Listen to The New Riders of the Purple Sage perform “Six Days On the Road” in 1971

I’m still playing around with these shows in history posts. I’m having a lot of fun uploading single songs to YouTube. Right now I’m just picking out a show from this day, finding a song I like and putting it up. If I get good at this I may do more, or have more to say about it.

Unless the powers that be start taking me down. But for now this is fun. I hope you enjoy.

New Riders of the Purple Sage & The Grateful Dead – Binghampton, NY (05/02/70)

NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE & The Grateful Dead
Saturday, May 2, 1970
Harpur College
Binghampton, NY

New Riders set:

Workingman’s Blues (missing from source 1)
Brown Eyed Handsome Man
Truck Drivin’ Man
If You Hear Me When I’m Leavin’
Whatcha Gonna Do//(fade)
All I Ever Wanted
Henry
Lodi
Saw Mill*
The Race Is On*
Mama Tried*
Me And My Uncle*
The Weight

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*with Bob Weir on guitar and vocals

John Dawson – rhythm guitar, vocals
David Nelson – lead guitar, vocals
David Torbert – bass, vocals
Jerry Garcia – pedal steel guitar
Mickey Hart – drums

Note: The cut end of “Whatcha Gonna Do” is that way on the SBDMR.
Fadeout was performed as part of the broadcast. Tape ends roughly two seconds after fade.

Grateful Dead Set:

Acoustic Set:
01 – Tuning
02 – Don’t Ease Me In
03 – I Know You Rider
04 – Friend Of The Devil
05 – Dire Wolf
06 – Beat It On Down The Line >
07 – Black Peter >
08 – Candyman (cut)
09 – Tuning
10 – Cumberland Blues
11 – Deep Elem Blues
12 – Cold Jordan
13 – Uncle John’s Band

Electric Set 1:
27 – Saint Stephen >
28 – That’s It For The Other One >
29 – Cosmic Charlie
30 – Casey Jones
31 – Good Lovin’
32 – Cold Rain And Snow
33 – It’s A Man’s World
34 – Dancing In The Street

Electric Set 2:
35 – Morning Dew
36 – Viola Lee Blues >
37 – And We Bid You Good Night