No cause has been given.
His death was reported on theMoby GrapeFacebook fan page and by journalistEric Brenner.
His career began in the late 1950s, playing and recording with popular Northwest dance-rock bands.
Jerry Miller onstage with Moby Grape in 1967Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Moby Grape was formed in San Francisco in 1966 with Miller was the lead guitarist in the three-guitar band.
The Grape signed with Columbia and recorded four albums for the label between 1967 and 1969.
Moby Grape toured the U.S. and Europe, but disbanded as of 1970.
Members regrouped for an album in 1971 and played and recorded intermittently thereafter in various configurations.
After Moby Grape, Miller went on to form The Rhythm Dukes, joining with organist Bill Champlin.
Millers guitar work was much admired by his contemporaries.
Miller was voted #68 on Rolling Stones list of the 100 GreatestGuitarists.
No information on survivors or memorial plans was immediately available.
