"Landon McCoy (Drums)—although the personnel often changes for live concerts. Buck Page's and Jack Dalton's band derived the name from the title of a Zane Grey novel. In 1932 (when Jack Dalton formed his Riders of the Purple Sage), Buck Page was nine years old, and at 13 when he formed his ""Riders of the Purple Sage"" coast to coast radio was nonexistent. With Page on the East Coast and Dalton on the West Coast, it is uncertain if either would have had reason to know of each other's band. When Page and his ""Riders"" were forced to case their"
"2009. John Dawson (musician) John Collins Dawson IV (June 16, 1945 – July 21, 2009), nicknamed ""Marmaduke"", was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the leader and co-founder of the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. John Dawson was born in Chicago. His family moved to California in 1952. The son of a Los Altos Hills, California filmmaker, he took guitar lessons from a teacher and friend from the Peninsula School in Menlo Park, California. For high school he attended the Millbrook School near Millbrook, New York. While at Millbrook, he"
"John Dawson (musician) John Collins Dawson IV (June 16, 1945 – July 21, 2009), nicknamed ""Marmaduke"", was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the leader and co-founder of the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. John Dawson was born in Chicago. His family moved to California in 1952. The son of a Los Altos Hills, California filmmaker, he took guitar lessons from a teacher and friend from the Peninsula School in Menlo Park, California. For high school he attended the Millbrook School near Millbrook, New York. While at Millbrook, he took"
"Buck Page Buck Page (June 18, 1922 — August 21, 2006) founded the first western band known as Riders of the Purple Sage. Page, a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, began performing on local radio at age 11. He played string bass and rhythm guitar for a western band, The Valley Ranch Boys. Two years later he formed a staff band for Pittsburgh radio station KDKA that he named Riders of the Purple Sage after the title of the Zane Grey novel. Riders of the Purple Sage performed five hour-long shows a week on KDKA from 1936–1938. The band later moved"
"Zane Grey Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist best known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. ""Riders of the Purple Sage"" (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the commercial success of his printed works, his books have had second lives and continuing influence when adapted as films and television productions. His novels and short stories have been adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, ""Dick Powell's Zane Grey"
"of the secret—part of the mystery. That was the wonderful truth"". Yet, Oldring's sudden death creates guilt in Venters for his rash murder and shrouds forever the human characteristics of Oldring. ""Setting and Theme have been combined in this analysis to prevent redundancy. In Riders of the Purple Sage, much of the setting affects the theme."" ""Riders of the Purple Sage"" is set in 1871 in Utah. It is set in a fictional area of Southwest Utah called Cottonwoods. Cottonwoods was founded by the father of Jane Withersteen, therefore Jane Withersteen inherited the worth of the village, ""And then she"
"New Riders of the Purple Sage (album) New Riders of the Purple Sage is the self-titled debut album by the American country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released by Columbia Records in 1971, and reached number 39 on the ""Billboard"" charts. ""New Riders of the Purple Sage"" is the only studio album by the New Riders to feature co-founder Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead on pedal steel guitar. He is also featured on the live album ""Vintage NRPS"". Mickey Hart and Commander Cody play drums and piano, respectively, on two tracks—""Dirty Business"" and"
"""Last Lonely Eagle"". All songs written by John Dawson. These songs were recorded live at the Fillmore West and included in the 2003 CD reissue: New Riders of the Purple Sage (album) New Riders of the Purple Sage is the self-titled debut album by the American country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released by Columbia Records in 1971, and reached number 39 on the ""Billboard"" charts. ""New Riders of the Purple Sage"" is the only studio album by the New Riders to feature co-founder Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead on pedal steel guitar."
