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Dave Torbert
David Edwin Torbert (June 7, 1948 – December 7, 1982) was a Bay Area musician, best known for his associations with the Grateful Dead and the New Riders of the Purple Sage. He played bass for the latter group, replacing Phil Lesh during the sessions for their first album. He also played on "Box of Rain", a song from '' American Beauty'', and on "Greatest Story Ever Told" from Bob Weir's solo album ''Ace''. Additionally, he was a founding member, with Matthew Kelly, of the band Kingfish. Torbert died of a heart attack in 1982. Among the songs that Torbert wrote and sang lead with the New Riders were "California Day", "Contract", "Gypsy Cowboy", "Groupie", "On My Way Back Home", "It's Alright with Me", "Important Exportin' Man", and "Thank the Day". Discography *''Horses'' – Horses (1969) *'' American Beauty'' – Grateful Dead (1970) *''New Riders of the Purple Sage'' – New Riders of the Purple Sage (1971) *''Powerglide'' – New Riders of the Purple Sage (1972) *''Ace'' â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Adventures Of Panama Red
''The Adventures of Panama Red'' is the fourth country rock album by the New Riders of the Purple Sage, released in 1973. It is widely regarded as one of the group's best efforts, and reached number 55 on the Billboard charts. The album includes two songs written by Peter Rowan — "Panama Red", which became a radio hit, and "Lonesome L.A. Cowboy". Another song, "Kick in the Head", was written by Robert Hunter. Donna Jean Godchaux and Buffy Sainte-Marie contribute background vocals on several tracks. Track listing #"Panama Red" (Peter Rowan) – 2:47 #"It's Alright With Me" (Dave Torbert) – 2:43 #"Lonesome L.A. Cowboy" (Rowan) – 4:05 #"Important Exportin Man" ( Tim Hovey, Torbert) – 2:26 #"One Too Many Stories" ( John Dawson) – 2:54 #"Kick in the Head" ( Robert Hunter) – 2:30 #"You Should Have Seen Me Runnin" (Dawson) – 3:01 #"Teardrops in My Eyes" (Red Allen, Tommy Sutton) – 2:15 #"L.A. Lady" (Troy Seals, Don Goodman, Will Jenning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thanksgiving In New York City
''Thanksgiving in New York City'' is a live album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It contains the complete concert recorded at the Academy of Music in Manhattan at the late show on November 23, 1972. It was released as a 3-disc LP on November 29, 2019, in a limited edition of 1,800 copies, as part of Record Store Day Black Friday. It was released as a 2-disc CD on December 6, 2019. Critical reception In ''All About Jazz'', Doug Collette wrote, "By the time the New Riders appeared at the Academy of Music in November of 1972, commencing what would turn out to be a holiday tradition of sorts in the Big Apple, they had coalesced into a tightly-knit quintet... Two studio releases this same year, '' Gypsy Cowboy'' (Columbia, 1972) and ''Powerglide'' (Columbia, 1972) had helped crystallize a collective persona for the NRPS: slightly tongue-in-cheek and more than just a little psychedelic.... While this nearly two-hour recording isn't exactly overflowing w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glendale Train
''Glendale Train'' is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded as a live radio broadcast on October 30, 1971 at the Taft Auditorium in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was released on CD and vinyl on November 18, 2013. The New Riders' complete performance from the concert is included in the album. As was often the case during this period, they were the opening act for the Grateful Dead. Jerry Garcia was a member of both bands. He would play pedal steel guitar for NRPS, and then play electric guitar and sing for the Dead. A Grateful Dead album recorded the following night is '' Dick's Picks Volume 2''. Critical reception On AllMusic, Steve Leggett said, "... at this point, just after the release of the band's self-titled debut album earlier in the year, Garcia was a regular on pedal steel guitar. It was arguably the classic lineup for a band that was initially a spinoff project from the Dead, making this well-recorded live set a historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Veneta, Oregon, 8/27/72
''Veneta, Oregon, 8/27/72'' is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded live on August 27, 1972, at the Springfield Creamery Benefit concert, at Temple Meadow, near Veneta, Oregon. It was released on September 21, 2004. It was the third complete New Riders concert that was recorded in the 1970s and released in the 2000s as an album on the Kufala Recordings label, and the only one to be released as one disc instead of two. In 2020, the album was remixed and remastered, and retitled ''Field Trip''. It was released on CD by Omnivore Recordings on April 24, 2020. It was released as a two-disc LP, in a limited edition of 1,500 copies, on August 29, 2020, in conjunction with Record Store Day. Springfield Creamery Benefit The Springfield Creamery Benefit, sometimes called the Field Trip, was a benefit concert for a dairy owned by Chuck Kesey, the brother of Ken Kesey, and his wife Sue. The New Riders of the Purple Sage were the warm up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Music Hall, 12/5/72
''Boston Music Hall, 12/5/72'' is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded live on December 5, 1972, at the Music Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, and released on November 11, 2003. It was the second complete New Riders concert that was recorded in the 1970s and released in the 2000s as an album on the Kufala Recordings label. at the NRPS official website was the opening act at the Boston show. He sat in with the New Riders for their encore — his own song "I Love to Sing My Ballad, Mama" and the ' " |
