New Riders of the Purple Sage 1970-05-07 [Thu]

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DuPont Gym, MIT, Cambridge, MA

college-gig
show in calendar
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
unidentified-19700507-01 - vocals

Garcia also appeared with the Grateful Dead at this show
Complete Set:
Whatcha Gonna Do , Six Days On the Road , I Don't Know You , Portland Woman [1] , Henry , Workin' Man Blues , All I Ever Wanted , Fair Chance To Know , Last Lonely Eagle [2] , Lodi , The Race Is On [3] , Seasons Of My Heart [3][4] , Mama Tried [3] , Sawmill [3] , Honky Tonk Women

[1] First known performance
[2] With unidentified-19700507-01 on vocals
[3] With Bob Weir
[4] Final known performance
Tour
GD-NRPS May 1970 East Coast/Midwest
Also Appearing
Grateful Dead
Images
Notes
  • comment on deadlists entry for this show "Somebody adds soaring harmony vocals to Last Lonely Eagle. The Race Is On, Seasons, Mama Tried and Sawmill feature vocals by "special guest star Bobby Ace, formerly of Bobby Ace And The Cards Off The Bottom."
  • Most of these shows were billed as "An Evening With The Grateful Dead". The standard architecture was Acoustic GD, then New Riders, then Electric GD (sometimes two sets). For more, see JGMF, An Evening With the Gratetul Dead
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