Except Jerry lost his finger and then proceeded to become one of the most famous and beloved guitarists who ever lived. Discover Jerry Garcia Bands top songs & albums, curated artist radio stations & more. Kind of like the professional climber Tommy Caldwell who famously chopped his finger off with a table saw, and then proceeded to become the first person to free climb El Capitan in Yosemite. Stream ad-free with Amazon Music Unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Perhaps Jerry losing his finger was inspirational for him, because he was forced by circumstance to adapt and use an unconventional approach. Listen to your favorite songs from GarciaLive Volume One: March 1st, 1980 Capitol Theatre by Jerry Garcia Band feat. And his guitar playing was clearly unphased, because he grew up to become the brains behind the Grateful Dead, which if you’ve found this article I’m sure you’re quite familiar with.
Jerry seemed relatively unphased by this incident, and reportedly used to play practical jokes on other kids in school and tease them with his missing finger. They went to the hospital and the doctors tried their best but were not able to reattach Jerry’s finger. Tiff swung the axe and it crunched into the middle finger on Jerry’s right hand.Ĭontrary to some information out there, Tiff explains that Jerry’s finger was in fact not fully severed during the incident, but rather just injured. This ultimately led to Jerry’s finger being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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