Category: CA
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GSCBF10: Ramblin’ Jack Elliott: Sunday, April 28, 1974, ca. 19:30
Part of a series of back-of-the-napkin thoughts about the Golden State Country Bluegrass Festival (GSCBF), held in San Rafael, CA from Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28, 1974. Previous installments: GSCBF1: just a mention GSCBF2: a plea for a release of the film and tapes! GSCBF3: Sunday 4/28/74 afternoon schedule GSCBF4: Greenbriar Boys (a.k.a.…
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GSCBF9: Great American String Band: Saturday, April 27, 1974, ca. 23:15 (“Where’s Jerry?”)
Part of a series of back-of-the-napkin thoughts about the Golden State Country Bluegrass Festival (GSCBF), held in San Rafael, CA from Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28, 1974. Previous installments: GSCBF1: just a mention GSCBF2: a plea for a release of the film and tapes! GSCBF3: Sunday 4/28/74 afternoon schedule GSCBF4: Greenbriar Boys (a.k.a.…
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JGMS: November 2, 1974, Keystone, Berkeley, CA
Almost-certainly-almost-never heard Garcia/Saunders show: November 2, 1974. I don’t usually link to recordings this way, but I am salivating at the chance to hear this bad boy. Thank you Robert Castelli, Bob Menke, Derek McCabe, and the MOTB crew for serving this puppy to your hungry, waiting fans! I will post on the show after…
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GSCBF8: Skunk Cabbage: Sunday, April 28, 1974, ca. 19:05
Part of a series of back-of-the-napkin thoughts about the Golden State Country Bluegrass Festival (GSCBF), held in San Rafael, CA from Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28, 1974. Previous installments: GSCBF1: just a mention GSCBF2: a plea for a release of the film and tapes! GSCBF3: Sunday 4/28/74 afternoon schedule GSCBF4: Greenbriar Boys (a.k.a.…
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GSCBF7: Steve Martin and John McEuen: Sunday, April 28, 1974, ca. 1900
Part of a series of back-of-the-napkin thoughts about the Golden State Country Bluegrass Festival (GSCBF), held in San Rafael, CA from Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28, 1974. Previous installments: GSCBF1: just a mention GSCBF2: a plea for a release of the film and tapes! GSCBF3: Sunday 4/28/74 afternoon schedule GSCBF4: Greenbriar Boys (a.k.a.…
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The John Rich Question: Reply to Corry
Bravo, Corry! The John Rich Question is indeed a great mystery.See Corry’s post for the details of the question. I am sure I’ll have to update this post several times, but I wanted to take the second I have available to get started with a reply. I love this mystery. I agree with Corry that…
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GSCBF6: Doc and Merle Watson, Sunday, April 28, 1974, ca. 17:00
Part of a series of back-of-the-napkin thoughts about the Golden State Country Bluegrass Festival (GSCBF), held in San Rafael, CA from Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28, 1974. Previous installments: GSCBF1: just a mention GSCBF2: a plea for a release of the film and tapes! GSCBF3: Sunday 4/28/74 afternoon schedule GSCBF4: Greenbriar Boys (a.k.a.…
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GSCBF5: Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys: Sunday, April 28, 1974, ca. 16:15
Part of a series of back-of-the-napkin thoughts about the Golden State Country Bluegrass Festival (GSCBF), held in San Rafael, CA from Friday, April 26th through Sunday, April 28, 1974. Previous installments: GSCBF1: just a mention GSCBF2: a plea for a release of the film and tapes! GSCBF3: Sunday 4/28/74 afternoon schedule GSCBF4: Greenbriar Boys (a.k.a.…
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OAITW: Homer’s Warehouse, July 24, 1973
**This is an update to a post originally made 9/19/2010, now updated as of 12/28/2014** In a first draft of this post, I used the occasion of a listen to an Old And In The Way set from Homer’s Warehouse in Palo Alto from Tuesday, July 24, 1973 to drop a few crumbs. I have…
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JGMS: “July 21-22,” 1974, Keystone, Berkeley, CA
**updated 20111216 2057 GMT** Tony Saunders is the bassist on these two tapes. The Jerry Site has listings for Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders at Keystone, Berkeley, on July 21 and July 22, 1974. I doubt both date/venue combinations, for reasons I’ll lay out below. A) “JGMS 7/21/74, Keystone, Berkeley” This first date is so…