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Shakedown Street - 6/30/85, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD Greatest Story Ever Told - 6/20/80, West High Auditorium, Anchorage, AK Peggy-O - 3/30/80, The Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ Jack Straw 10/26/80, Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY Dupree's Diamond Blues - 9/17/82, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME The Mighty Quinn (Quinn The Eskimo) - 3/3/87, Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA Music Never Stopped - 6/26/88, Pittsburgh Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA Ramble On Rose 6/21/80, West High Auditorium, Anchorage, AK Looks Like Rain - 7/3/88, Oxford Plains Speedway, Oxford, ME Deal - 5/22/82, Greek Theatre, U. of California, Berkeley, CA

Scarlet Begonias -> Touch Of Grey -> Fire On The Mountain - 7/13/84, Greek Theatre, U. of CA, Berkeley, CA Playing In The Band -> Eyes Of The World -> Drums - 4/18/82, Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT Samson and Delilah - 6/24/85, River Bend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH Terrapin Station - 3/3/87, Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA

Feel Like A Stranger - 10/12/84, Augusta Civic Center, Augusta, ME China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider - 3/9/81, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY Truckin' - 8/6/82, St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN Morning Dew - 9/18/87, Madison Square Garden, New York, NY "Encore" Casey Jones - 5/23/82, Greek Theatre, U. of California, Berkeley, CA Sugar Magnolia - 6/21/85, Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, WI US Blues - 3/30/80, The Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ Good Love - 6/30/87, Kingswood Music Theater, Maple, Ontario, Canada Brokedown Palace - 3/3/87, Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA

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2019 Thirty Days Of Dead 30 tracks, 07:03:35 Day 01: Loose Lucy Hint: A song whose arrangement changed quite significantly in the same calendar years Chicago, IL, International Amphitheatre - 1974-07-25 Loose Lucy was played in its slower arrangement throughout 1973, as well as the first version of 1974 (on 2/22/74), but was changed to the faster version heard here on 5/17/74 in Vancouver. This is the arrangement that would be recorded for Mars Hotel. When the Dead brought the song back in 1990, it was in its slower 1973 arrangement. Day 02: Shakedown Street Hint: Although consistently in the reportoire for more than 15 years, this song was never played more than eight times in a years in its final 10 years in the setlist. Chicago, IL, Uptown Theatre - 1979-12-05 After 1984, when it was played 10 times, Shakedown Street was played an average of six times per year 1985-1995, and was a highly sought-after song for Dead concert goers. Day 03: Let It Grow Hint: A usual set-closer in its final 18 years of performances. Played as part of a greater whole for two years, then almost 20 years in an incomplete form. Seattle, WA, Seattle Center Coliseum - 1982-08-29 From 1977 onward, Let It Grow was primarily played as a first set closer, with a few exceptions. After 1974, they dropped the other part of the Weather Report Suite. Day 04: High Time Hint: A beautiful Garcia-Hunter track from 1969, released on vinyl in 1970. New York, NY, Madison Square Garden - 1987-09-16 High Time was one of those songs that was a bit elusive in the set list in the last couple of decades of Dead touring, although they did play it twice at the Madison Square Garden run in 1987. Day 05: Friend Of The Devil Hint: A song that featured a very different arrangement when the Dead came back in 1976, perhaps inspired by how fancy free and footloose the Dead were feeling. San Francisco, CA, Fillmore West - 1970-06-07 Debuted in 1970, Friend Of The Devil was played in its quick, American Beauty arrangement until 1974. When the Dead resumed touring in 1976, they played it in a slower tempo, apparently inspired by Kenny Loggins' version of the song. Day 06: Black-Throated Wind>Deal Hint: A couple of tracks from Grateful Dead member solo records. Mountain View, CA, Shoreline Amphitheatre - 1991-05-12 These two tracks appeared on Bob's and Jerry's 1972 studio solo records, the former on Ace, and the latter on Garcia. Deal was part of the repertoire from 1971 onward, whereas Black-Throated Wind was in the repertoire 1972-1974, and then again 1990-1995. Day 07: Victim Or The Crime>Eyes Of The World Hint: One of the most beloved Grateful Dead songs, preceded by one of the most polarizing Las Vegas, NV, Sam Boyd Silver Bowl - 1994-06-26 Since its debut in 1973, Eyes Of The World has been one of