1971 New Riders Of The Purple Sage Boz Scaggs James And The Good Brothers Ticket1971 New Riders Of The Purple Sage Boz Scaggs James And The Good Brothers Ticket New Riders of the Purple Sage is the self titled debut album by the American country rock band the New Riders of the Purple Sage. It was released by Columbia Records in 1971, and reached number 39 on the Billboard charts. New Riders of the Purple Sage is the only studio album by the New Riders to feature co founder Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead on pedal steel guitar.