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John Collins Dawson IV (June 16, 1945 – July 21, 2009), nicknamed " Marmaduke ", was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the leader and co-founder of the country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. He sang lead vocals on most of the band's songs.
John Dawson, a singer and songwriter whose band New Riders of the Purple Sage began as a country-rock offshoot of the Grateful Dead but had a long life of its own, died on Tuesday in San...
John Dawson (actor) (1919–1984), played Mr. Mumford in Rentaghost. John Dawson (musician) (1945–2009), American singer and guitarist with the New Riders of the Purple Sage. John Dawson (anchor) (born 1969), British television journalist.
Watch Part 1 of our Reconciliation Series as John Dawson shares about how important it is to know the history of the land in order to love its people. There ...
Jul 24, 2009 · SAN FRANCISCO — John “Marmaduke” Dawson, a longtime Grateful Dead collaborator who co-wrote “Friend of the Devil” and developed a devoted following with his psychedelic country group New Riders...
Jul 22, 2009 · The extended Grateful Dead family and Dead Head community lost a great talent and a dear friend on July 21, when John “Marmaduke” Dawson, longtime singer, songwriter and guitarist with New Riders of the Purple Sage, passed away peacefully after a long period of failing health.
Jul 26, 2009 · John “Marmaduke” Dawson had original tunes in his pocket and a guitar in his hand in 1969 when a buddy just learning to play pedal steel guitar often joined his weekly gig at the Underground, a...
