John Dawson
- acoustic guitar, vocals
Jerry Garcia
- pedal steel guitar
Mickey Hart
- drums
David Nelson
- electric guitar
David Torbert
- electric bass
Also Appearing
Rolling Thunder (Shoshone Medicine Man) and Hot Tuna
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Notes
"Benefit for the Sons of Thunder Commune, busted for various bullshit charges, Elko, Nev."
Unlike the other March 1970 NRPS billings, this one seems almost certain to have happened, because there are tapes of it in the Dead's Vault (Getz and Dwork 1998, 4). Hat tip to runonguinness for spotting these images. Corry had conjectured that this was Phil Lesh's final gig with the New Riders, but the handbill shows Torbert.
Ad: Berkeley Barb, March 13-19, 1970. p. 15
Preview: "Purple Sage, Tuna in Benefit," San Francisco Examiner, March 16, 1970, p. 28
Listing: San Francisco Examiner, March 18, 1970, p. 70