Worcester, MA, 4/4/73
''Worcester, MA, 4/4/73'' is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded live at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts on April 4, 1973. It was released on May 20, 2003. It was the first of a series of albums that were released on the Kufala Recordings label in the 2000s and that contain complete New Riders concerts recorded in the 1970s.Live Archive Releases at the NRPS official website Two members of the Grateful Dead sat in with the New Riders at the Worcester concert. played piano for the entire show, and |
King Biscuit Flower Hour
The ''King Biscuit Flower Hour'' was an American syndicated radio show presented by the D.I.R. Radio Network that featured concert performances by various rock music recording artists. History The program was broadcast on Sunday nights from 1973 until 1993. Following the end of original programming, the broadcast continued on Sunday nights until 2005, airing previously broadcast shows. During its prime, the program was carried by more than 300 radio stations throughout the United States. The show's name was derived from the influential blues radio show ''King Biscuit Time'', which was sponsored by the King Biscuit Flour Co., combined with the hippie phrase "flower power". The first show was broadcast on February 18, 1973, and featured Blood, Sweat & Tears, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Bruce Springsteen. The long-time host of the show until the mid-1990s was Bill Minkin, whose voice has been described as "the perfect blend of hipster enthusiasm and stoner casualness." The conce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vintage NRPS
''Vintage NRPS'' is an album by the country rock group the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded live on February 21 and February 23, 1971 at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, New York, and released in 1986. at NewRidersOfThePurpleSage.com At the time of the Capitol Theatre shows, the New Riders of the Purple Sage were regularly performing as the opening act for the . was a member of both bands. Garcia would play |
Kingfish (1985 Album)
''Kingfish'' is an album by the rock band Kingfish. It contains previously unreleased tracks that were recorded at various times during the band's first eight years, and is sometimes referred to as ''Kingfish (1973–80)''. Released by Relix Records as a vinyl LP in 1985, side one was recorded in the studio, and side two was recorded live. It was released on CD in 1991. ''Kingfish'' is not to be confused with the band's 1976 debut album, which is also titled '' Kingfish''. Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, who was a member of Kingfish from 1974 to 1976, plays on seven of the album's thirteen songs. Track listing ''LP side one — studio cuts:'' #"Mess Around" (Ahmet Ertegun) – 3:00 #"Put Your Hand on Me" (John Lee Hooker) – 4:52 #"My Pledge of Love" (Joe Stafford) – 3:12 #"Taste of the Devil" (Barry Flast) – 3:14 #" Fox on the Run" (Tony Hazzard) – 2:53 #"Feels So Good" (Bob Hogins, Michael O'Neill, Dave Torbert) – 3:00 # " Juke" (Little Walter) – 2:27 ''LP s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trident (Kingfish Album)
''Trident'' is an album by the rock band Kingfish. Their second studio album and their third album overall, it was recorded at the Record Plant in Sausalito, California, and released by Jet Records in 1978. ''Trident'' features Kingfish co-founders Matthew Kelly on guitar and Dave Torbert on bass. Original members Robbie Hoddinott and Chris Herold had left the band before the album was recorded, and had been replaced by lead guitarist Michael O'Neill and ex-Wings drummer Joe English, respectively. Rounding out the lineup was keyboardist Bob Hogins. Track listing #"Hard to Love Somebody" (Michael O'Neill) #"Cheyenne" ( John Carter, Tim Gilbert) #"Hurricane" (O'Neill, Matthew Kelly) #"My Friend" (Bob Hogins) #"Magic Eyes" (Dave Torbert) #"Movin' Down the Highway" (O'Neill) #"Hawaii" (Torbert, Kelly) #"You and I" (Hogins) #"Feels So Good" (Hogins, O'Neill, Torbert) #"Take It Too Hard" (O'Neill) Personnel Kingfish *Matthew Kelly – guitar, harmonica, vocals *Dave Torbert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live 'n' Kickin' (Kingfish Album)
''Live 'n' Kickin is the second album by the rock group Kingfish. It was recorded live at the Roxy in West Hollywood, California. It was released as an LP in 1977 by Jet Records. It was released on CD in Germany in 1989. Though guitarist Bob Weir played with the band during the performance, he had returned to playing full time with the Grateful Dead by the time the album was produced. With the goal of forging a separate identity for Kingfish, tracks containing Weir's playing and singing were therefore removed from the mix, except where absolutely crucial to continuity or where his guitar or vocals bled onto the drum track. Track listing Side one # "Good-Bye Yer Honor" (Dave Torbert, Tim Hovey, Matthew Kelly) – 2:47 # " Juke" ( Walter Jacobs) – 2:29 # "Mule Skinner Blues" (George Vaughn, Jimmie Rodgers) – 4:24 # " I Hear You Knockin'" (Pearl King, Dave Bartholomew) – 4:16 # "Hypnotize" (Kelly, Torbert) – 5:40 Side two # "Jump for Joy" (John Carter, Tim Gilbert) â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