the most popular songs amongst Dead Heads. Since its debut in 1988, Victim Or The Crime has not, although it was a song that allowed the Dead to play with some fiery, raunchy power. Day 08: Row Jimmy Hint: A song that Jerry Garcia described in an interview as one of his favorite songs to play in concert. Boston, MA, Boston Music Hall - 1976-06-12 This is from the magnificent comeback tour in June 1976, when the Dead played only theatres, with Mickey Hart back in the band. Row Jimmy dates back to early 1973, and was played considtently through 1995 Day 09: Samson and Delilah Hint: A rare studio outtake from the Dead's vault, from a song that was played at almost every show in the year in which it debuted San Rafael, CA, Studio Outtake - 1976-09-02 The Dead went into the studio twice in 1976, once on September 2, and once in November, to lay the groundwork for some of the songs that would appear a year later on Terrapin Station Day 10: Passenger Hint: A Phil-penned song, but not sung by Phil Albuquerque, NM, University Arena (aka The Pit') - University Of New Mexico - 1977-10-07 Passenger was written by Phil and Peter Monk, and was sung by Bob Weir. It was in the repertoire from 5/15/77 until 12/27/81 Day 11: Tennessee Jed Hint: A popular first set Jerry song from its debut in 1971 until 1995, played over 400 times Santa Barbara, CA, Campus Stadium - University Of California - 1978-06-04 Tennessee Jed debuted at Keith Godchaux's first show with the Dead on 10/19/71, and was a staple of live shows for the next 24 years Day 12: Black Peter, Candyman Hint: A double dose of Garcia/Hunter Dead songs, one each from the band's 1970 masterpieces Detroit, MI, Easttown Theatre - 1971-10-24 This is a rare instance of two Jerry-sung songs back-to-back aside from the more obvious ones like Scarlet>Fire and the interesting combination of 1/2 Step>Franklin's Day 13: Feel Like A Stranger Hint: A Weir-Barlow classic with plenty of room to jam Oakland, CA, Oakland Coliseum Arena - 1989-12-28 Debuting on 3/31/80, Feel Like A Stranger was played consistently through 1995, often as a show-opener Day 14: So Many Roads Hint: A new song from the final foreign Dead show Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Copps Coliseum - 1992-03-21 This So Many Roads ended the first set, a rare placement for this then-new Garcia-Hunter song. This is from the Dead's final show outside of the USA Day 15: Scarlet Begonias>Fire On The Mountain Hint: A combination that spent nearly 20 years happily married Springfield, MA, Springfield Civic Center Arena - 1979-10-24 Joined for the first time on 3/18/77, the debut performance of Fire On The Mountain, Scarlet Begonias was joined to Fire quite steadily until 1995. Although it was always exciting, it was also a bit jarring to hear either song without the other Day 16: Lazy Lightning>Supplication Hint: The only songs that migrated from this Bob solo project to the Dead's repertoire Landover, MD, Capital Centre - 1980-08-31 From the 1976 Kingfish album, the Weir-Barlow combination of Lazy Lightning>Supplication was played live for the first time by the Grateful Dead at the first comeback show, on 6/3/76 in Portland, OR. It would remain in the repertoire until 10/31/84 in Berkeley Day 17: Friend Of The Devil Hint: A song that was performed both acoustically and electrically, and that had a major arrangement change a few years into its life El Monte, CA, Legion Stadium - 1970-12-26 In 1970, Friend Of The Devil was performed both acoustically (see our fifth selection this year) and electrically. When it was brought back into the repertoire in 1976, it was a very different, much slower-tempoed arrangement, that would be the band's arrangement until 1995 Day 18: Hell In A Bucket>Sugaree Hint: A common late 1980s show opening combination Hartford, CT, Hartford Civic Center - 1988-04-05 Hell In A Bucket and Sugaree were first paired in 1983, although not a show opener. It wasn't until 10/15/84 (coincidental to today's selection, also in Hartford) that this combination opened a show, and would remain a quite-common show opener Day 19: Easy Wind Hint: The penultimate studio recording by the Grateful Dead's original front man San Francisco, CA, Family Dog at the Great Highway - 1969-08-30 Released on Workingman's Dead in 1970, Easy Wind would be Pigpen's second-to-last studio lead vocal, with Operator from American Beauty being his last. He would write and perform several more songs, but none were recorded in the studio with the Dead Day 20: Loser Hint: This was very nearly included on Skull & Roses in 1971, which would have been its definitive version. Instead, it was saved for a Jerry solo record. San Francisco, CA, Winterland Arena - 1977-12-31 Loser was one of the new batches of Grateful Dead