Blog: No Rock And Roll Fun

John "Marmaduke" Dawson has died . Born in Michigan, Dawson's lucky break was joining Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions. This loose ensemble also found jugband space for Jerry Garcia, with whom Dawson would form The New Riders Of The Purple Sage. The presence of Garcia ensured that the band got work and found an audience supporting Jerry's more famous concern - although it wasn't until Garcia was replaced by Buddy Cage that The New Riders took on a life away from the Grateful Dead. Dawson guested on Dead albums Aoxomoxoa, Workingman's Dead, and American Beauty, [...]