Keith and Donna Band 1975-08-21 [Thu]

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Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA

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Musicians
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
Hadi al-Saadoon - trumpet
Keith Godchaux - keyboards
Michael Larscheid - electric bass
Ray Scott - electric guitar
Steve Schuster - saxophone
Guests
Jerry Garcia
Mickey Hart (songs unknown)

Known Songs:
It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry , Tough Mama , How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

Songs listed in italics are not sourced from a recording
Run
Great American Music Hall, August 1975
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Notes
  • Songs listed come from the Alson and Dym review of the run (see attached). Reports How Sweet It Is was the finale and also that Mickey joined.
  • Sue: Band take 80% of the door.
  • ads: [contra] San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle Datebook, August 10, 1975, p. 29 | [contra] San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle Datebook, August 17, 1975, p. 9, both billing "Jerry Garcia Band"
  • listings: [contra] Fremont Argus, August 15, 1975, p. 30 | [contra] San Francisco Sunday Examiner and Chronicle Datebook, August 17, 1975, p. 5 | "Keith and Donna, Tubes and Others," San Francisco Chronicle, August 20, 1975, p. 53
  • Conventionally listed as JGB, probably due to ad in the pink section on 8/10 and 8/17 billing "Jerry Garcia Band", first known appearance of that identifier in print. But Alson and Dym provide immediate expost identification of KDB. Note that Nicky was in New York City 8/18-20 (New York Magazine vol.8 no. 32 , August 11, 1975, p. 18). Note further that Tutt was with Elvis on 8/20/75 in Las Vegas. Brown calendar does identify this as "Garcia GAMH" (Steve Brown Papers: Calendar, 1974-1976, Grateful Dead Archive, Special Collections, UC Santa Cruz, MS.338, box 1, folder 4). So maybe it was originally conceived as a Garcia thing, but ended up as K&D, maybe even because Garcia's prospective bandmates were unavailable. Update 8/6/16: Finally on day-of the Chron billed "Keith and Donna Godchaux, will Bill Kreutzmann and Jerry Garcia from the Grateful Dead."
  • review: [positive] Alson and Dym 1975
  • Attendee Malbuff provides recollection on lostlivedead.
  • lostlivedead: Keith and Donna Band, Tour History 1975
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    Weather
    High: 71.9 °F
    Low: 55.1 °F
    Feels Like High: 71.9 °F
    Feels Like Low: 55.1 °F
    Wind Speed: 19.7 mph
    Humidity: 80.0 %
    Moonphase: 0.5
    Clear conditions throughout the day.
    Time
    9:00 PM