The Grateful Dead, a rock group from the West Coast, will appear with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on the Marathon concert from 7 pm. to 11 p.m. Tuesday in Kleinhans Music Hall.
The group will replace two rock groups that had been scheduled originally - The Byrds and Raven.
It is the first appearance here by the Dead. Members of the rock group are Jerry Garcia, lead guitar; Phil Lesh, bass guitar; Bob Weir, rhythm guitar; Mike Constanten, piano and organ; Billy Kreutzman and Mickey Hart, drums; and Pigpen, conga drums.
The group with the "San Francisco Sound" has recently released a live double album, "Live Dead." The group's songs include "Dark Star" and "St. Stephen."
The Marathon program will begin with Lukas Foss and the Grateful Dead performing "Non-Improvisation," a Bach Destruction with the music of Bach played against and within a wall of rock sound.
The Grateful Dead will perform two 45-minute sets - before and after Foss's "Geod," scheduled at 8:30 p.m.
John Cage's Variations III and IV will be played simultaneously, possibly involving the Grateful Dead along with the symphony orchestra.
Rock band and symphony orchestra will conclude the program with a confrontation beginning at 10:15 p.m.
The program will benefit the orchestra. Tickets are $4.50.
(from the Buffalo Courier Express, March 14 1970)
See also:
http://www.thedeadblog.com
http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2010/04/buffalo-31770.html
http://deadsources.blogspot.com/2018/02/march-17-1970-kleinhans-music-hall.html
One of the most famous lost shows.
ReplyDeleteCurious that "Mike Constanten" is still cited as a member, though TC had been out of the band for a month. He would've loved to be at this show, though.
I've always been curious how the Dead got invited (after the Byrds dropped out). Presumably since Lesh was a distant acquaintance of Lukas Foss from the early '60s.