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Great Speckled Bird performing (probably doing C.C. Rider) in Calgary, July, 1970 on the legendary Festival Express tour with special guests. Left to right: Buddy Cage, Jerry Garcia, Ian Tyson, Sylvia Tyson, Jim Colegrove, Delaney Bramlett. Between Jerry and Ian, you can see Bob Weir who is wearing a hat and leaning to his left. Directly behind Colegrove's head is Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzman. The girl is Bonnie Bramlett. Out of the photo N.D. Smart is on drums and Amos Garrett is just to the side of Delaney. Later, Bonnie Bramlett came up and sang with the group on a rousing rendition of Will The Circle Be Unbroken. This was the last night of the tour. When the concert was over the group returned to the hotel in two autos. The car that Ian and Sylvia were in also had N.D. Smart and Buddy Cage. On the way back to the hotel they came in contact with a carload of antagonists that followed them all the way to the front door of the hotel. There, a street fight ensued in which Ian broke a bone in his left hand. Since their TV show began production the following week, Ian was unable to play guitar on the show.
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![]() Great Speckled Bird (with special guests), Festival Express, Calgary, July, 1970, L-R: Buddy Cage, steel; Jerry Garcia, guitar; Ian Tyson, guitar; Jim Colegrove, bass; Delaney Bramlett, guitar; Sylvia Tyson, vocal; Amos Garrett, guitar. ![]() ![]() |
Featured acts at each venue as listed on original programs | ||
CNE Stadium, Toronto June 27,28
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Winnipeg July 1
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McMahon Stadium, Calgary July 4, 5
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LINKS:Great Speckled Bird Outake Photos From Festival ExpressText from flyer for Toronto stop of the Festival Express, June 27 and 28, 1970 Festival Express at The Band's Web Site Festival Express Cast and Crew |
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