The Last Surviving Member of the Vince Guaraldi Trio Plays ‘Linus & Lucy’ With His Jerry Granelli Trio in 2014
The late Jerry Granelli, who up until 2021 was the last surviving member of the Vince Guaraldi Trio, performed the iconic jazz song “Linus and Lucy” with the Jerry Granelli Trio in 2014 for the East Coast Music Hour with Bill Roach. Granelli had been playing this particular tune since its original 1965 broadcast.
Until his death in July of 2021, Jerry Granelli was the last surviving member of the original group led by Vince Guaraldi that played the the soundtrack for the iconic television broadcast A Charlie Brown Christmas back in 1965.