24 July 2009 19:05

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GRATEFUL DEAD - SAGE STAR DAWSON LOSES CANCER BATTLE

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SAGE STAR DAWSON LOSES CANCER BATTLE

GRATEFUL DEAD collaborator and NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE star JOHN DAWSON has lost his battle with stomach cancer in Mexico at the age of 64.
The Friend of the Devil co-writer co-founded country act New Riders in 1969 with Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia. The band also featured Dead stars Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart.
The band toured with the Grateful Dead and released eight albums on Columbia Records in the early 1970s.


24 July 2009 19:05


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