Between the Dark and Light: The Grateful Dead Photography of Jay Blakesberg

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This handsome hardcover volume presents an astonishing array of images that capture the musical, cultural and personal magic of the Grateful Dead on and offstage. An irresistible 25-year visual journey, it showcases more than 900 rich color and black-and-white photos - hundreds never before seen - plus essays by Dead historians Blair Jackson, J.C. Juanis, and rock photographer Jon Sievert; a foreword by Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh; and photographer Jay BlakesbergÕs own reflections. From BlakesbergÕs travels following the Dead in the late 1970s, to his intimate studio and home portraits in the Õ80s and Õ90s, up through and including photos documenting band membersÕ offshoot projects (Ratdog, Phil Lesh & Friends, the Jerry Garcia Band, Mickey Hart and Planet Drum), Between the Dark and Light is a compelling view of an unparalleled pop culture phenomenon whose ripples will resonate for years to come.

"Jay Blakesberg shoots Õem Dead on ... warts, halos, and flyinÕ hair. Keep on clickinÕ."

- Wavy Gravy

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