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nickname">John Collins Dawson IV</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Also known as</span></th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Marmaduke</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1945-06-16</span>)</span>June 16, 1945<br /><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">July 21, 2009<span style="display:none">(2009-07-21)</span> (aged 64)<br /><a href="/wiki/San_Miguel_de_Allende" title="San Miguel de Allende">San Miguel de Allende</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Country_rock" title="Country rock">Country rock</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Instruments</th><td class="infobox-data note"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul 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of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/New_Riders_of_the_Purple_Sage" title="New Riders of the Purple Sage">New Riders of the Purple Sage</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Musical artist</div> <p><b>John Collins Dawson IV</b> (June 16, 1945 – July 21, 2009), nicknamed "<b>Marmaduke</b>", was an American musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the leader and co-founder of the <a href="/wiki/Country_rock" title="Country rock">country rock</a> band the <a href="/wiki/New_Riders_of_the_Purple_Sage" title="New Riders of the Purple Sage">New Riders of the Purple Sage</a>. He sang lead vocals on most of the band's songs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_career">Musical career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Dawson_(musician)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Musical career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Dawson was born in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>. His family moved to California in 1952. The son of a <a href="/wiki/Los_Altos_Hills,_California" title="Los Altos Hills, California">Los Altos Hills, California</a>, filmmaker, he took guitar lessons from a teacher and friend from the Peninsula School in <a href="/wiki/Menlo_Park,_California" title="Menlo Park, California">Menlo Park, California</a>. For high school he attended the <a href="/wiki/Millbrook_School" title="Millbrook School">Millbrook School</a> near <a href="/wiki/Millbrook,_New_York" title="Millbrook, New York">Millbrook, New York</a>. While at Millbrook, he took courses in music theory and history and sang in the glee club. </p><p>Dawson's musical career began in the mid-1960s <a href="/wiki/American_folk_music_revival" title="American folk music revival">folk music scene</a> in the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco Bay Area</a>. There, he met fellow guitarist <a href="/wiki/David_Nelson_(musician)" title="David Nelson (musician)">David Nelson</a>, and was part of the rotating lineup of Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions, a <a href="/wiki/Jug_band" title="Jug band">jug band</a> that included <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Garcia" title="Jerry Garcia">Jerry Garcia</a> and several other future members of the <a href="/wiki/Grateful_Dead" title="Grateful Dead">Grateful Dead</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dawson was also heavily influenced by the <a href="/wiki/Bakersfield_sound" title="Bakersfield sound">Bakersfield sound</a> genre of <a href="/wiki/Country_music" title="Country music">country music</a>. </p><p>After a stint at <a href="/wiki/Occidental_College" title="Occidental College">Occidental College</a>, Dawson remained in the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles metropolitan area">Los Angeles metropolitan area</a> for several years. By 1969, Dawson had returned to Los Altos Hills to attend courses at <a href="/wiki/Foothill_College" title="Foothill College">Foothill College</a>. Along with Nelson, he also contributed to the sessions for <i><a href="/wiki/Aoxomoxoa" title="Aoxomoxoa">Aoxomoxoa</a></i>, the Grateful Dead's third studio album. He also began to write a number of <a href="/wiki/Country_rock" title="Country rock">country rock</a> songs, a development coinciding with Garcia's newfound interest in playing <a href="/wiki/Pedal_steel_guitar" title="Pedal steel guitar">pedal steel guitar</a>. Joined by Nelson, they formed the New Riders of the Purple Sage.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The New Riders became the opening act for the Grateful Dead, and their original lineup included Grateful Dead member <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Hart" title="Mickey Hart">Mickey Hart</a> on drums as well as Garcia. Within a year, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Torbert" title="Dave Torbert">Dave Torbert</a> replaced Bob Matthews on bass and <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Dryden" title="Spencer Dryden">Spencer Dryden</a> replaced Hart in the New Riders lineup, with Garcia continuing to play in both bands. In 1970 and 1971, the New Riders and the Grateful Dead performed many concerts together.