"New Riders of the Purple Sage New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco, California, in 1969, and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead. Their best known song is ""Panama Red"". The band is sometimes referred to as the New Riders, or as NRPS. The roots of the New Riders can be traced back to the early 1960s Peninsula folk/beatnik scene centered on Stanford University's now-defunct Perry Lane housing complex in Menlo Park, California, where future Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia"
"The Rainbow Trail The Rainbow Trail, also known as The Desert Crucible, is Western author Zane Grey's sequel to ""Riders of the Purple Sage"". Originally published under the title ""The Rainbow Trail"" in 1915, it was re-edited and re-released in recent years as ""The Desert Crucible"" with the original manuscript that Grey submitted to publishers. The novel takes place ten years after events of ""Riders of the Purple Sage"". The wall to Surprise Valley has broken, and Jane Withersteen is forced to choose between Lassiter's life and Fay Larkin's marriage to a Mormon. Both novels are notable for their protagonists'"
"Solar Circus, Stir Fried, the Brooklyn Cowboys, the Zen Tricksters, and Mike Gordon. The New Riders of the Purple Sage, led by John Dawson, but without Buddy Cage or David Nelson, had continued touring and recording albums from 1982 until Dawson's retirement from the music business in 1997. In 2005, Cage and Nelson re-formed the New Riders of the Purple Sage. The band continues to perform concerts throughout the United States. They have released three albums — """", ""Where I Come From"", and ""17 Pine Avenue"". Cage is also still working as a session musician with other artists, including collaborations"
"published his work, a historical romance in which Mormon characters were of central importance. Grey continued to write popular novels about Manifest Destiny, the conquest of the Old West, and the behavior of men in elemental conditions. Two years later Grey produced his best-known book, ""Riders of the Purple Sage"" (1912), his all-time best-seller, and one of the most successful Western novels of all. Hitchcock rejected it, but Grey took his manuscript directly to the vice president of Harper, who accepted it. As Zane Grey had become a household name, after that Harper eagerly received all his manuscripts. Other publishers"
"appearing at the Village Barn in New York, they were advertised as the ""Sons of the Purple Sage."" According to Sharon Lee Willing, Foy Willing's widow and author of ""No One to Cry To,"" his biography, Foy and Buck Page never met. Although Foy disbanded his group in 1952 it was temporary; he never relinquished the name and periodically reorganized and recorded his Riders of the Purple Sage until his death, July 24, 1978. Buck Page Buck Page (June 18, 1922 — August 21, 2006) founded the first western band known as Riders of the Purple Sage. Page, a native"
"Willing co-founded Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage with Iowa musician Al Sloey. The band included Patti Page on vocals, fiddler Johnny Paul, and accordionist Ken Coopern. The band's first hit, ""Texas Blues"", was written by Willing. They grew in fame and over their ten-year career, performed as the musical group backing up Monte Hale and Roy Rogers for Republic Studios. Willing and his band appeared as performers in many Western movies in the 1940s and early 1950s with Charles Starrett, Monte Hale, and Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. The Willing-led Riders of the Purple Sage disbanded"
"Foy Willing Foy Willing (May 14, 1914 – July 14, 1978) was a singer, songwriter, musician, and bandleader who performed Western music and appeared in Western movies. He formed the Western band Riders of the Purple Sage. Foy Willingham was born May 14, 1914 in Iredell, Texas. He began his career while attending high school in Texas by working at a local radio station. In 1933, he traveled to New York City to further his radio career. In 1940 he moved to Oklahoma, and in 1942 to California where he became popular during the Golden Age of Radio. In 1942,"
"that followed, Dawson and Nelson led a gradually evolving lineup of musicians in the New Riders of the Purple Sage, playing their psychedelic influenced brand of country rock and releasing a number of studio and live albums. Songwriting duties were generally divided between Dawson (who grew gradually less prolific before enjoying a resurgence on the band's final studio album) and a succession of three bassists: Torbert, Skip Battin (best known for his work with the Clarence White-era Byrds) and Roger McGuinn Band veteran Stephen A. Love. In 1982, David Nelson and Buddy Cage left the band. John Dawson and the"
