Original New Riders of the Purple Sage:
David Nelson - guitar, mandolin, vocals
John "Marmaduke" Dawson - guitar, vocals
Jerry Garcia, ~26 - pedal steel guitar, banjo, piano
Phil Lesh, ~29 - bass
Mickey Hart, ~25 - drums

Later Replacements/Additions:
Dave Torbert - bass
Spencer Dryden - drums
Buddy Cage - pedal steel
Bill Kreutzmann - percussion
Skip Battin - bass
Gary Vogenson - guitar
Rusty Gautier - bass
Steve Love - bass
Bill Laymon - bass
Arthur Steinhorn - drums

First Album: New Riders of the Purple Sage - 1971, studio