Category: Jerry

  • JGB19900302: Saturday, March 2, 1990, Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, CA

    update: this was originally posted some years ago. I accidentally reposted it today. It looks like it is not perfectly together – you get what you pay for. I wanted to try a little experiment by just unpacking a single show. I am not a very effective “prosopographer”, so I can’t do what Corry does,…

  • Second Guitarist, No Martin: JGMS, Keystone Berkeley, July 12, 1974

    19740712: Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders: Friday, July 12, 1974, Keystone, Berkeley, CA. There is a second guitarist on this show. I am concluding it’s David Nelson, but I am really uncertain. Can anyone else with this recording take a listen? Can anyone shed any more light? Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders Keystone Berkeley, CA…

  • Ladies Taping at the Boston Music Hall, March 14, 1978

     LN19780314: jg1978-03-14.jgb.all.aud-rolfe-minches.111596.flac1644 Great first set, OK second set. That’s based on this listen to this tape. Jerry Garcia Band Boston Music Hall Boston, MA March 14, 1978 (Tuesday) Dauby Rolfe MAC –set I (8 tracks, 83:53)– s1t01. Crowd and Tuning {3:53} s1t02. How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You [10:44] [1:31] {12:25} s1t03.…

  • 19910810 JGB French’s Camp Piercy CA (Fifth Annual Electric on the Eel)

    Jerry Garcia Band played the Fifth Annual Electric on the Eel event  put on by Bill Graham Presents and the Hogfarm at French’s Camp near Piercy, CA on Saturday, August 10, 1991. I don’t get into the 90s as much, needless to say, but since this just came up elsewhere I thought I’d just lay…

  • When did Melvin Seals begin with JGB?

    Edited 20110216 The Jerry Garcia Band show listed as Saturday, December 20, 1980, Keystone Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA, has always struck me odd. I argue here that (1) “12/20/80” is a “phantom” listing, a mislabel of 12/20/79. Along the way (2) I argue that “1/18/81” is also a phantom, a mislabel of 1/18/83. This…

  • 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…

  • GSCBF14: Old And In The Way: Sunday, April 28, 1974, ca. 23:15

    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.…

  • LN19760119 JG interview by Father Miles Riley, KPIX-TV Studios, San Francisco, CA

    Update: looks like a 26 minute recording is available through the GDAO: http://www.gdao.org/items/show/379043 Update2: GD Archive material gives taping date as 1/19/76 Update3: see also “Jerry’s January 1976”. Update4: 26 minute video has finally come into the light! I have now put some slightly more verbatim “viewing notes” below the fold. Not a full transcription,…

  • JG: December 21, 1970 (Monday), Pepperland, San Rafael, CA

    At some point I need to figure out Pepperland. I see from a Rock Prosopography post on Sons of Champlin setlists that the venue was the Bermuda Palms ca. 1967, then became Euphoria Ballroom, then became Pepperland. Nothing turns up on Rock Archaeology. COAU has a little bit. With an address of 737 Francisco Blvd.…

  • Hooteroll? Next Part

    Corry’s original post on LLD: “Hooteroll?–When Was It Recorded?“, with lots of great comments. My response: “Response to LLD’s Hooteroll–When Was It Recorded?” A number of commenters to these posts, including sraile and LIA, as well as more from Corry, have added valuable thoughts and information. Thank you all! The purpose of this post is…