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Jerry Miller Dies: Moby Grape Cofounder Voted One Of Rock’s Guitar Greats Was 81


Guitarist Jerry Miller, best known for his work with Moby Grape, has died.

Jerry Miller, one of the most influential musicians in the San Francisco music scene of the 1960s, died Saturday night in Tacoma, Washington, at age 81. Miller was a contemporary of Jimi Hendrix and Larry Coryell, and they would often get together to watch touring bands visiting the Seattle area. Robert Plant cites Miller as a major influence for Led Zeppelin, which played Moby Grape songs at its first rehearsal.

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