Grateful Dead 1970-05-02 [Sat]

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West Gym, Harpur College, Binghamton, NY

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Musicians
Jerry Garcia - electric guitar (lead), vocals
Bill Kreutzmann - drums, perc
Bob Weir - electric guitar (rhythm), vocals
Mickey Hart - drums, perc
Phil Lesh - electric bass, vocals
Ron McKernan - organ, vocals
Guests
David Nelson - acoustic guitar and mandolin
John Dawson - vocals

Garcia also appeared with the New Riders of the Purple Sage at this show — View full show
Released As
Dick's Picks Volume 08 (missing Cold Rain And Snow)
Acoustic Set
Don't Ease Me In , I Know You Rider , Friend Of The Devil , Dire Wolf , Beat It On Down The Line > Black Peter , Candyman , Cumberland Blues [1] , Deep Elem Blues [1] , Cold Jordan [2] , Uncle John's Band
New Riders set was between the acoustic GD and electric

Electric Set 1
Saint Stephen > Cryptical Envelopment > Drums > The Other One > Cryptical Envelopment > Cosmic Charlie , Casey Jones , Good Lovin' > Drums > Good Lovin' , Cold Rain And Snow , It's A Man's World , Dancin' In The Streets [3]

Electric Set 2
Morning Dew , Viola Lee Blues > Feedback > And We Bid You Good Night

[1] With David Nelson on acoustic guitar
[2] With John Dawson on vocals and David Nelson on mandolin
[3] Includes Tighten Up Jam
Tour
GD-NRPS May 1970 East Coast/Midwest
Also Appearing
New Riders of the Purple Sage
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Notes
  • deadlists: comment on 5/2/70 entry "David Nelson plays acoustic guitar on Cumberland Blues while Jerry switches to electric. Nelson plays mandolin on Cold Jordan and Marmaduke adds bass harmony vocals."
  • deadessays: May 2, 1970: Harpur College
  • hooterollin: Week of May 2, 1970 SUNY Binghamton, Binghamton, NY (The Whole Story)
  • kazart: Dead Stage Banter Part 1
  • lostlivedead: The Grateful Dead in Upstate and Central New York 1969-79 ('Til Your Night Job Pays)
  • lostlivedead: Grateful Dead Live FM Broadcasts 1970 (FM Broadcasts III)
  • Cold Rain And Snow shared on The Tapers Section on the week of 2007-04-30.
  • deadsources: May 2, 1970: Harpur College, Binghamton NY — Richard Wolinsky (SUNY Colonial News, May 5 1970); Paul Bethge (Colonial News, Binghamton University, 5 May 1970)
  • Billed as "An Evening With The Grateful Dead". The standard architecture was Acoustic GD, then New Riders, then Electric GD. For more, see JGMF, An Evening With the Gratetul Dead
  • expost: Harry Jackson hung out and rapped with the whole band and scene May 15 and May 16. "On Tour with the Dead," Zygote III, July 22, 1970, pp. 41-44. Full-text via deadources, JGMF Reading Notes.
  • cryptdev: The Grateful Dead Unplugged - 1968-1970
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