"Glendale Train" New Riders of the Purple Sage with Jerry Garcia & Sandy Rothman 12/15/73 

What a treat! To see John Dawson (rhythm guitar and vocals), David Nelson (lead guitar and back vocals), Buddy Cage (pedal steel guitar), Dave Torbert (bass and back vocals) and Spencer Dryden (drums) live was enough to put their fans in country music heaven, but to see Jerry Garcia (Fender Telecaster) and Sandy Rothman (banjo) was positively blissful. And to have that song recorded live on videotape? Awesome. Kids, this is what real music is like. Taylor Swift is all well and good, but you have to venture beyond your musical comfort zone and check out what we listened to back in the day. You’ll feel a whole lot better. I swear I ain’t lying.

Todays date 12/9/23, Ijust happen to play this almost 50 years to the day , and it still kicks ass !!!

Love this song. Most underrated band of all time.

I remember Jerry and Buddy on the stage at Kezar stadium 5/26/73. They were watching Ralph Mooney Waylon Jennings Pedal Steel player work his craft. I had the impression they were impressed by Ralph who was like 20 years older then them at the time.

This footage is gold

Jerry next to Buddy absolutely amazing gotta be the best Video Ive ever seen thanks

I was there. ! Buddy Cage was awesome that night. Still have a crush on that guy.

saw them open for Grateful Dead and Jerry was on pedal steel!

This is great simply because it includes footage of Garcia playing a Telecaster which is extremely rare to see.

Jerry Garcia, genius! Great person!

Got to see them in the mid 70s opening for Golden Earring … was a spectacular night.

Do you happen to have the first time NRPS played public? When the show was billed as Jerry Garcia and they came on stage unannounced. This was at Long Shoremans Hall in SF. A Hells Angeles party Billed Janis Joplin and Jerry Garcia. Garcia came out and said this is going to blow everybody's mind. He sat down and played steel string guitar that nite.

How can you not love this?? How can you now absolutely love it.

Buddy Cage and Jerry Garcia❤️

Jerry stepped up and just blistered a Telecaster solo.I love musicians with different guitars than we are used to

love it. saw them together August 27th, 1972, when they joined the Grateful Dead journey to Veneta, Oregon.

I seen the New Riders in the late 70's right outside of Pittsburgh. On Rt. 8 in Hampton Twp. At the then V.I.P Lounge I believe it was called. Man I miss those days and old country rock music. The New Riders sounded great as always. They were a great band.

Sandy Rothman added so much. Awesome

My favorite NRPS tune.

I miss the riders, always a fun show

Jerry on a Tele! And with that shirt! 🔥 🔥 🔥

TOO COOL! jerry playing a Tele? WOW! Great post!!!!

I'm so thankful for this more than you'll ever know. I'm also glad that your posting the live footage instead of plain audio. There are a few on here that was only video with no sound. Talk about torture............WHEW!!!! So yeah, thx a bunch for this.

a great rare footage-what a treat

Love NRPS….when I saw them in mid 70’s or so Buddy Cage was on peddle steel. Saw them few times in upstate NY and Western MA back then.

Lots of videos on RU-vid claim to be showcasing "rare" footage - but this one delivers the goods! Rare as hen's teeth! Garcia on Tele AND in a tie-dye shirt? Lord have mercy! I love this song - it's a lot of fun to play - been playing it since it was new - and all these later...

Saw them 3 times -- always a treat!

My favorite Jerry is country/bluegrass Jerry. Great vid. Thanks you.

Awesome piece! RIP Marmaduke & Jer, you both are grately missed.

Thank you sooooooo much awesome, this kicks ass!!!! more if you plz

Buddy is brilliant as usual!

Really cool to see this video pop up . I was there !

NICE!! Very nice indeed!!! ID love to see more of their archive!!!!! Shaved Jerry!!!!

Garcia stayed out back playing and then strutted out, the crowd went wild

We were so young!!!! I love it!

