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Bob Dylan: Blood On The Tracks

CBS 69097

Originally released: 20 January 1975

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Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks 1975 Columbia ——————————————————————— Tracks: 01. Tangled up in Blue 02. Simple Twist of Fate 03. You’re a Big Girl Now 04. Idiot Wind 05. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go 06. Meet Me in the Morning 07. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts 08. If You See Her, Say Hello 09. Shelter from the Storm 10. Buckets of Rain ———————————————————————

Charles Brown III

Tony Brown

Buddy Cage

Richard Crooks

Bob Dylan

Paul Griffin

Barry Kornfeld

Thomas McFaul

Eric Weissberg

* Long Live Rock Archive

[krispyweiss]

New Riders Release Vintage Video with Jerry Garcia Sit In

On Dec. 15, 1973, Jerry Garcia joined his former New Riders of the Purple Sage bandmates onstage at Winterland and with his replacement, Buddy Cage, ably handling pedal-steel duties, played a Telecaster as the band romped through “Sea Cruise.”

Garcia and Cage provide the highlights of NRPS’ otherwise-rough performance of Frankie Ford’s 1959 hit, just unearthed from deep inside the New Riders’ vault. The small-screen, black-and-white video shows every bit of its 46 years, but is nevertheless a fascinating peak at a NRPS reunion outside the context of a Grateful Dead show.

The beardless Garcia is positioned behind Cage and takes a decidedly un-Grateful solo at John Dawson’s request before he and Dave Torbert dig into some more off-key ooowees. Rough sailing for sure, but a “Sea Cruise” worth checking out - for the sights more than the sounds.

11/19/19

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New Riders of the Purple Sage -  Rainbow (1972)

Psychedelic country rock - not miles away from the Burrito Brothers.  I’m really digging the steel pedal guitar by Buddy Cage. Beachwood Sparks listened carefully. 

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Buddy Cage On Replacing Jerry Garcia

A Shakedown Archives Documentary | Key Figures

Pedal steel legend Buddy Cage was asked to step into the Grateful Dead orbit. His perspective on replacing Jerry Garcia reveals the impossible expectations anyone in that role would face.

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[krispyweiss]

Album Review: New Riders of the Purple Sage - Hempsteader: Live At The Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, New York, June 25, 1976

Forty-eight years after the fact, listeners can still hear the excitement that swirled around New York’s Calderone Concert Hall in 1976 when New Riders of the Purple Sage opened the show with “Panama Red.”

The gig is out on the sonically pure Hempsteader: Live At The Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, New York, June 25, 1976, and captures an era as well as a night of music.

Most of it is grand, though the blatant sexism of the day is evident in songs like “Annie May” and “I Heard You’ve Been Layin’ My Old Lady” and that is disturbing enough that even Hazel Dickens’ “You Put Her There” cannot cleanse the aftertaste of such material. On a happier note, the big-bang of rock-country also played songs by Delbert McClinton (“Honky Tonkin’ (I Guess I Done Me Some)”), Chuck Berry (“You Never Can Tell”) and the Rolling Stones (“Dead Flowers”) among others and transplanted them to rural settings.

Nonconformists from the get-go, the original Grateful Dead spin-off group got the hit out of the way and then got down to exploring its back catalog and promoting its 1976 MCA Records debut, New Riders. There was also the matter of breaking in bassist Stephen Love, who joined electric guitarists John Dawson and David Nelson; pedal steeler and MVP Buddy Cage; and drummer Spencer Dryden after they’d recorded the aforementioned LP with former Byrd Skip Battin. The new lineup hiccups now and then, but previews its strengths on such highlights as “Fifteen Days under the Hood” and “Glendale Train.”

Grade card: New Riders of the Purple Sage - Hempsteader: Live At The Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, New York, June 25, 1976 - B-

5/21/24

[krispyweiss]

New, New Riders in ’21?

- NRPS “talking about doing a few shows”

New Riders of the Purple Sage are “talking” about riding back onto the live-music scene before 2021 rides off into the sunset.

“New Riders have been talking about doing a few shows later this year in memory of Buddy Cage,” NRPS said on its Facebook page. “Most likely on the West Coast to start then head east.”

The statement echoes similar rumblings in April, before the delta variant began its sweep across the United States. If the tour comes to pass, it would mark the band’s first concerts under the NRPS banner since Cage died in 2016.

“Fingers crossed that’ll all happen,” the band said without mentioning whom might take Cage’s place on pedal-steel guitar.

“We’re all looking forward to playing live music for you all,” they added. “Support live music if you can.”

10/6/21

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New Riders of the Purple Sage “In Talks” about Returning to Concert Stage

- “It won't be the same without the late Buddy Cage, but the music will live on,” band says

The resurrection of the New Riders of the Purple Sage appears to be nigh.

Surviving band members David Nelson - the only original New Rider - and latter-day additions Michael Falzarano (rhythm guitar) Ronnie Penque (bass) and Johnny Markowski (drums) “are in talks to get back out and playing shows,” the band said in an Easter Day Facebook post.

“Fingers crossed that will happen soon.”

These would be the first NRPS shows since 2016, when illness sidelined Nelson and pedal steel guitarist Buddy Cage, who died of cancer in 2020.

“Granted it won't be the same without the late Buddy Cage, but the music will live on,” the band said.

No word on who would replace Cage, who replaced Jerry Garcia after the band’s 1971 self-titled debut.

4/4/21