1969-08-30 [Sat]

<< >>

Family Dog On The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA

official-releaseno-torrents
show in calendar listen
See any errors on this page? Additions? Photos? Email us! admin@jerrybase.com
New Riders of the Purple Sage
John Dawson - acoustic guitar, vocals
Jerry Garcia - pedal steel guitar
Mickey Hart - drums
Bob Matthews - bass
David Nelson - electric guitar
Guest Musicians
Bob Weir (partial show)

Garcia also appeared with the Grateful Dead at this show
Partial Set:
Superman [1] , Henry , All I Ever Wanted , Last Lonely Eagle , Six Days On the Road , Sawmill [1][2][3] , Whatcha Gonna Do , Cathy's Clown [3] , Mama Tried [3]

[1] Released on Dawn of the New Riders of the Purple Sage
[2] First known performance
[3] With Bob Weir
Run
NRPS & GD - Family Dog On The Great Highway August 1969 #2
Also Appearing
Grateful Dead, Commander Cody, and Phoenix
Lights
Poppycock Light Show
Audio
Images
Notes
  • Corry says that McNally says, in The Illustrated Trip, that the New Riders only play the first night of this Family Dog run. But the Dawn of the NRPS release belies this.
  • Phoenix replacing Rubber Duck Company.
  • ad: Good Times, August 28, 1969, p. 23
  • lostlivedead: August 28-30, 1969, Family Dog at The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA: Grateful Dead/Hartbeats/New Riders of The Purple Sage/Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen/Rubber Duck (Archaeology) (FDGH II)
    • Sources