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John Dawson
real name John Collins Dawson IV
John Dawson is credited on 518 releases across 116 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
518
Credits
116
Albums
7
Decades active
504
In collections
Biography
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Born: 16th June 1945 Detroit, Michigan, USA
Died: 21st July 2009 San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
American guitarist and songwriter. Founder member of New Riders Of The Purple Sage, retiring in 1997.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
518 releases · 116 albums · active 1964–2024
- Performance · 929
- Other credits · 50
- Production · 4
- Engineering · 2
- Mastering · 1
Studios: Wally Heider Studios · Quadrafonic Sound Studios · Record Plant, Sausalito · Pacific High Recording
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
American Beauty
1970
Aoxomoxoa
1969
The Best Of The Grateful Dead: Skeletons From The Closet
1974
Dead Set
1981
The Adventures Of Panama Red
1973
New Riders Of The Purple Sage
1971
Live At The Fillmore - 1997
2022
The Live Anthology
2009
The Very Best Of Grateful Dead
2003
The Best Of New Riders Of The Purple Sage
1976
The Best Of The Grateful Dead
2015
Jerry Garcia / David Grisman
1991
Home, Home On The Road
1974
Powerglide
1972
Gratest Hits
2025
Brujo
1974
Garcialive Volume 14 (The Ritz, New York, NY January 27th, 1986)
2020
Gypsy Cowboy
1972
The Story Of The Grateful Dead
2020
The Bridge School Concerts Vol. One
1997
Who Are Those Guys?
1977
Dave's Picks, Volume 50 (The Palladium, New York, NY • 5/3/77)
2024
Dave's Picks, Volume 46 (Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA • 9/9/72) / Dave's Picks 2023 Bonus Disc
2023
Dick's Picks 36: 9/21/72 The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA
2005
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