There isn't a tape of the Keith & Donna set, but Garcia wasn't the lead guitar player. It was an old pal of Keith's named Ray Scott. Garcia played the very last show of the Keith & Donna Band (Dec 20), as Scott had been fired the month before.
Garcia also played a few shows with Keith & Donna in August 1975, along with Scott, but those appear to have been "Jerry Garcia" bookings covered by using Keith & Donna (Legion Of Mary had been scuttled, and Nicky Hopkins hadn't arrived).
Thanks, as always, for your astute research. I should have dug a bit deeper into the players at this show. First I’m reading about Ray Scott. Edits forthcoming…
There isn't a tape of the Keith & Donna set, but Garcia wasn't the lead guitar player. It was an old pal of Keith's named Ray Scott. Garcia played the very last show of the Keith & Donna Band (Dec 20), as Scott had been fired the month before.
Garcia also played a few shows with Keith & Donna in August 1975, along with Scott, but those appear to have been "Jerry Garcia" bookings covered by using Keith & Donna (Legion Of Mary had been scuttled, and Nicky Hopkins hadn't arrived).
didn't Steve Kimock play with Keith & Donna at some point?
Kimock played with a final iteration of Keith & Donna, after they had left the Dead, around 1980. I think it was called The Heart Of Gold Band
Thanks, as always, for your astute research. I should have dug a bit deeper into the players at this show. First I’m reading about Ray Scott. Edits forthcoming…