New Riders of the Purple Sage 1970-05-15 [Fri] Early

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Fillmore East, New York, NY

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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

Garcia also appeared with the Grateful Dead at this show — View full show
Set
Six Days On the Road , Whatcha Gonna Do , I Don't Know You , Henry , Portland Woman , Fair Chance To Know , Last Lonely Eagle , Mama Tried [1] , Sawmill [1] , Me And My Uncle [1] , Connection

Songs listed in italics are not sourced from a recording
[1] With Bob Weir
Tour
GD-NRPS May 1970 East Coast/Midwest
Also Appearing
Grateful Dead
Lights
Joe's Lights
Audio
Images
Notes
  • Last 4 tunes not present on circulating tape, and identical to late show sequence, so suspect.
  • deadsources: May 15, 1970: Fillmore East — Fred Kirby (Cincinnati Billboard, May 30 1970); Jeff (Variety, May 27 1970)
  • deadsources: May 15-16, 1970: Fillmore East, NYC & Temple Stadium, Philadelphia — Harry Jackson (Zygote vol. 1 no.4, July 22, 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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