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‘A sage may have riders.’

[⟨det sage.nhave.v ⟨det rider.n⟩]

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The plots of both books revolve around the victimization of women in the Mormon culture: events in “Riders of the Purple Sage” are centered on the struggle of a Mormon woman who sacrifices her wealth and social status to avoid becoming a junior wife of the head of the local church, while “Rainbow Trail” contrasts the fanatical older Mormons with the rising generation of Mormon women who will not tolerate polygamy and Mormon men who will not seek it.
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New Riders of the Purple Sage:?
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Other renditions have been offered by such artists as The Grateful Dead, Tony Joe White, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and Dynamo’s Rhythm Aces. * Patti Drew’s amazing cover was first released as a single on Capitol Records in 1968 (b / w “Just Can *n’t Forget About You’ ’).
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The title of the story is a take – off on “Riders of the Purple Sage”, a Western by the American author Zane Grey.
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One of the? founding members? of the Grateful Dead, Garcia was a noted guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter not just in his three decade career as a member of the Dead, but also as a member of various other side projects including the Jerry Garcia Band, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and as a banjo player in the? bluegrass supergroup Old & In the Way.
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In California, however, singer Foy Willing organized a second band known as Riders of the Purple Sage.
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Not only did I read our regularly scheduled books, I also read Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey, Bleachers by John Grisham, and A Painted House, also by John Grisham.
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During their early performances, New Riders of the Purple Sage often covered this song during their concerts.
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Sunday 8 / 3: Wolf Trap The Black Crowes Grace Potter and the Nocturnals Thursday 8 / 7 – 8: Wolf Trap The Gypsy Kings Monday 8 / 11: 9:30 Club Rancid Tuesday 8 / 12: The State Theatre Mike Gordon (from Phish) The Bridge Thursday 8 / 14: The State Theatre New Riders of the Purple Sage Friday 8 / 15: Wolf Trap G – Love & Special Sauce John Butler Trio Saturday 8 / 16: The State Theatre Garage A Trois Saturday 8 / 16: Wolf Trap Stanley Clarke Marcus Miller Victor Wooten Beyond August… penciling these in…
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Unlike many Western novels which are often straightforward and stylized morality tales, “Riders of the Purple Sage” is a long novel with a complex plot that develops in many threads.
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“The Rainbow Trail”, written by Zane Grey, was the novelist’s sequel to “Riders of the Purple Sage”.
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Several thematic elements play a role in Riders of the Purple Sage including the significance of morality, honor, redemption, isolation and religious confrontation.
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I Don’t Know You? – New Riders of the Purple Sage off the self-titled debut from 1971 2.
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Riders of the Purple Sage.
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Additionally, the song “Henry” by New Riders of the Purple Sage is about an American man driving to Mexico to smuggle a shipment of Acapulco Gold back to the US.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

We locked the doors and there were about 60 in the audience Tracy Nelson at 2 am show, Paul’s Mall (ad was deceptive, I only heard “Down So Low’ ’ and Fraser and De Bolt took over ’til closing) Weather Report at the Berkshire Music Inn Herbie Hancock at the Jazz Workshop Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Farewell Tour 1972 on Boston Common, with Labelle opening Jerry Garcia and Old and In the Way at the Orpheum, maybe with New Riders of the Purple Sage along Jerry Garcia with Howard Wales and Hooteroll with Mahavishnu Orchestra opening Mahavishnu Orchestra on Boston Common (I think) Dizzy Gillespie and the Modern Jazz Quartet at Boston’s Symphony Hall (20th birthday gift with parents) Watkins Glen, the Band, the Dead and the Allman Brothers.
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The events depicted in Riders of the Purple Sage occur between the mid – spring and the late summer of 1871.
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He also helped define the “San Francisco sound”, playing on albums by Jefferson Airplane, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and Steve Miller Band.
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Many well known groups have played there, including Tea Leaf Green, New Riders of the Purple Sage, and famed blues musician John P.
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Queried on 2013-05-21.