Longtime grateful dead photographer jay blakesberg talks to billboard about his favorite photos from the fare thee well 50th anniversary. Chemistry lost, cashgrabs abound for the second of three fare thee well shows, the band goes into latter year doldrums. As american beauty nears its symbolic end with attics of my life on the turntable, selvin opens fare thee well to page 253 and reads aloud from the final line of the book. In december, he released a book of photographs, fare thee well. The grateful dead photography of jay blakesberg and fare thee well. The book follows the final reunion of the core four surviving members of the grateful. Fare thee well is basically the story of the four remaining band members a. Live music scene fixture jay blakesberg sits down with l4lm to discuss his new book and his work in the field. Upcoming book to chronicle grateful dead infighting in. Thirtyeight years after first seeing the grateful dead perform in his home state of new jersey, jay blakesberg was hired to capture the bands 50th anniversary and farewell shows in california and chicago this past summer.
Celebrating the 50 th anniversary of the grateful dead december 1, 2015 and eyes of the world grateful dead photography 19651995, october 23, 2017. See beautiful onstage photos from fare thee well shows. Inside the grateful deads complicated afterlife joel selvins new book fare thee well dives deep into the machiavellian power struggle that erupted when the ultimate jam band lost its. Fare thee well was a genuine grateful dead concert. Jay blakesberg editor, josh baron editor, graham nash foreword hardcover oct 2017. This historical book presents beautiful spreads of epic and exclusive live and backstage images by jay blakesberg and his photo team, and features a foreword. One 1 copy of fare thee well hard cover coffee table book by jay blakesberg mailed after the show cid lounge access before, during, and. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead is a fine art, hardcover coffee table photography book by famed rock photographerand bona fide deadhead jay blakesberg. Grateful dead photography of jay blakesberg and fare thee well.
Jay blakesberg to issue fare thee well photo book in december. Photos from jay as well as the other members of his team have been compiled into a fine art, hardcover coffee table photography book that will be released december 1 via rock out books. Each will arrive handsigned and marked ae artist edition by mike dubois. A photographic document of the grateful dead s final five fare thee well co. Jay blakesberg is the author of between the dark and light 4. The grateful dead close out their final concert with music and the. She designed my fare thee well book and a couple of lockn books for me. The final chapter of the grateful deads long, strange trip will dive deep into the drama that has unfolded in the grateful dead world since 1995. A photographic document of the grateful dead s final five fare thee well concerts in santa clara, ca. Jay blakesberg author of between the dark and light.
Grateful dead photographer to present slideshow, sign books in. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead blakesberg, jay, walton, bill, lemieux, david on. Grateful dead photographer to present slideshow, sign. Secret space of dreams comes on the heels of blakesberg s recent photography books fare thee well. Learning to love the grateful dead the mercury news. Jay blakesberg has announced that his between the dark and light. Image distributed for the grateful dead ambiance at grateful dead fare thee well show at levis stadium on saturday, june 27, 2015, in santa clara, calif. Listen to episodes of no simple road on podbay, the fastest and easiest way to listen to. Jay blakesberg books list of books by jay blakesberg. The fare thee well shows, including three in chicago over the fourth of july weekend and two at the end of june in santa clara, calif.
Jay blakesberg spent 42 years chronicling the grateful dead through. Fare thee well by jay blakesberg, 9780984463084, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Jay blakesberg photographer, bill walton foreword, david lemieux contributor. Fare thee well share book recommendations with your. Woodstock artist collectivephotography, posters, art. Jay talks to us about creating and finding those perfect moments to enshrine in history, what it was like to shoot fare thee well, the grateful dead, and so many other incredible artists, creating his amazing coffee table books, how the scene found him, his time spent. New grateful dead book digs up skeletons in the closet. Hippie chick was my tenth coffee table book and my fare thee well. Trey anastasio, from left, phil lesh, bob weir of the grateful dead perform at. Jay blakesberg has plenty to be excited about these days. Rock photographer jay blakesberg captures the grateful. This weeks guest on no simple road is the man behind the most iconic photos in music history, the one and only jay blakesberg.
Fare thee wellcelebrating 50 years of the grateful dead. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead december 1, 2015 and eyes of the world grateful dead photography 19651995, october 23, 2017. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead jay blakesberg 208 pages isbn. Secret space of dreams follows up blakesberg s 2015 gd photography book, fare thee well. Over the summer the photographer landed a major gig as the exclusive shooter for the grateful deads fare thee well fiveshow run. Books shop the jay blakesberg photography official store. Even the most dedicated deadheads have nothing on jay blakesberg. Jay talks to us about creating and finding those perfect moments to enshrine in history, what it was like to shoot fare thee well, the grateful dead, and so many other incredible artists, creating his amazing coffee table books, how the scene found him, his time. Fare thee well will be released december 1, 2015 via rock out books and is available for preorder now at. This historical book presents beautiful spreads of epic and exclusive live and backstage images by jay blakesberg and his photo team, and features a foreword by. Sure, there were one or two other people shooting, but it was blakesberg s work that was plastered on every piece of press. Oh, 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.
One thing selvin seems assured of is that there will no followup to this book. They arrived at soldier field for the second fare thee well concert wearing uncle sam hats, starsandstripespatterned clothes and the. Fare thee well celebrating 50 years of the grateful dead jay blakesberg. Photographer jay blakesberg, a lifelong deadhead, does a wonderful job.
Fare thee well is a vibrant visual record of the grateful. Jay blakesberg details east coast dates for between the. Photo by jay blakesberginvision for the grateful deadap images. Although the final fare thee well grateful dead concert was held on july 5th at. Working for lesh during the fare thee well shows was the hardest. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead. Secret space of dreams comes on the heels of blakesbergs recent photography books fare thee well. 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. Fare thee well was produced by peter shapiro and madison house.
Jay blakesberg details east coast dates for between the dark. On july 4, the grateful dead show pride in being an american band. Jay blakesberg to release photography book jerry garcia. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead jay blakesberg. Between the dark and light is a dynamic slideshow and storytelling event hosted by jay blakesberg in celebration of his new book. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the grateful dead, a chronicle of. Joel selvins new book fare thee well dives deep into the machiavellian power struggle that erupted when the ultimate jam band lost its leader. Jay blakesberg reflects on 30 years of dead photography.