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Lion's Share

San Anselmo, CA
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05/15/1968
Jorma Kaukonen
Set 1Jelly Roll
She Caught The Katy
Instrumental
Lovin' Man
If I Were A Carpenter
Walkin' Blues*
Workin' On A Fish Boat*
Kind Mama/Cross Roads*
Instrumental *
CommentSteve Mann, *Jorma Kaukonen & Will Scarlet

Vocals - Steve Mann
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10/16/1969
Ry Cooder
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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10/17/1969
Ry Cooder
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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10/18/1969
Ry Cooder
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
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07/30/1970
Grateful Dead
17077, 114020
Set 1To Lay Me Down
Dire Wolf
Candyman
Rosalie McFall
I Hear A Voice Callin'
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Set 2
Set 3
CommentFirst Set acoustic NRPS Other artist(s): The Grateful Dead
According to newly discovered evidence, it appears that this show, along with two others on 7/31 and 8/1 occurred at Lion's Share in San Anselmo, not at the Matrix in San Francisco. See http://jgmf.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-riders-of-purple-sage-and-acoustic.html for more information.
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07/31/1970
Grateful Dead
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentAccording to Deadessays blog it's possible that the dead played acoustic shows with NRPS. See http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2015/09/deadbase-corrections.html for more information.
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07/31/1970
Garcia
CommentNRPS
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08/01/1970
Grateful Dead
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentAccording to Deadessays blog the Dead played an acoustic show with NRPS. See http://jgmf.blogspot.com/2012/02/new-riders-of-purple-sage-and-acoustic.html for more information.
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08/01/1970
Garcia
CommentNRPS
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02/10/1971
Van Morrison
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Commentinfo by ASiegel
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07/21/1971
Garcia
Set 1Someone Calling My Name
On And On
Lonesome Fiddle Blues
Land Of The Navajo
Going To The Races
Land Of The Navajo
Cedar Hill
High Lonesome Sound
Hobo Song
Wild Horses
Lonesome LA Cowboy
Pig In A Pen
Kissimmee Kid
Kissimmee Kid (Let's Do It Again)
Midnight Moonlight
CommentOld & In The Way
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09/24/1971
Garcia
4497, 137584, 138213, 157538
Set 1Early Show:
Set 2Late Show

Annie Had A Baby->
W-P-L-J
Baby, What Do You Want Me To Do?
I Was Made To Love Her
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
outro (2)
CommentGarcia & Saunders

Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, vocals;
Tom Fogerty - electric guitar, vocals;
Merl Saunders - keyboards;
Bill Kreutzmann - drums.

NOTE: Many recordings with this date are in fact <a href="/lookup_show.php?shows_key=713785">09/25/1971</a> including SHNIDs 4497, 137584 and 138213. More information here: http://jgmf.blogspot.com/2022/08/dating-september-1971-lions-share-gigs.html
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09/25/1971
Garcia
157539
Set 1Early Show

Introduction (1)
Save Mother Earth-&gt;
Imagine(2)
One Kind Favor
I Was Made To Love Her
Baby, What Do You Want Me To Do?%
Biloxi
Set 2Late show

Hi-Heel Sneakers
Man-Child-&gt;
Summertime
That's A Touch I Like(3)
Annie Had A Baby-&gt;
W-P-L-J%
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down(4)
Set 3
CommentJerry Garcia and Merl Saunders
Jerry Garcia - electric guitar, vocals;
Tom Fogerty - electric guitar, vocals;
Merl Saunders - keyboards;
John Kahn - electric bass;
Bill Kreutzmann - drums.

This material was historically identified as <a href="/lookup_show.php?shows_key=62926">09/24/1971</a> but is actually 9/25/71. More information here: http://jgmf.blogspot.com/2022/08/dating-september-1971-lions-share-gigs.html
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01/14/1972
Garcia
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentGarcia & Saunders
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01/14/1972
Garcia & Saunders
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentGarcia & Saunders
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01/19/1972
Garcia
4496, 8660, 137595
Set 1It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Expressway (To Your Heart) >
Imagine (Instrumental)
That's All Right, Mama
Save Mother Earth (Instrumental)*
I Was Made To Love Her (Instrumental)*
CommentGarcia & Saunders
*With Paul Butterfield
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01/20/1972
Garcia
9766, 166032
Set 1That's The Touch I Like
Man-Child Instrumental
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Expressway (To Your Heart)
That's All Right, Mama
Set 2How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
My Problems Got Problems Instrumental
Lonely Avenue
Save Mother Earth Instrumental >
Imagine Instrumental
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
CommentJerry Garcia and Merl Saunders
First known performance of 'When I Paint My Masterpiece' (in the Garcia-verse).

Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
Merl Saunders - keyboards
John Kahn - bass
Bill Vitt - drums
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12/28/1972
Garcia
76175, 137397
Set 1After Midnight
It's Too Late
Baby Please Don't Go (1)
Expressway (To Your Heart) >
Jam >
Space >
Georgia On My Mind
That's All Right, Mama
Set 2When I Paint My Masterpiece
I Second That Emotion
Unknown Song (1,2) >
Jam (1,2) >
Sweet Cocaine (1,2)
Baby What You Want Me To Do? (1,2)
Further On Up The Road (1,2)
The System (1,2,3)
CommentGarcia & Saunders. (1) Roger Troy (aka Jellyroll) (bass, vocals) , (2) Danny ? (guitar) , (3) Unknown crowd member who walked up on stage unannounced (horn). <B>As of 8/2003, the Jerry Site has determined that 12/28/72 is the correct date for this material, rather than 12/20/72.</B>
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02/15/1973
Van Morrison
Set 1Saint Dominic's Preview/Caledonia Soul Music
Hey Good Lookin'
Since I Fell For You
I've Been Working
Into The Mystic
Caravan
I Just Want To Make Love To You
Hard Nose The Highway
Set 2Everybody's Talkin'
Help Me
I've Been Working
Wild Children
Saint Dominic's Preview
Listen To The Lion
Since I Fell For You
Misty
White Cliffs Of Dover
Caravan
Hard Nose The Highway
I Just Want To Make Love To You
Commenthttp://www.harbour.sfu.ca/%7Ehayward/van/van.html [site closed June 24, 2008; what follows are liner notes from the "Pro" Bootleg "The Lion Roars"]
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The Lion's Share broadcast from San Anselmo,CA is one of the great treasures prized by Morrison collectors.It is also one of the most difficult to find complete in excellent quality.

The broadcast on a low power Berkeley station [ed: see notes below] limited the reception area. Even worse,the Bay Area was rocked by a winter storm on broadcast night which not only interfered but interfered in different locations at different times.For the first time on disc,the complete two set Lion's Share Show is now in excellent quality pieced together from three sources for the cleanest tape possible.

The effort is well worth it for the rarities the listener is treated to. With jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi sitting in , Van opts for a looser sound and a number of unique performances. Check out the wordless scat singing on "Into The Mystic" as well as the long instrumental breaks. Van sings both the verses and scats on a one time performance of Fred Neil's "Everybody's Talking" from the movie "Midnight Cowboy".

The Lenny Welch classic "Since I Fell For You" received two treatments: the first Van plays it straight while the second is an extended jazzy version with Van's most impassioned singing of the night. Other unique treats are the World War II era "White Cliffs of Dover", Hank Williams' "Hey Good Lookin'" and a lovely version of the Johnny Mathis hit "Misty".

Among the regular songs of this era, the most compelling is "Listen to the Lion" in which Van implores us to "listen to the lion inside of me".

Amen.

Additional information from Paul Grosso:
Just for the record, the broadcast was on KPFA - it's a non-commercial station but certainly not low power. It's actually heard all over the Bay Area and has repeaters feeding their signal all the way down to Monterey.

During "Hard Nose the Highway", in the early show, Van namechecks the following musicians:
Brother Jack Schroer: saxophone
Jeff Labes: piano
Doug Messenger: guitar
Marty David: bass
Rick Shlosser: drums
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04/22/1973
Van Morrison
Set 1I Just Want To Make Love To You, Got My Mojo Working, What'd I Say, Bring It On Home, Sweet Sixteen, Rock Me Baby, Jambalaya,
Set 2
Set 3
Commentinfo by ASiegel
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07/05/1973
Garcia
79032, 136777
Set 1After Midnight
Someday Baby
She's Got Charisma &gt;
That's Alright Mama
The System
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Set 2I Second That Emotion
My Funny Valentine &gt;
Space
Finders Keepers
Money Honey
Like A Road
Merl's Tune &gt;
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
CommentNotes
Bill Vitt on drums. Unknown trumpet player sits in on Set 2.

Jerry Garcia and Merl Saunders
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07/21/1973
Garcia
6386, 11462, 20507, 21835
Set 1Someone Calling My Name
On And On
Lonesome Fiddle Blues
Land OF The Navajo
Going To The Races
Land Of The Navajo
Cedar Hill
High Lonesome Sound
Hobo Song
Wild Horses
Lonesome LA Cowboy
Pig In A Pen
Kissimee Kid
Kissimee Kid (Let's do that one again)
Midnight Moonlight
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07/21/1973
Jerry Garcia Band
Commentpractice sessions
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06/04/1974
Garcia
6379, 141971
Set 1Ptah, The El Daoud
Expressway (To Your Heart)
I Second That Emotion
Wondering Why
Soul Roach
Set 2All Blues
New York City*
The Harder They Come
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
CommentGarcia & Saunders. * w/ Alice Stuart
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06/05/1974
Garcia
8062
Set 2La-La
Finders Keepers
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Kansas City Blues (1)
Harder They Come (1)
That's All Right, Mama (1)
CommentGarcia & Saunders. (1) with Alice Stuart on guitar and vocals.
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11/17/1974
Kingfish
120028
Set 1Come and Go
Nothing in this World
Hypnotize
And Walk Away
Peace Love and Understanding
Set 2Youngblood
Big Iron
Jump For Joy
Juke
Tuning
Mystery Train
All Over Now
Don't Need No Doctor
Promised
Willie And The Hand Jive
Around
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04/17/1975
Keith & Donna Band
108888
Set 1Instrumental
My Love For You
Show Me
Sweet Inspiration
Instrumental
I Got Jesus
Instrumental
Showboat
Let Me Love You
Instrumental
Sweet Baby
When You Start To Move
CommentKeith Godchaux - Keyboards, Vocals
Donna Godchaux - Vocals
? - Drums
Ray Scott (?) - Guitar
Steve Schuster (?)- Sax
? - Trumpet
Mike Larscheid (?)- Bass
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