The Late Jerry Garcia Lives On - In Court!

Mike Brown
It appears that the widow of deceased Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia is going to court. Deborah Koons Garcia is suing a limited liability corporation that is made up of the rocker's beneficiaries. She would like to gain access to a collection of never before released tapes of her late husband's musical performances.

The lawsuit was filed in Marin County Superior Court on January 31st. Koons Garcia would like to get the tapes into her possession so that she can professionally restore the unpublished tapes, dubbed "The Garcia Tapes", and release them to the public. She has tried hard to access these tapes but others in the limited liability corporation have been slow to respond and work with her to come to a solution.

This is the latest legal battle between Deborah Koons Garcia and the corporation. Koons Garcia would like to see the corporation disappear because she feels that they are no good. The corporation has sued Koons Garcia in an effort to keep the corporation standing. Even the deceased rocker's daughter has sued her own mother. Keelin Noel Garcia filed a lawsuit against her mother claiming that she has done a poor job of financially managing the former estate of Jerry Garcia.

With the latest lawsuit by Deborah Koons Garcia, things continue to get messy between the family. There appears to be a lot of different opinions among family members with what to do. Nobody wants to work together and that is why more and more lawsuits keep occurring. The first hearing for the latest lawsuit will not be heard until the month of April. The lawyers for both sides could not be reached for comment.

Jerry Garcia came to fame by being a member of Grateful Dead. His amazing guitar styling and rifts helped make him a cult icon. The ice cream company Ben & Jerry's has even named an ice cream after the legend.

Sources used to produce this article:

Canoe. "Garcia's widow sues over estate". Online web publication.
February 7th, 2007. Website: http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/2007/02/07/3550061-ap.html

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  • peace is here1/11/2010

    Also, Jerry Garcia and Manasha Garcia were married in a spiritual wedding ceremony.

  • Another correction6/8/2009

    Keelin Garcia is the daughter of Jerry Garcia and Manasha Matheson. Garcia never married Matheson.

  • peace is here12/20/2007

    Correction:Keelin Garcia did not sue her mother. Keelin Garcia's mother is Manasha Garcia.
    Please check your facts.

  • Edward J. Pissmeoff2/8/2007

    I didn't know about this. You have enlightened me. Great work.

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