JGB (band)

JGB (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = JGB


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Alias = Melvin Seals and JGB
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Genre = Rock
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Label = Blues Planet
Associated_acts = Jerry Garcia Band
URL = [http://www.jgbband.com/ www.jgbband.com]
Current_members = Melvin Seals
Stu Allen
Martin Holland
David Kemper
Judith Coleman
Mary Holland
Past_members = Jaclyn LaBranch
Gloria Jones
Donny Baldwin
Armin Winter
Sam Howard

JGB is an American rock band led by Melvin Seals, who plays electric organ. Its mission is to continue the musical legacy of the Jerry Garcia Band, of which Seals was a long time member.

History

As noted in "Rolling Stone", "... when Garcia passed away in 1995, and the Grateful Dead went on hiatus, Seals took charge. Under his leadership, the slightly renamed 'JGB Band' pays tribute to Garcia by performing his songs and remaining faithful to his style." [ [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thegratefuldead/articles/story/7207743/seals_moves_past_garcia "Seals Moves Past Garcia", by Benjy Eisen, "Rolling Stone", March 23, 2005] ]

In 1996, Seals played several concerts with Jerry Garcia Band bassist John Kahn and other former members of that band. Their idea was to continue playing the same music with everyone except Garcia himself. However, Kahn died three weeks later, and Seals and the others continued without him. [ [http://www.musicbox-online.com/sealsint.html "Backstage Pass: An Interview with Melvin Seals", by John Metzger, "The Music Box", July 1998, Volume 5, #7] ] The membership of JGB has continued to evolve over the years.

The current JGB lineup includes David Kemper, who was the drummer for the Jerry Garcia Band for eleven years. Kemper was also a member of Bob Dylan's touring and recording band for five years. He has played on over two hundred albums, some of which have become gold or platinum records or won Grammy awards.

Discography

*"Welcome to Our World" – 1998
*"Keepers of the Flame" – 2006

References

External links

* [http://www.jgbband.com/ JGB] official website
* [http://www.melvinsealsmeltingpot.com/ Melvin Seals] official website
* [http://www.archive.org/details/JGB JGB collection] at the Internet Archive's live music archive


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