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 1971, <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Cage" title="Buddy Cage">Buddy Cage</a> replaced Jerry Garcia as the New Riders' pedal steel player, allowing NRPS to tour independently of the Dead.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During this same period, Dawson continued to appear as a guest musician on Grateful Dead studio albums, including <i><a href="/wiki/Workingman%27s_Dead" title="Workingman's Dead">Workingman's Dead</a></i> (1970) and <i><a href="/wiki/American_Beauty_(album)" title="American Beauty (album)">American Beauty</a></i> (1970).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Jerry Garcia and <a href="/wiki/Robert_Hunter_(lyricist)" title="Robert Hunter (lyricist)">Robert Hunter</a>, he co-wrote the song "<a href="/wiki/Friend_of_the_Devil" title="Friend of the Devil">Friend of the Devil</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the years that followed, Dawson and Nelson led a gradually evolving lineup of musicians in the New Riders of the Purple Sage, playing their psychedelic influenced brand of country rock and releasing a number of studio and live albums. Songwriting duties were generally divided between Dawson (who grew gradually less prolific before enjoying a resurgence on the band's final studio album) and a succession of three bassists: Torbert, <a href="/wiki/Skip_Battin" title="Skip Battin">Skip Battin</a> (best known for his work with the <a href="/wiki/Clarence_White" title="Clarence White">Clarence White</a>-era <a href="/wiki/Byrds" class="mw-redirect" title="Byrds">Byrds</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Roger_McGuinn" title="Roger McGuinn">Roger McGuinn</a> Band veteran <a href="/wiki/Stephen_A._Love" title="Stephen A. Love">Stephen A. Love</a>. In 1982, David Nelson and Buddy Cage left the band. John Dawson and the New Riders carried on without them, taking on more of a <a href="/wiki/Bluegrass_music" title="Bluegrass music">bluegrass</a> influence with the addition of multi-instrumentalist <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rusty_Gauthier&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rusty Gauthier (page does not exist)">Rusty Gauthier</a> and singer/guitarist Gary Vogensen ( <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://garyvogensen.com">https://garyvogensen.com</a>) to the group. NRPS continued to tour intermittently and released the occasional album. Then, in 1997, Dawson retired from the music business, moved to Mexico, and became an English teacher, and the New Riders disbanded. </p><p>In 2005, David Nelson and Buddy Cage revived the New Riders of the Purple Sage, without Dawson's participation but with his agreement and moral support. Subsequently Dawson made several guest appearances at New Riders concerts.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Dawson died in Mexico of stomach cancer on July 21, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Dawson_(musician)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070205060707/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thegratefuldead/biography">"The Grateful Dead: Biography"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">28 November</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=nrps.net%2C+official+website+of+NRPS&rft.atitle=The+History+of+NRPS&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nrps.net%2Fband%2Findex.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Dawson+%28musician%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p69286">John Dawson</a> at <a href="/wiki/AllMusic_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="AllMusic (identifier)">AllMusic</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1971024/">John Dawson</a> at <a href="/wiki/IMDb_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="IMDb (identifier)">IMDb</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFRomanowski1995" class="citation book cs1">Romanowski, Patricia (1995). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=_hKFAAAAIAAJ&q=%22john+dawson%22"><i>New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia Of Rock & Roll</i></a>. Fireside. pp. 393, 708. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-684-81044-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-684-81044-1"><bdi>0-684-81044-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=New+Rolling+Stone+Encyclopedia+Of+Rock+%26+Roll&rft.pages=393%2C+708&rft.pub=Fireside&rft.date=1995&rft.isbn=0-684-81044-1&rft.aulast=Romanowski&rft.aufirst=Patricia&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D_hKFAAAAIAAJ%26q%3D%2522john%2Bdawson%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJohn+Dawson+%28musician%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFGill2005" class="citation book cs1">Gill, Andy (2005). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/simpletwistoffat00gill"><i>A Simple Twist of Fate: Bob Dylan and the Making of Blood on the Tracks</i></a></span>. 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