"Riders of the Purple Sage, on bass and vocals, Robbie Hoddinott on lead guitar, and Chris Herold on drums. ""Kingfish in Concert"" contains the song medley ""Lazy Lightning"" / ""Supplication"", written by Bob Weir and John Perry Barlow. These songs became part of the Grateful Dead's repertoire two months later when, after a break of a year and a half, they resumed playing live concerts. The album also features ""One More Saturday Night"", as well as several cover songs that are associated with the Dead — ""C.C. Rider"", ""New Minglewood Blues"", ""Around and Around"", and ""Promised Land"". In an interview"
"Mormon women who will not tolerate polygamy and Mormon men who will not seek it. ""Riders of the Purple Sage"" has been adapted to film five times. The first film version of the novel was the silent film ""Riders of the Purple Sage"" (1918) starring William Farnum as Lassiter and Mary Mersch as Jane. A second silent film version was released in 1925, starring Tom Mix as Lassiter and Mabel Ballin as Jane. The first sound version appeared in 1931, starring George O'Brien as Lassiter and Marguerite Churchill as Jane. In 1941, a fourth film version was released, starring George"
"of the Purple Sage had formed. This session took place at Pacific Recording in San Mateo, California, on July 31, 1968. These tracks are credited to ""Marmaduke and friends"". According to the album liner notes, which were written by David Nelson, these are ""two songs John [Dawson] cut in 1968 in San Mateo with the help of Garcia and some members of Doug Sahm's group,"" indicating that Jerry Garcia plays pedal steel guitar on these tracks. Bob Matthews was the audio engineer at both studio sessions. Along with Betty Cantor, Matthews recorded many Grateful Dead concerts, and co-produced their albums"
"Ronnie Penque Ronnie Penque is a bassist, singer and songwriter who has been working in the music industry for over 30 years. Penque is most notably recognized for his work with the current New Riders of the Purple Sage. The New Riders emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco, California in 1969. The band originally included members of the Grateful Dead including Phil Lesh and Jerry Garcia. Penque was also lead singer and bass player for Melvin Seals and JGB. Melvin Seals is the keyboard player for the original Jerry Garcia Band. For the last 30 years Penque"
"a co-frontman on guitar and vocals, contributing prominently to the songwriting for the band's last major label release, 1981's ""Feelin' All Right"". In 1982, Nelson and Cage left the band, leaving Dawson as the sole remaining member from the classic lineup. From the early 1980s to the late 1990s, Dawson continued as leader of the New Riders of the Purple Sage. He was joined by bluegrass-oriented multi-instrumentalist Rusty Gauthier, who sang and played acoustic guitar, slide guitar, mandolin, banjo, and fiddle. During this fifteen-year period, an evolving lineup of musicians played with Dawson and Gauthier in the New Riders. These"
"Ronnie Penque, and drummer Johnny Markowski. They have released a live album, """", and two studio albums, ""Where I Come From"" and ""17 Pine Avenue"". Allen Kemp died on June 25, 2009. John ""Marmaduke"" Dawson died in Mexico on July 21, 2009, at the age of 64. The membership of the New Riders of the Purple Sage has changed many times. The following table shows a somewhat simplified version of the history of the band's lineups. New Riders of the Purple Sage New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic"
"Only Road Home Only Road Home is an album by the American musical artist Ronnie Penque. Penque is best known as the bassist and singer for the New Riders of the Purple Sage. ""Only Road Home"" is Penque's first solo album. It was released on November 2, 2010 on the Bayland Records label. The album features 11 songs written and produced by Penque. In early 2011 ""Only Road Home"" made it to the top of the college radio charts in the Jam Band category. It climbed to number one in February 2011. ""Only Road Home"" contains a version of the"
"Relix's Best of the New New Riders of the Purple Sage Relix's Best of the New New Riders of the Purple Sage is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released on March 11, 1997. It contains previously released songs that were recorded between 1989 and 1993 and that were selected from three albums on the Relix Records label. It was a followup to the 1995 compilation ""Relix's Best of the Early New Riders of the Purple Sage"". The albums excerpted on ""Relix's Best of the New New Riders of the"
