''Live on Stage'' is an

album An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records co ...

by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was recorded live in 1975 at the Beacon Theatre in

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and at the Keystone in

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. It was released by Relix Records in 1993.

The history of ''Live on Stage''

Tracks 1–6 were recorded on November 14 and/or November 15, 1975, at the Beacon Theatre in New York. Tracks 7–10 were recorded on May 17, 1975, at the Keystone in Berkeley. Bluegrass fiddle player

Vassar Clements Vassar Carlton Clements (April 25, 1928 – August 16, 2005) was an American jazz, swing, and bluegrass fiddler. Clements has been dubbed the Father of Hillbilly Jazz, an improvisational style that blends and borrows from swing, hot jazz, and ...

sits in on two songs: "Glendale Train" and " Nadine". The cover photo, by Mary Ann Mayer, depicts, from left to right,

Spencer Dryden Spencer Charles Dryden (April 7, 1938 – January 11, 2005) was an American musician best known as the drummer for Jefferson Airplane and New Riders of the Purple Sage. He also played with Dinosaurs, and the Ashes (later known as the Peanut B ...

, John "Marmaduke" Dawson, David Nelson,

Skip Battin Clyde "Skip" Battin (February 18, 1934 – July 6, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, bassist, performer, and recording artist. He was a member of the Byrds, the New Riders of the Purple Sage, and the Flying Burrito Brothers. Εarly life C ...

, and

Buddy Cage Buddy Cage (February 18, 1946 – February 5, 2020) was an American pedal steel guitarist, best known as a longtime member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage.

. According to a statement by Dawson on the back cover, "This CD was originally released in Europe in 1992 without my permission. Not only that, the New Riders and the authors of the songs haven't seen any royalties, and probably won't from the release. Because of that I decided that we should release it 'legally'. The material here is quite enjoyable, and I like it! I hope you do too!"''Live on Stage''
at the Grateful Dead Family Discography

Track listing

#"Panama Red" (

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) – 3:17 #"Little Old Lady" (Richard Wilbur) – 3:16 #"Austin, Texas" (

) / "Instant Armadillo Blues" ( John Dawson) – 5:18 #"Henry" (Dawson) – 5:00 #"Glendale Train" (Dawson) – 5:31 #"Nadine" (

Chuck Berry Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, songwriter and guitarist who pioneered rock and roll. Nicknamed the " Father of Rock and Roll", he refined and developed rhythm and blues into th ...

) – 6:39 #"Singing Cowboy" (Battin) – 4:39 #" Take a Letter Maria" ( R. B. Greaves) – 5:14 #"I Will Never Make You Blue" (C. Cline, R. Cline) – 4:03 #" La Bamba" (traditional, arranged by

Ritchie Valens Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), known professionally as Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens was killed ...

) – 4:52

Personnel

New Riders of the Purple Sage

* John Dawson –

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* David Nelson – guitar, vocals *

Buddy Cage Buddy Cage (February 18, 1946 – February 5, 2020) was an American pedal steel guitarist, best known as a longtime member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage.

– pedal steel guitar *

– bass, vocals *

– drums

Additional musicians

– fiddle on "Glendale Train" and "Nadine"

Production

*Dave Tamarkin – tape archivist *Mary Ann Mayer – cover photographer

Notes

{{Authority control New Riders of the Purple Sage live albums 1993 live albums Relix Records live albums