New Riders of The Purple Sage - Timeline of Band Members

Timeline of Band Members

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.

1969–1970	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Jerry Garcia – pedal steel guitar Phil Lesh – bass guitar Mickey Hart – drums
1970	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Jerry Garcia – pedal steel guitar Dave Torbert – bass guitar Mickey Hart – drums
1970–1971	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Jerry Garcia – pedal steel guitar Dave Torbert – bass guitar Spencer Dryden – drums
1971–1974	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar Dave Torbert – bass guitar Spencer Dryden – drums
1974–1976	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar Skip Battin – bass guitar Spencer Dryden – drums
1976–1977	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar Stephen A. Love – bass guitar Spencer Dryden – drums
1977–1978	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar Stephen A. Love – bass guitar Patrick Shanahan – drums
1978	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar Allen Kemp – bass guitar, vocals Patrick Shanahan – drums
1978–1980	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Bobby Black – pedal steel guitar Allen Kemp – bass guitar, vocals Patrick Shanahan – drums
1980	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Bobby Black – pedal steel guitar Allen Kemp – guitar, vocals Michael White – bass guitar Patrick Shanahan – drums
1980	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar Allen Kemp – guitar, vocals Michael White – bass guitar Patrick Shanahan – drums
1980–1981	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar Allen Kemp – bass guitar, vocals Patrick Shanahan – drums
1981–1982	John Dawson – guitar, vocals David Nelson – guitar, vocals Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar Allen Kemp – guitar, vocals Billy Wolf – bass guitar Patrick Shanahan – drums
1982–1984	John Dawson – guitar, vocals Rusty Gauthier – guitar and other instruments, vocals Allen Kemp – guitar Billy Wolf – bass guitar Val Fuentes – drums
1984–1985	John Dawson – guitar, vocals Rusty Gauthier – guitar and other instruments, vocals Allen Kemp – guitar, vocals Michael White – bass guitar Greg Lagardo – drums
1985–1987	John Dawson – guitar, vocals Rusty Gauthier – guitar and other instruments, vocals Gary Vogensen – guitar, vocals Billy Wolf – bass guitar Val Fuentes – drums
1987–1990	John Dawson – guitar, vocals Rusty Gauthier – guitar and other instruments, vocals Gary Vogensen – guitar, vocals Michael White – bass guitar Val Fuentes – drums
1990–1993	John Dawson – guitar, vocals Rusty Gauthier – guitar and other instruments, vocals Gary Vogensen – guitar, vocals Fred Campbell – bass guitar
1993–1994	John Dawson – guitar, vocals Rusty Gauthier – guitar and other instruments, vocals Evan Morgan – guitar, vocals Bill Laymon – bass guitar
1997	John Dawson – guitar, vocals Rusty Gauthier – guitar and other instruments, vocals Gary Vogensen – guitar, vocals Fred Campbell – bass guitar
2005–present	David Nelson – guitar, vocals Buddy Cage – pedal steel guitar Michael Falzarano – guitar, vocals Ronnie Penque – bass guitar Johnny Markowski – drums

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