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Jerry Garcia Band Opening Acts, Greek Theater, UC Berkeley: 1987-1990
Jerry Garcia and Bonnie Raitt onstage at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, on August 30, 1987 (photo from The Jerry Site)From 1971 to early 1987, the Jerry Garcia's principal performing venue was at a...
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San Jose Civic Auditorium, 135 W. San Carlos Street, San Jose, CA: 1965-72
The San Jose Civic Auditorium, at 135 W. San Carlos Street, as it appeared in July 2011The San Jose Civic Auditorium, at 135 W. San Carlos Street in the center of downtown San Jose, was not in and of...
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David Nelson and The New Delhi River Band, Summer 1966 (David Nelson I)
The earliest known flyer for a New Delhi River Band performance, at Losers South in San Jose, CA, in August of 1966The New Delhi River Band were founded in Palo Alto, CA in the Summer of 1966. They...
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December 23, 1970: Winterland: Grateful Dead/Hot Tuna ("Acoustic Dead" Benefit)
A listing from John L. Wasserman's SF Chronicle column on Monday, December 21, 1970, mentioning the upcoming concert at Winterland on December 23, featuring the "Acoustic Dead" in a benefit for "the...
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August 21, 1971: Mickey Hart's Ranch, Novato, CA: New Riders Of The Purple...
The cover image from the New Riders of The Purple Sage 1971 debut album on ColumbiaThe original purpose of this blog was to investigate and illuminate Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia and other Dead member...
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November 22, 1970: Middlesex County Community College, Edison, NJ
The Gym at Middlesex County College in Edison, NJ as it looked in February 2012 (photo-Corry)The foundational text for the performance history of the Grateful Dead is known as the Janet Soto list....
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David Nelson and The New Delhi River Band, Fall 1966 (Nelson II)
A poster by 'Machine Studio' for The New Delhi River Band performance at The Barn, in Scotts Valley, on Friday, October 14, 1966The New Delhi River Band were founded in Palo Alto, CA in the Summer of...
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August 20, 1975 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco: Keith And Donna...
Listings for the Great American Music Hall for August 15-23, 1975, from the Fremont Argus of August 18, 1975. Note that Les Paul comes in for the following weekendRecently, thanks to the miracle of...
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January 15, 1978: Selland Arena, Fresno, CA (January 1978 Tour Itinerary)
My ticket stub from Selland Arena, Fresno, CA January 15, 1978Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, the Grateful Dead's Winter touring pattern was pretty well established. They would have an extended stand...
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Old And In The Way FM Broadcasts, 1973 (FM VI)
The cover to the March, 1975 Old And In The Way album on Rounder Records, recorded in October 1973The bluegrass band Old And In The Way only existed for about 9 months in 1973, and they only released...
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November 29-30, 1968: Hyde Park Teen Center, Cincinatti, OH Grateful Dead/The...
A flyer for the November 30, 1968 show at the Teen Center in Cincinnati, OHGrateful Dead scholarship has become a charming, labyrinthine structure where the worm sometimes eats its own tail. A fellow...
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David Nelson And The New Delhi River Band, January-June 1967 (David Nelson III)
A poster for The Loading Zone and The New Delhi River Band at Pauley Ballroom on the UC Berkeley Campus on Friday, March 3, 1967The New Delhi River Band were founded in Palo Alto, CA in the Summer of...
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January 9-10, 1976: Sophie's, Palo Alto, CA: The Jerry Garcia Band with James...
James Booker's 1976 album Junco Partner, released on producer Joe Boyd's Hannibal labelDiligent scholars of Jerry Garcia know that Jerry Garcia, John Kahn and Ron Tutt played two shows at Sophie's in...
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The Grateful Dead and Jerry Garcia in Santa Cruz County (Revised)
[this is a substantial revision of an earlier post] On April 24, 2008, the Grateful Dead announced the gift of their archives to the University of California at Santa Cruz Special Collections Library....
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Grateful Dead Tour Itinerary December 1966
A promotional picture of Jerry Garcia for the December 23-24, 1966 Grateful Dead show at the Avalon Ballroom, published in the December 20, 1966 San Francisco ChronicleI have been constructing tour...
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Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders Band Members, 1971-75
Live At Keystone, Fantasy Records, 1974, credited to Merl Saunders/Jerry Garcia/John Kahn/Bill VittWhat is a rock band? This may seem like a simple question, and perhaps it is, but if you have a...
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David Nelson and The New Delhi River Band, July 1967-February 1968 (David...
A flyer for the last known New Delhi River Band show, at Cowell College in UC Santa Cruz, on January 27, 1968 (submitted by people who attended)The New Delhi River Band were founded in Palo Alto, CA in...
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Jerry Garcia Album Economics Spring 1978 (Tour Itinerary February 1978)
The cover of Cats Under The Stars, by The Jerry Garcia Band, released on Arista Records in April, 1978In late 1977, the Jerry Garcia Band recorded Cats Under The Stars at Club Front. The old warehouse...
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Jerry Garcia>1978>Keyboards (Jerry Garcia-Bandleader)
A backstage pass from the October 27, 1978 show at Eastern Washington UniversityIt is a conventional trope of Jerry Garcia scholarship that he deferred any responsibility for leading the Jerry Garcia...
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March 23, 1975: Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, CA: The SNACK Concert with...
The Grateful Dead had officially retired from performing after their five-night stand at Winterland in October, 1974, so it was quite a surprise when they appeared in concert and on the radio at Kezar...
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