New Riders of the Purple Sage

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New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band closely linked to the Grateful Dead and known for pioneering the psychedelic country sound of the early 1970s.

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New Riders of the Purple Sage canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American country rock band
musical group
activePeriod 1970s
associatedAct Grateful Dead NERFINISHED
Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
Mickey Hart NERFINISHED
Phil Lesh NERFINISHED
Spencer Dryden NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
debutAlbum New Riders of the Purple Sage NERFINISHED
debutAlbumReleaseYear 1971
formedIn 1969
genre country rock
psychedelic country
rock
hasFormerMember Buddy Cage NERFINISHED
Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
Mickey Hart NERFINISHED
Phil Lesh NERFINISHED
Spencer Dryden NERFINISHED
hasMember Buddy Cage NERFINISHED
David Nelson NERFINISHED
Jerry Garcia NERFINISHED
John Dawson NERFINISHED
Mickey Hart NERFINISHED
Phil Lesh NERFINISHED
Spencer Dryden NERFINISHED
hasSubgenreElement country
psychedelic rock
influencedBy Grateful Dead NERFINISHED
languageOfLyrics English
livePerformanceCharacteristic country-influenced jamming
extended improvisations
namedAfter Zane Grey novel "Riders of the Purple Sage" NERFINISHED
notableFor pioneering psychedelic country sound in the early 1970s
notableSong Glendale Train NERFINISHED
Henry NERFINISHED
Lonesome L.A. Cowboy NERFINISHED
Panama Red NERFINISHED
origin San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED
peakPopularityPeriod early 1970s
recordLabel A&M Records
Columbia Records
MCA Records
scene San Francisco psychedelic music scene
touringPartner Grateful Dead NERFINISHED

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Friend of the Devil associatedAct New Riders of the Purple Sage
Kingfish associatedAct New Riders of the Purple Sage
Jerry Garcia associatedAct New Riders of the Purple Sage