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{{Short description|American musician (1948–1982)}}
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| birth_name = David Edwin Torbert
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| instrument = [[Bass guitar]], [[vocal music|vocals]]
| years_active = 1968–1982
| years_active = 1968–1982
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| associated_acts = [[New Riders of the Purple Sage]] <br> [[Kingfish (band)|Kingfish]]
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'''Dave Torbert''' (June 7, 1948 – December 7, 1982) was a [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]] musician, best known for his associations with the [[Grateful Dead]] and the [[New Riders of the Purple Sage]].<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p132349|pure_url=yes}} Dave Torbert on Allmusic]</ref> He played [[bass guitar|bass]] for the latter group, replacing [[Phil Lesh]] during the sessions for their first album.<ref>[http://www.nrpsmusic.com/band/index.html ''The History of NRPS'' on nrpsmusic.com]</ref> He also played on "[[Box of Rain]]", a song from ''[[American Beauty (album)|American Beauty]]'',<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Q7zc1zkuW1kC&pg=PA78&dq=%22dave+torbert%22&sig=jlrYOBcNPcWQi5NWtTMHsvHUn08 Peters, Stephen (1999). ''What a Long, Strange Trip''], Thunder's Mouth Press, {{ISBN|1-56025-233-2}}, p. 78</ref> and on "Greatest Story Ever Told" from [[Bob Weir]]'s solo album ''[[Ace (Bob Weir album)|Ace]]''. Additionally, he was a founding member, with [[Matthew Kelly (musician)|Matthew Kelly]], of the band [[Kingfish (band)|Kingfish]].<ref>[http://www.bay-area-bands.com/bab00069.htm Biography of Kingfish on bay-area-bands.com]</ref><ref>[http://vermontreview.tripod.com/Interviews/matthewkelly.htm Knight, Brian L. "Kingfishing for Blues: An Interview with Matthew Kelly", ''Vermont Review'']</ref><ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thegratefuldead/biography Biography of the Grateful Dead from ''The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll'' (2001)]</ref> Torbert died of a heart attack in 1982.
'''David Edwin Torbert''' (June 7, 1948 – December 7, 1982) was a [[San Francisco Bay Area|Bay Area]] musician, best known for his associations with the [[Grateful Dead]] and the [[New Riders of the Purple Sage]].<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p132349|pure_url=yes}} Dave Torbert on Allmusic]</ref> He played [[bass guitar|bass]] for the latter group, replacing [[Phil Lesh]] during the sessions for their first album.<ref>[http://www.nrpsmusic.com/band/index.html ''The History of NRPS'' on nrpsmusic.com]</ref> He also played on "[[Box of Rain]]", a song from ''[[American Beauty (album)|American Beauty]]'',<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=Q7zc1zkuW1kC&pg=PA78&dq=%22dave+torbert%22&sig=jlrYOBcNPcWQi5NWtTMHsvHUn08 Peters, Stephen (1999). ''What a Long, Strange Trip''], Thunder's Mouth Press, {{ISBN|1-56025-233-2}}, p. 78</ref> and on "Greatest Story Ever Told" from [[Bob Weir]]'s solo album ''[[Ace (Bob Weir album)|Ace]]''. Additionally, he was a founding member, with [[Matthew Kelly (musician)|Matthew Kelly]], of the band [[Kingfish (band)|Kingfish]].<ref>[http://www.bay-area-bands.com/bab00069.htm Biography of Kingfish on bay-area-bands.com]</ref><ref>[http://vermontreview.tripod.com/Interviews/matthewkelly.htm Knight, Brian L. "Kingfishing for Blues: An Interview with Matthew Kelly", ''Vermont Review'']</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070205060707/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thegratefuldead/biography Biography of the Grateful Dead from ''The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll'' (2001)]</ref> Torbert died of a heart attack in 1982.
Among the songs that Torbert wrote and sang lead with the New Riders were "California Day", "Contract", "Gypsy Cowboy", "Groupie", "On My Way Back Home", "It's Alright with Me", "Important Exportin' Man", and "Thank the Day".
Among the songs that Torbert wrote and sang lead with the New Riders were "California Day", "Contract", "Gypsy Cowboy", "Groupie", "On My Way Back Home", "It's Alright with Me", "Important Exportin' Man", and "Thank the Day".


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*''[[Glendale Train]]'' – New Riders of the Purple Sage (2013)
*''[[Glendale Train]]'' – New Riders of the Purple Sage (2013)
*''[[Thanksgiving in New York City]]'' – New Riders of the Purple Sage (2019)
*''[[Thanksgiving in New York City]]'' – New Riders of the Purple Sage (2019)
*''[[Bear's Sonic Journals: Dawn of the New Riders of the Purple Sage]] – New Riders of the Purple Sage (2020)
*''[[Bear's Sonic Journals: Dawn of the New Riders of the Purple Sage]]'' – New Riders of the Purple Sage (2020)
*''[[Lyceum '72]]'' – New Riders of the Purple Sage (2022)


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 10:15, 20 November 2024

Dave Torbert
Birth nameDavid Edwin Torbert
Born(1948-06-07)June 7, 1948
DiedDecember 7, 1982(1982-12-07) (aged 34)
GenresRock
Instrument(s)Bass guitar, vocals
Years active1968–1982

David Edwin Torbert (June 7, 1948 – December 7, 1982) was a Bay Area musician, best known for his associations with the Grateful Dead and the New Riders of the Purple Sage.[1] He played bass for the latter group, replacing Phil Lesh during the sessions for their first album.[2] He also played on "Box of Rain", a song from American Beauty,[3] and on "Greatest Story Ever Told" from Bob Weir's solo album Ace. Additionally, he was a founding member, with Matthew Kelly, of the band Kingfish.[4][5][6] Torbert died of a heart attack in 1982. Among the songs that Torbert wrote and sang lead with the New Riders were "California Day", "Contract", "Gypsy Cowboy", "Groupie", "On My Way Back Home", "It's Alright with Me", "Important Exportin' Man", and "Thank the Day".

Discography

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References

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  1. ^ Dave Torbert on Allmusic
  2. ^ The History of NRPS on nrpsmusic.com
  3. ^ Peters, Stephen (1999). What a Long, Strange Trip, Thunder's Mouth Press, ISBN 1-56025-233-2, p. 78
  4. ^ Biography of Kingfish on bay-area-bands.com
  5. ^ Knight, Brian L. "Kingfishing for Blues: An Interview with Matthew Kelly", Vermont Review
  6. ^ Biography of the Grateful Dead from The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (2001)
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