"17 Pine Avenue 17 Pine Avenue is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released on March 6, 2012. ""17 Pine Avenue"" is the New Riders' second studio album, and third album overall, to feature their post-2005 lineup of David Nelson on guitar, Buddy Cage on pedal steel guitar, Michael Falzarano on guitar, Ronnie Penque on bass, and Johnny Markowski on drums. As on the band's previous effort, ""Where I Come From"", the music for seven of the twelve songs was written by Nelson, with lyrics by Robert Hunter, who wrote"
"Purple Sage"" are ""Keep On Keepin' On"" (a studio album released in 1989), ""Midnight Moonlight"" (a studio album released in 1992), and ""Live in Japan"" (a live album recorded in 1993 and released in 1994). From ""Midnight Moonlight"": From ""Keep On Keepin' On"": From ""Live in Japan"": Relix's Best of the New New Riders of the Purple Sage Relix's Best of the New New Riders of the Purple Sage is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released on March 11, 1997. It contains previously released songs that were recorded between"
"driven off her ranch as the persecution escalates, but she and Lassiter fall in love, Lassiter solves the mystery of his sister's death and the fate of her child, the Masked Rider is unmasked, and Venters finds his own romance. Along the way, Jane also finds time to adopt Fay Larkin, a young Gentile orphan who accompanies her and Lassiter at the end of the story. ""Riders of the Purple Sage"" was written in 1912 and is set in a remote part of Utah after the influx of Mormon settlers (1847-1857) as a backdrop for the plot (1871). The Mormons"
"late 19th century. By 1947 the formula was set with Paul Hurst joining the series as Hale's sidekick and Riders of the Purple Sage providing the music. At this point he ceased playing the character named for himself. In 1948 he made a trip back to see friends and family in his hometown of Shawnee plus appearances in 18 other Oklahoma towns to promote his latest movie, ""Son of God's country"". He reported that he had to leave his horse Pardner behind. Hale was also a recording star and appeared in a series of Western comics published by Fawcett Comics."
"boots up' twang of the lead guitar. It's there in Penque's lead vocals, which somehow evoke touches of Delaney Bramlett and Van Morrison and, yes, Jerry Garcia and John Dawson, while still magically remaining entirely distinct and his own: cheerful, occasionally plaintive, always accessible."" All songs written by Ronnie Penque. Only Road Home Only Road Home is an album by the American musical artist Ronnie Penque. Penque is best known as the bassist and singer for the New Riders of the Purple Sage. ""Only Road Home"" is Penque's first solo album. It was released on November 2, 2010 on the"
"Relix's Best of the Early New Riders of the Purple Sage Relix's Best of the Early New Riders of the Purple Sage is an album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released on August 5, 1995. It contains previously released songs that were recorded between 1969 and 1975 and were selected from three albums on the Relix Records label — ""Before Time Began"", ""Vintage NRPS"", and ""Live on Stage"". The songs on ""Relix's Best of the Early New Riders of the Purple Sage"" that were excerpted from ""Before Time Began"" were recorded"
"Keep On Keepin' On (New Riders of the Purple Sage album) Keep On Keepin' On is the twelfth studio album by the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released in 1989 by Mu Records, and subsequently re-released by Relix Records. ""Keep On Keepin' On"" is the first of two studio albums by the New Riders to feature only one original member of the band, John Dawson, the second being 1992's ""Midnight Moonlight"". It includes a version of the Grateful Dead song ""Friend of the Devil"", which was co-written by Dawson. The album is more"
"the thieves. Venters falls in love with the girl while caring for her. Together they escape to the East, while Lassiter, Fay, and Jane, pursued by both Mormons and rustlers, escape into a paradise-like valley and topple a giant rock to forever close off the only way in or out. The events depicted in ""Riders of the Purple Sage"" occur in mid-spring and late summer 1871. Early in ""Riders of the Purple Sage"", Jane Withersteen's main conflict is her right to befriend a Gentile. (The word Gentile means ""non-Mormon"" and is used a lot in the book). Jane Withersteen's father"
"Riders of the Purple Sage (band) Riders of the Purple Sage was a name used by three (3) separate western bands in the United States. The original Riders of the Purple Sage was formed in 1936 by singer and guitarist Buck Page. The group spent three years as the staff band for radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh, performing five hour-long shows each week. In 1938 the band went to New York City and performed on radio station WOR and at various venues such as the famous nightclub called the Village Barn. It should be also noted that in 1932 there"