined as dead 2.
Photographer jay blakesberg, a lifelong deadhead, does a wonderful job capturing each night of. The grateful dead explored more of their legendary catalog on night two of their ongoing 2015 fare thee well reunion concerts. It often surprises music fans to learn that rightwing authorcommentatorshock jock ann coulter claims to be a deadhead who. Bob wier of the grateful dead performs during the first show of the bands fare thee well tour at levis stadium in santa clara, california, on saturday, june 27, 2015. Photographs by jay blakesberg epic, exclusive, live and backstage images from the grateful deads final 5 fare thee well concerts in santa clara, ca, and chicago. She designed my fare thee well book and a couple of lockn books for me. The live music scene fixture recently released the book hippie chick. Take home this fineart gallery print photograph of this priceless moment from fare thee well. New grateful dead book digs up skeletons in the closet. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead is a fine art, hardcover coffee table photography book by famed rock photographerand bona fide deadheadjay blakesberg. Two months ago he also released his 10th coffee table book, hippie chick. A photographic document of the grateful deads final five fare thee well concerts in santa clara and chicago.
See more ideas about grateful dead, grateful and bob weir. The book follows the final reunion of the core four surviving members of the grateful dead. A photographic document of the grateful dead s final five fare thee well co. What better crash course in dead culture could there be than the grand finale, with both the band and. For more than 50 years, since his first lyrical contributions to the grateful dead in 1967, robert hunter has been just as integral a part of the legacy of the grateful dead as those who. Edith is returning to ef this year as her forest womens group camp host. This photo was taken by photographer jay blakesberg who also signed the photo. This shoot in san francisco with jay blakesberg was something i wasnt expecting to happen for years down the road. Photographer jay blakesberg gets up close to the dead sfgate.
And for those who are wondering, he is also planning to release a fare thee well coffee table book on december 1 with a forward by ultimate deadhead bill walton. Jay blakesberg reflects on 30 years of dead photography. A fare thee well grateful dead coffee table book is in. Learning to love the grateful dead the mercury news. Hippie chick was my tenth coffee table book and my fare thee well book that comes out in two more months. Jay blakesberg is the author of between the dark and light 4. The goodreads community is, of course, exceptional when it comes to finding great books. Books shop the jay blakesberg photography official store. I am also working on my next book thatll be released in early october and that book is called hippie chic. We always went into the idea that the fare thee well book would be a vip ticket perk but we always knew that we wanted to sell this. Celebrating the 50thanniversary of the grateful dead. Shop amongst our popular books, including 6, jerry garcia, eyes of the world and more from jay blakesberg. Celebrating 50 years of grateful dead, i decided id like to contribute to such happenings. Bob weir holding jam bookphotographs by jay blakesberg my best friend, best.
Featuring 445 images shot over the past three decades, hippie chick celebrates the unique connection between the vibrant community of freespirited. With one of the largest book inventories in the world, find the book you are looking for. As he prepared for the release of hippie chick, blakesberg took the time to answer some questions about this book, his life as a photographer, and his experience shooting the fare thee well shows. Grateful dead photography 1965 1995 is a fine art, hardcover coffee table photography book that brings together, for the first time, a comprehensive collection of photographs from a wide range of photographers whose work has captured the grateful dead at different times. Indepth with jay blakesberg, on hippie chicks and the art. Preorders for the fare thee well book are available.
Photo by jay blakesberginvision for the grateful deadap images many traveled from the scroungy hippie hollows of san francisco. Jay blakesberg born december 1, 1961 is an american, san franciscobased, photographer. May 27, 20 deadheads doing what they do best, dancing. You know, hippie chick was my tenth coffee table book and my fare thee well book that comes out in two more months, december 1st, my birthday, will be my 11th coffee table book. Bill walton, back from the dead click here to watch bill discuss the book as part of our relix conversation. Jay blakesberg is a san franciscobased photographer and filmmaker whose. Longtime grateful dead photographer jay blakesberg talks to billboard about his favorite photos from the fare thee well anniversary shows. Jay blakesberg talks hippie chick asbury park press. To date, jay has published a total of ten photographic volumes of pop culture with hippie chick as the most recent. Photographer jay blakesberg captures beloved axes on. Since 20, edith has worked closely with rock photographer jay blakesberg, writing and editing text for his book hippie chick 2015, and copyediting both his lockn festival coffee table book 2014 and his grateful dead retrospective, fare thee well 2015.
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