Grateful Dead 1970-05-15 [Fri] Late

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Fillmore East, New York, NY

official-release
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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 - vocals

Garcia also appeared with the New Riders of the Purple Sage at this show — View full show
Released As
Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 (missing Candyman, Beat It On Down The Line, and Next Time You See Me)
Acoustic Set
Deep Elem Blues , Ballad Of Casey Jones [1] , Silver Threads And Golden Needles , Black Peter , Friend Of The Devil [2] , Uncle John's Band , Candyman , She's Mine , Katie Mae , A Voice From On High [1][3]
New Riders set was between the acoustic GD and electric

Electric Set
China Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider , Cumberland Blues , Hard To Handle , Beat It On Down The Line [4] , Morning Dew , Good Lovin' > Drums > Good Lovin' , Dire Wolf , Next Time You See Me [4] , Dark Star [5] > Saint Stephen > Not Fade Away > Turn On Your Lovelight

Electric Encore
Cold Jordan [3]

[1] First known performance
[2] Released on The Golden Road (1965 - 1973)
[3] With John Dawson on vocals and David Nelson on mandolin
[4] Released on Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 Bonus Disc
[5] Includes Feelin' Groovy Jam
Tour
GD-NRPS May 1970 East Coast/Midwest
Also Appearing
New Riders of the Purple Sage
Lights
Joe's Lights
Images
Notes
  • comment on deadlists entry for this show: "Late Show acoustic Dead set complete. David Nelson plays mandolin on A Voice From On High and Marmaduke adds bass vocals."
  • archive thread: Guide To The Feelin' Groovy Jam
  • deadsources: May 15, 1970: Fillmore East — Fred Kirby (Cincinnati Billboard, May 30 1970); Jeff (Variety, May 27 1970)
  • review: Simonds 1971.
  • 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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