AMELIA DAVIS & DAVID GANS

PETALUMA --

Calling all Deadheads, Heads and Wharf Rats!

Copperfield's Books welcomes Amelia Davis, David Gans and Dan Sullivan to Petaluma in celebration of their stunning new book -

Join us for an intimate reading and conversation featuring live music by David Gans, veteran Deadhead and music historian.

Audience Q&A and book signing to follow the discussion.

This event is free and open to the public, registration required for seating.

One of the greatest bands of all time and one of the greatest music photographers in history meet in this incredible visual archive featuring exclusive never-before-seen photos.

"In a career immersed in rock roll photography, the late Jim Marshall was long associated with certain iconic images. But Marshall's ongoing documentation of the Grateful Dead embodied a unique bond between photographer and subject. Marshall snapped the band members backstage, onstage, at home, relaxing with their partners, and hanging out with fellow musicians" -- Rolling Stone

Jim Marshall took thousands of photos of the Grateful Dead throughout their career—from Woodstock to the last free concert on Haight Street and beyond. Marshall’s magnificent images chronicle the band’s trajectory as hairstyles changed, relationships came and went, and the music evolved into the sound that would become beloved by generations to come.

Marshall’s instinctive eye matched the Dead’s improvisational style, and he was welcomed into its family as he immersed himself in San Francisco’s counterculture scene throughout the 1960s and ’70s.

• He documented casual domestic scenes and transcendent concerts alike, offering a nuanced and intimate portrait of the band.
• The striking images in this book—a third of which have never been published—are printed in the rich, high-contrast tones that Marshall favored. They include glimpses of remarkable moments like the Newport Pop Festival, Woodstock, and the Human Be-In.
• Quotes from contemporaries, collaborators, and members of the wider Dead community bring the images alive, while longer essays contextualize this photographic archive.

Whether you were there from the beginning or wish you had been, this is your chance to see a glorious era of music history as you’ve never seen it before, through the eyes of a visionary artist.

PHOTOGRAPHY ICON: Jim Marshall is the great rock-and-roll photographer, as his images of the Grateful Dead prove. In addition to being a legendary artist, he was a peer, colleague, and friend to the musicians and documented countless iconic musical moments throughout the 1960s and 1970s.

NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN IMAGES: From electrifying photos of the band playing live onstage to more intimate portraits of rehearsals, this collection showcases an amazing array of images. One-third of the photos have never before been published, making The Grateful Dead by Jim Marshall an exclusive treat for any Deadhead or photography fan.

THE ULTIMATE DEADHEAD COLLECTIBLE: Many books and documentary films have been created about the Grateful Dead, but Marshall's photographs offer an unmatched time capsule of the Dead and their era. Published to coincide with the band's 60th anniversary, this book is a perfect gift for anyone who's interested in music history or nostalgic for the counterculture of the ’60s and ’70s.

Perfect for:

• Fans and followers of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, and Dead & Company
• Jim Marshall fans
• Classic rock devotees and musicians
• Photographers and photography book collectors
• Holiday shoppers looking for a great present for music lovers
• Birthday or any special occasion gift-giving to any devoted fan of the Dead and iconic American rock bands

Authors:

Jim Marshall, who died in 2010 at age 74, is widely celebrated as a premier music photographer and pioneer of the genre. His portfolio includes photos of virtually every major musician of his era, not only the icons of rock 'n' roll but also giants of jazz, blues, and country. Annie Leibowitz called him "THE rock 'n' roll photographer." Marshall was a legend not only for his outsize personality but also for the way he seemed to disappear when behind his trademark Leica camera, thereby producing some of the most intimate and iconic images in music history.

Amelia Davis, owner of Jim Marshall Photography LLC, was legendary photographer Jim Marshall’s longtime personal assistant. Upon his death in 2010, Marshall left his entire estate to Davis to carry on his legacy. Since his passing, Davis has edited six Jim Marshall monographs and curated yearly photographic exhibitions of Marshall’s work; in 2019, she was the executive producer of the award-winning feature-length documentary on the life of Jim Marshall, Show Me the Picture: The Story of Jim Marshall. Davis, a San Francisco–based award-winning photographer, has three books of her own: The First Look (about breast cancer survivors), My Story: A Photographic Essay on Living with Multiple Sclerosis, and Faces of Osteoporosis. Davis continues to preach the “gospel” of Jim Marshall.

David Gans is a California-born musician, author, and radio host. Over the course of his ten years (1976–1986) as a mainstream music journalist, Gans got to know Jim Marshall fairly well. He also developed friendships with members of the Grateful Dead and became a trusted member of the band’s extended family. Gans has since published five books about the Grateful Dead and produced boxed sets, compilations, and tribute albums for the band. His first book (with Peter Simon), Playing in the Band: An Oral and Visual Portrait of the Grateful Dead, ultimately led to a gig hosting San Francisco radio station KFOG’s Deadhead Hour, which by the summer of 1987 was syndicated across the country (and continues to this day as The Grateful Dead Hour). He consulted on the creation of Sirius Satellite Radio’s Grateful Dead Channel, and since January 2008 has been a cohost of Tales from the Golden Road, a weekly talk show on the channel. His most recent book, Improvised Lives: Grateful Dead 1972–1985, features his own photos of the band. Gans lives in Oakland, California, with his wife, Rita Hurault, and two delightful cats, Percy and Ringo.

Dan Sullivan is a passionate music fan, amateur music historian, and has been a Deadhead for the past 45years. He first met Jim Marshall, Amelia Davis, and Bonita Passarelli in 2002 at an introductory dinner arranged by his new sweetheart (and Marshall’s ex), Michelle Margetts. Marshall’s very first words to Sullivan: “If you break her heart, I’ll fucking K*ll you.” To which Sullivan responded “Oh yeah? What’ll you do if she breaks my fucking heart?” Marshall cracked up and laughed hard. Until his death in 2010, he always made Sullivan feel welcome. Sullivan retired in 2020 after a long career as an NGO representative at the United Nations, a PhD student in German History, and an administrator at the University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. He never broke Margetts’s heart: The two were married in 2018 and live today with their cats Janis and Grace in Alameda, California.

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