On March 12, 1978, at the Suffolk Forum in Commack, NY, in Eastern Long Island, the Jerry Garcia Band, the New Riders of The Purple Sage with David Nelson, and Robert Hunter and his band Comfort all shared the bill.īy 1978, All three of the protagonists had certain degrees of rock stardom, but the arcs of their various bands were all in different states. Yet it came to pass 16 years later, in a concrete block of a hockey arena, that the old Black Mountain Boys had an unexpected reunion of sorts. The 60s happened, and lots of water passed under the bridge, some of it slowly and some of it great torrents.
Nonetheless the trio of Black Mountain Boys that rehearsed in a living room were the first collective band that would slowly lead to the Grateful Dead and its sprawling madness. The Black Mountain Boys soon evolved into other bluegrass ensembles, usually without Hunter, since his literary talents were far ahead of his musical ones. Later, with the addition of Norm Van Maastricht on dobro, the group became the Black Mountain Boys and played around what few bohemian folk clubs there were in the Bay Area. The little trio rehearsed in the Belmont, CA living room of David Nelson's parents, with Garcia on banjo, Nelson on mandolin, and Hunter on guitar or bass.
In about 1962, Jerry Garcia, David Nelson and Robert Hunter formed a bluegrass band. An ad from the Februedition of the Village Voice, promoting the Maconcert by the Jerry Garcia Band, the New Riders of The Purple Sage and Robert Hunter and Comfort
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