Before there was Phish, or The Dark Star Orchestra, or any other jam band, there was New Riders of the Purple Sage. Populated with members who were better known as The Grateful Dead. NRSP will be making a stop in Worcester at Club Symply Fargone at Viva Bene on March 8th. These legendary players invented the genre! Read on for the history and get your reserved seat stage-side at symplyfargone. In the summer of 1969, John Dawson was looking to showcase his songs while Jerry Garcia was looking to practice his brand new pedal steel guitar. The two played in coffeehouses and small clubs initially, and the music they made became the nucleus for a band—the New Riders of the Purple Sage. That same year, David Nelson, expert in both country and rock guitar, joined the group on electric lead guitar. Filling out the rhythm section in those early days were Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart and engineer Bob Matthews on bass, who was later replaced by Phil Lesh. In 1970, Dave Torbert took over on bass and the New Riders played every chance they got. Soon enough, smoky clubs all over the San Francisco bay area were filling up with whooping, foot-stomping crowds as their music got tighter and more dynamic. They began to tour extensively with the Dead, and in December of 1970, Spencer Dryden, who had previously showed his impeccable drumming style with the Jefferson Airplane, had stepped in on drums.
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:16:22 +0000
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