New Riders of the Purple Sage

New Riders of the Purple Sage
New Riders of the Purple Sage in 2015. Left to right: Buddy Cage, Michael Falzarano, Johnny Markowski, David Nelson, Ronnie Penque.
New Riders of the Purple Sage in 2015. Left to right: Buddy Cage, Michael Falzarano, Johnny Markowski, David Nelson, Ronnie Penque.
Background information
OriginSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1969–1997, 2005–2017
LabelsColumbia, MCA, A&M, Relix
MembersDavid Nelson
Michael Falzarano
Ronnie Penque
Johnny Markowski
Past membersJohn Dawson
Jerry Garcia
Mickey Hart
Bob Matthews
Robert Hunter
Phil Lesh
Dave Torbert
Spencer Dryden
Buddy Cage
Skip Battin
Stephen A. Love
Patrick Shanahan
Allen Kemp
Bobby Black
Pete Grant
Michael White
Billy Wolf
Val Fuentes
Rusty Gauthier
Greg Lagardo
Gary Vogensen
Fred Campbell
Evan Morgan
Bill Laymon
Websitethenewriders.com

New Riders of the Purple Sage is an American country rock band. The group emerged from the psychedelic rock scene in San Francisco in 1969 and its original lineup included several members of the Grateful Dead.[2][3] The band is sometimes referred to as the New Riders or as NRPS.

  1. ^ Cahill, Greg (April 5, 2006). "Rough & Reddy: NRPS are back in town". Metro Silicon Valley. Retrieved July 23, 2023. Unbeknownst to Cage, that trip would provide a ticket across a psychedelic landscape and a charter membership in the progressive-country band the New Riders of the Purple Sage.
  2. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 694. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  3. ^ Whiting, Sam (February 9, 2020) [February 7, 2020]. "Buddy Cage, pedal steel guitar player for New Riders of the Purple Sage, dies at 73". Datebook. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

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