Tacoma’s Jerry Miller, who made his mark in music history as one of rock’s greatest guitarists almost 60 years ago, is dead at 81.
Miller was one of the guitarists in Moby Grape, a band with an incredibly vivid, unusual and brief career that began in the mid-late 1960s. A wiki read is advisable if you are not familiar.
One of the most gracious people that I’ve ever interviewed. And this guy could play. No pedals, straight to the amp. A master of tone; one of those players – Prince included – that seemed like he was born with a guitar in his hands.
This photo was taken in 2000; I believe at Seattle’s Central Tavern right before a show. Miller was an internationally renowned legend, and played in bars. There’s another story there, and I encourage some reading if you haven’t heard it.
