Grateful Dead 1970-05-14 [Thu]

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Meramec Community College, St. Louis, MO

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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 - mandolin
John Dawson - bass, vocals

Garcia also appeared with the New Riders of the Purple Sage at this show — View full show
Acoustic Set
Don't Ease Me In , Friend Of The Devil , Deep Elem Blues , Silver Threads And Golden Needles , Candyman
New Riders set was between the acoustic GD and electric

Electric Set
Casey Jones , China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider , Mama Tried > High Time , Drums > Good Lovin' > Drums > Good Lovin' , Good Morning Little Schoolgirl , Me And My Uncle , Dire Wolf , Cold Rain And Snow , Attics Of My Life [1] , Cumberland Blues , New Speedway Boogie [2] > Nobody's Fault But Mine [2][3][4] > New Speedway Boogie [2] > Saint Stephen [2] > Not Fade Away [2] > Turn On Your Lovelight [2]

Electric Encore
Cold Jordan [5]

[1] First known performance
[2] Released on Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 Bonus Disc
[3] Last known performance (by GD) 1966-11-18 (302 events ago)
[4] Theme only
[5] With John Dawson on bass and vocals and David Nelson on mandolin
Tour
GD-NRPS May 1970 East Coast/Midwest
Also Appearing
New Riders of the Purple Sage and Aardvark
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Notes
  • comment on deadlists entry for this show "The encore [Cold Jordan] is with David Nelson, mandolin, and Marmaduke, bass vocals"
  • The canonical structure of the "An Evening With The Grateful Dead" shows in this period was acoustic Dead, New Riders, electric Dead. On Twitter, attendee Bob Simmons recalls that this one ran NRPS-AGD-EGD, which is also how we think 5/1/70 unfolded.
  • Mickey drums on the acoustic GD set.
  • Setlist information is likely incomplete
  • deadessays: Grateful Dead Guide: The Grateful Dead in St. Louis 1968-1971 (Guest Post)
  • The venue has historically been rendered with two Rs, but this spelling is correct.
  • 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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