1974-12-15 [Sun]

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EMU Ballroom, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

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Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, vocals
Merl Saunders - keyboards, vocals
John Kahn - electric bass
Martin Fierro - saxophone, flute
Ron Tutt - drums
Complete Release
GarciaLive Volume 3: December 14-15 1974 Northwest Tour (missing Harder They Come)
Set 1:
Harder They Come , You Can Leave Your Hat On , Neighbor Neighbor , The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

Set 2:
It Ain't No Use , Valdez In The Country , I Second That Emotion , Wondering Why > People Make The World Go Round , (I'm A) Road Runner

Tour
Garcia-Saunders December 1974
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Notes
  • Sue: Band gets $1,000 vs. 80% total net receipts, estimated gross $3,300. U of O students $3, others $4.
  • Attendee glfded recalls this being billed as Legion of Mary, and indeed it seems Tutt was drumming, but there is no hard contemporary evidence of that name in use before the new year.
  • Merl had a copy of this show dubbed for himself on 12/19/74
  • listing: Oregon Daily Emerald, December 12, 1974, Calendar of Events on unnumbered page, billing "Jerry Garcia - Merl Saunders and Friends"
  • mention: Greg Lee, "ODE - the Emerald's weekly entertainment guide," Oregon Daily Emerald, December 12, 1974, p. B1, billing JGMS and Friends. Notes 950 tickets available, only onsale at the EMU main desk.
  • review: [positive] Lee 1975, via google docs Lee review refers to this as the "Jerry Garcia - Merl Saunders and Friends" concert, later referring to it is that "Garcia-Saunders band". No mention of Legion of Mary.
  • JGMF: Review of Legion of Mary 12/15/74 EMU Ballroom
  • JGMF: On Tours and Marketing Records
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    Weather
    High: 60.2 °F
    Low: 48.8 °F
    Feels Like High: 60.2 °F
    Feels Like Low: 44.5 °F
    Wind Speed: 15.0 mph
    Humidity: 95.9 %
    Moonphase: 0.07
    Precipitation: 0.024 in. (rain)
    Cloudy skies throughout the day with morning rain.
    Time
    8:00 PM
    Ticket Price
    $3.00 / $4.00