David Nelson and Banana

HopMonk Novato Session Room

David Nelson is a founding member of the New Riders of the Purple Sage and long time musical partner of Jerry Garcia’s dating back to 1962 in the pre-Grateful Dead bluegrass band, The Wildwood Boys.

Nelson was also a member of the Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band and performed on three Grateful Dead albums – Aoxomoxoa, Workingman’s Dead & American Beauty – playing the character laden electric guitar solo on Box of Rain.

Nelson has also performed as a member of Phil Lesh and Friends.

Lowell Levinger aka “Banana” is a founding member of The Youngbloods, and the original ‘Hippie From Olema’.