New Riders of the Purple Sage 1970-05-07 [Thu]

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DuPont Gym, MIT, Cambridge, MA

college-gig
show in calendar
Musicians
Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar
David Nelson - electric guitar
David Torbert - electric bass
John Dawson - acoustic guitar, vocals
Mickey Hart - drums
Guests
Bob Weir
unidentified-19700507-01 - vocals

Garcia also appeared with the Grateful Dead at this show — View full show
Set
Whatcha Gonna Do , Six Days On the Road , I Don't Know You , Portland Woman [1] , Henry , Workin' Man Blues , All I Ever Wanted , Fair Chance To Know , Last Lonely Eagle [2] , Lodi , The Race Is On [3] , Seasons Of My Heart [3][4] , Mama Tried [3] , Sawmill [3] , Honky Tonk Women

[1] First known performance
[2] With unidentified-19700507-01 on vocals
[3] With Bob Weir
[4] Final known performance
Tour
GD-NRPS May 1970 East Coast/Midwest
Also Appearing
Grateful Dead
Images
Notes
  • comment on deadlists entry for this show "Somebody adds soaring harmony vocals to Last Lonely Eagle."
  • 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
    • Sources
    Source Id Torrent Link
    97270 nrps1970-05-07.97270.Cambridge.MA.aud.unknown.flac16