songs debuted in February 1971, and an April 1971 version from the Fillmore East was given strong consideration to be included on Skull & Roses, but was left off Day 21: China Cat Sunflower>I Know You Rider Hint: A combination that had been around for five years by the time of this show, the Wall Of Sound's first touring appearance. Reno, NV, University of Nevada - 1974-05-12 China>Rider had debuted as a combination in September 1969. This Reno show was the first road test for the Wall Of Sound, which had debuted on 3/23/74 at the Cow Palace. Day 22: U.S. Blues Hint: A song that went through a radical lyrical transformation a year after its debut. Commonly played as an encore Troy, NY, Field House - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute - 1978-05-07 U.S. Blues began in 1973 as Wave That Flag, with lyrics that were, well, all over the map. When they put it away for the second half of 1973, it was re-worked by Hunter, and came back in February 1974 as U.S Blues Day 23: Standing On The Corner, Mindbender (Confusion's Prince) Hint: A couple of early originals for which there are only a small handful of known live performances Unknown, Unknown, Unknown Venue - 1966-02-23 There has always been some confusion about the date of this performance, but the tape box in which it was housed in Owsley's archive clearly lists it as 2/23/66 from an unknown venue, although there is some speculation that it might be a bit later in the Spring of 1966 Day 24: He's Gone>Truckin'>The Other One Hint: A trio of classic Grateful Dead songs from 1972, 1970, and 1967, assembled into a perfect jam sequence Chicago, IL, International Amphitheatre - 1973-02-19 In 1973, He's Gone and Truckin' were often used as the launching points for larger jams, most often The Other One. Here, a beautiful He's Gone brings its open ending into a big Truckin', followed by the expected Other One Day 25: Believe It Or Not, Truckin'>He's Gone Hint: The second version of this Hunter-Garcia song that was only played just over a half dozen times, followed by a jam reminsicent of the November 24th 30 Days selection Rochester, NY, Silver Stadium 1988-06-30 Believe It or Not was only played seven times by the Grateful Dead, six in 1988 and once more in 1990. It's a shame it was retired so quickly, as it had the potential to become a real show-stopper, as demonstrated here. It's followed by a classic 1970-1972 pair of Dead songs, Truckin'>He's Gone. Day 26: Comes A Time>Lost Sailor>Saint Of Circumstance>Casey Jones Hint: Two Weir-Barlow songs sandwiched by two Garcia-Hunter songs Cleveland, OH, Cleveland Public Auditorium 1980-08-26 This is a very unique sequence for a few reasons: the somewhat rare post-Drums Sailor>Saint, and the inclusion of two songs that were quite rare for this era, Comes A Time and Casey Jones. Both of those songs were only played seven times each by the Grateful Dead in 1980 Day 27: Doin' That Rag, High Time Hint: A couple of Garcia-Hunter songs from 1969. One would be in the repertoire for less than a year, the other for more than 25 years. Santa Rosa, CA, Veterans Auditorium 1969-06-28 Doin' That Rag would appear on Aoxomoxoa in 1969, but would be dropped from the repertoire a couple of months after the album's release. High Time would appear on Workingman's Dead, and would stick around Day 28: The Other One>Spanish Jam>Wharf Rat Hint: A couple of very classic Dead songs bridged by Jam that played sporadically but for decades. Landover, MD, Capital Centre 1974-07-29 From the Wall Of Sound year of 1974, this is the Dead's first appearance at the Capital Center in Landover, MD, where the Dead played 29 times over the next 20 years. Day 29: Jam Hint: A studio outtake from a batch for songs that were recorded for an album, but that were never used. The album came out, but none of the sessions were included. Unknown, Unknown, Studio Sessions 1968-09-01 In mid/late 1968, the Dead entered the studio to record what would be their third studio album. They recorded to 8-track tape, but later in 1968, into 1969, when they had access to Ampex's new 16-track machine a larger batch of new songs, they scrapped these sessions in their entirety and re-recorded to 16-track. This Jam came out of those sessions. Day 30: Dark Star>St. Stephen>The Eleven Hint: As we wrap up 30 Days Of Dead 2019, we wanted to end with the most classic of classic Dead sequences… San Francisco, CA, Avalon Ballroom 1968-10-13 This rendition of what would later be known as (part of) the Live/Dead suite I almost fully developed. It would go into a bit of deeper space over the enxt few months before ultimately being recorded live in January-February 1969 for what would be released in later 1969 as Live/Dead.

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