Category: Guerneville
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Wabbit Hunting with Garcia and Kahn in Oakland and Guerneville, August 17-18, 1985
I shouldn’t be mean. But posterity might not recall that many characterized Jerry’s vocal sound in 1985 as resembling Elmer Fudd, so I am doing it for future generations. You can thank me later. Not much to report. While the Dunsmuir House and Gardens maybe have been a cool place to see Jerry on an…
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Quicky: I think Reconstruction 6/13/79 at the River Theater in Guerneville should be dated 6/23/79
update: I am now 100% certain that the correct date for this material is 6/23/79 The tape we have of the titular show comes from Alan Bershaw. Turns out he didn’t tape it, but circulating versions come from his copy. This is a 2nd copy, lineaged as follows: Nak 550 w/CP3 caps > MAC >…
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NOT Jacklyn’s Debut: JGB at the River Theater, Guerneville, October 24, 1982
UPDATE 20211026: Jackie has clearly stated that she and DeeDee joined the band in January 1983. So, as of now, this is the first show with the late ’82 mystery (unidentified) singers backing vocalists Elisecia Wright and Shirley Faulkner. The man who taped this show has just passed away. RIP, John Anzaldo. This is a…
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Casey Jones Used Cocaine: LN19790613 Reconstruction River Theater Guerneville CA
jg1979-06-23.reconstruction.late-1.aud-bershaw-GEMS.96235.flac1644 On Wednesday, June 13, 1979, Reconstruction appears to have played the River Theater in Guerneville, CA. As far as I know this gig is only known because of a surviving audience recording made by Alan Bershaw. update: I now am about 99.9% sure the correct date is 6/23. Reconstruction River Theater 16135 Main Street…
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Reasonably Good Voice and Superb Guitar: JGB on the Russian River, May 31, 1982
jg1982-05-31.jgb.all.aud-GEMS.95427.flac1644 So, this show came up a few days ago as one at which Liz Stires and Julie Stafford were probably singing backing vocals. Part of an interesting occasional discussion on personnel issues in which the early 80s JGB backup singers and drummers have been the matter of some focus (see also here on the…
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The River Theatre (Guerneville, CA) 1982 Liz and Julie Conundrum, Resolved
In my previous post on the JGB’s early 1980s drummers and backup singers, I grappled with the puzzle of the backup singers on 10/24/82 at the River Theater, 16135 Main Street, Guerneville, CA, 95446-8301: an eyewitness to the 10/24/82 River Theater (Guerneville, CA) show, which we know featured the return of female vocalists after the…