New Riders of the Purple Sage

== Info ==
Country rock band and a part of the San Francisco sound. Members have included Jerry Garcia and Phil Lesh of Grateful Dead. The founder of the band was Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, also of the Dead. Member David Nelson actually worked with the Dead as well as Big Brother and the Holding Company. David Getz toured with Country Joe and the Fish. Covered Bob Dylan. Played at the final Winterland concert. Member Stephen A. Love had previously played for Ricky Nelson and Roger McGuinn of The Byrds. Skip Battin had previously played for The Byrds. They were named after a Western novel by author Zane Grey.
== Genres ==
Country rock
Category:Country Rock
Category:Sixties
Category:San Francisco Sound
Category:Alternative Country