All the videos in this line are old and fantastic. Happy days for me

I love the NRPS, have since their 1st album in 1970, thanks to Jer Bear for forming the New Riders, so Garcia could play pedal steal guitar with them, of course they continued after Jer left and Buddy played, love and miss Marmaduke (John Dawson) & David Nelson.❤❤❤This is one of hubbys favorite songs, he loves NRPS too, coz I introduced him long ago. Glendale Train is a favorite, we sing along to them all the time. My bestie, Nancy sent me a new NRPS embroidered patch for my jeans for Christmas. I used to draw that album cover all the time in college, I love the smoke signals NRPS debut album cover so much, love them so much & I am so glad I got to see them at a Day On The Green, Bill Graham concert where they opened for the Grateful Dead.😊

I wish i was born a little earlier to catch this cool stuff in person. But all the better I'm 20 yrs old and have it at my fingertips 💁

Thanks for sharing. I first saw the band this same year, 1973. Love ya', NRPS! (Ben, from Colorado)

One word AWESOME!!!!

Great clip rob, thanks- i put it up on the david nelson band facebook page

This is great!

damn I was there......stationed on Treasure Island......kept hearing an extra guitar......thenJerry came strutting out.......the crowd went wild!

Amazing to see himself playing a proper guitar for once.

Saw NRPS (w/Garcia on pedal steel) when they opened for the Dead in '71 at Bucknell U. in their highschool sized gymnasium. Ticket $5 😁.

Thanx for sharing!

thanx for post'n that !!!

Great ! Nice find !

I was at this show!

Very cool. Thanks Rob!

I play a telecaster and know how masterful Jerry's work was.Hope to jam with Jerry and Marmaduke in heaven !

Buddy, Buddy, Buddy

Okay, this is rad!

At 4:45 Jerry Garcia rips that telecaster solo right behind a smiling Buddy Cage, who replaced Jerry on steel guitar in the NRPS - classic................!!

Thumbs up for the pedal steel guy…

Beautiful 💗

Garcia con la telecaster!!!!!!!!! Mitico!!!!!

Jerry playing a Tele..Thx for the video

nice footage...I had seen Jerry with the Dead about a month and a half before this show in Denver

....the New Riders with Jerry and Sandy Rothman....are you kidding me!!!!...

I was there!!!!

Sooooo totally aaaawesome!!!!!☺

Wish the video/audio quality was better, but you can't argue with the performances! Killer solo by Buddy then Jerry!

great tunes great band love JC on pedal steel in other songs NRPS

Never seen Jerry on a Tele! Mind=blown!

What a Combo!!

Oh my goodness. Young 'uns can't do this shit these days. Fookin' brilliant.

Amos White was the baggage man, and he dearly loved his job, The company, they rewarded him with a golden watch and fob, Well Amos, he was a-markin'time, when the door blew off his car, They found Amos White in fifteen pieces, fifteen miles apart. That line always got me, maybe because my grandpa was a millwright who got killed on the railroad.

Saw them in Asbury Park NJ in the early seventies. Buddy Cage!

What a treat - thank you for posting!!

My God, I haven't heard this in.....well..... a while.

Super!

I didn't realize they did it in A. 'love Marmaduke! Jerry pre-beard Telly, nice

Awesome

I was there.....stationed at Treasure Island

...more You Tube gold.

Saw them I think in ‘75 at The Palomino in North Hollywood. So friggin’ good, I tell ya. I bet Jerry loved playing with these guys. An ol’ picker Jerry was. Ya gots to lissen to “Old and in the Way”! Yee-haa kiddies. 🤠🤠🤠🤠🤠

David Nelson not only does great chicken pickin' on his electric guitar but his harmony vocals are great.

Damn! Buddy Cage is RIPPING!

I was there :)

Saw NRPS in Atlanta that year . 51 years have past . If my math is right. How is that possible ?

Thanks for sharing this, it's wonderful to see and great audio too. Dare I ask, is there any more?

So cool how he was kinda hidden there!

LOL love the icon

There were men on horses men with guns and so sign of the law -- YIKES

45 long ones ago today!

I didn't know Jerry shaved his beard in 73. Live and learn.

.....oh I miss those days.... Riders opening for the Dead..... probably capital theater... Westchester....1970....

..... NRPS.... GRATEFUL DEAD.... GODBLESS.....

yay

WAYYYY....

yep and yep

4:27 steel heaven

Only ones still alive are Sandy and David - they were so young then…..😢

Same shirt Jerry wore with the Allman's 2 weeks later on New Years.

Fucking great

That picture of Jerry on a tele is teets

Marmaduke!!!!!!!!

😁🇺🇦☮️

I was 11 🤣🌞🎶🌵