1973-10-02 [Tue]

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Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, vocals
Merl Saunders - keyboards
John Kahn - electric bass
Bill Kreutzmann (?) - drums
Guest Musicians
Martin Fierro (complete show) - saxophone
unidentified-19731002-01 (complete show) - trumpet
Matthew Kelly (partial show) - harmonica
Sarah Fulcher (partial show) - vocals
Roger "Jellyroll" Troy (partial show) - electric bass, vocals

[1] With Matthew Kelly on harmonica
[2] With Sarah Fulcher on vocals
[3] First known performance
[4] With Roger "Jellyroll" Troy on electric bass and vocals
[5] Only known performance
Title
Legal Aid Benefit
Also Appearing
Congress of Wonders, Stoneground, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady, and Mike Bloomfield & Friends
Notes
  • Some sources list Vitt as the drummer, but ad lists Billy K.
  • JGMF: Legal Aid for Unnamed Angels
  • Legal Aid Benefit for Richmond Hell's Angel Badger, which Cutler neglected to specify to Wolfgang (Cutler 2010, 316). Graham: "Was I lied to by omission? Yes. Was I lied to by Mr. Cutler? Yes. For now, the money is going nowhere. Not because it was for an Angel, but because I was lied to. They used me. When I am used, I want to know by whom. What a sad commentary on our supposed 'inside' community. Now, we're in the gutter" (Wasserman 19731005). Sam reports that after finding out, Graham said "Cutler, you motherfucker, I'm going to break your arms and legs" (Cutler 2010, 316). Norm Van Maastricht (2009, 25) tells a funny story of being surrounded by "huge, evil-looking bikers" backstage at this gig, his buddy unwittingly grabbing a beer from their cooler and skee-daddling out of there. JLW 19731012 reported that the $11,051 raised will be paid evenly to the four bands that played, to be distributed as they'd like.
  • ad: San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle Datebook, September 30, 1973, p. 5
  • mention: "Rock, Jazz Around the Bay," San Francisco Chronicle, October 1, 1973, p. 44
  • listing: "Datebook," San Francisco Chronicle, October 2, 1973, p. 40
  • Ross believes Stoneground replaced Mike Bloomfield & Friends, but hard to tell at this point. Your recollections appreciated.
  • Torrents for Date