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DG’s top 100

I celebrated the fourth anniversary of my almost-daily livestreams on April 4 by taking the day off! I have had a VERY mild case of Covid, and I’m near the end of it and returning to live performance today at 4pm PT. There’s a database of all the setlists from these performances. Here are the top 100 songs/jams: * marks an original song Jam* 193 Blue Roses* 192 It’s Gonna Get Better* 172 The Town That Still Believes in Magic* 170 Days Between 163 Box of Rain 149 Scarlet Begonias 143 Save Us from the Saved* 141 Cassidy’s Cat 128 Leave Me* 128 That’s Real Love* 127 Terrapin Station 123 Brokedown Palace 122 Looks Like Rain 119 River and Drown* 118 Pancho and Lefty 116 Summer By the Bay* 116 Sitting in Limbo 114 Wharf Rat 114 Forever 111 Touch of Grey 110 Stella Blue 108 Travelin’ Man* 106 Be Like Earl* 106 Friend of the Devil 105 Hooker River* 102 An American Family* 102 Dark Star 102 Ship of Fools 102 Life Is a Jam* 101 She Loves You 101 Norwegian Wood 100 Like a Dog* 99 Bird Song 97 Here Comes Sunshine 96 Jacqueline* 93 Promised Land 93 The Minstrel* 91 Lazy River Road 91 Althea 90 Listen* 89 New Speedway Boogie 89 Miss That Car 88 The Folk Process* 86 Mr Soul 86 Broken Arrow 84 Down to Eugene 84 Black Throated Wind 83 Your Movie* 82 Trying* 81 Shove in the Right Direction* 80 Attics of My Life 78 You’ve Got a Friend 75 Shut Up and Listen* 74 The Wheel 73 These Apartments* 73 Cold Rain and Snow 73 Deal 72 US Blues 71 Dear Mr Fantasy 70 Black Muddy River 70 Ran into God* 69 Candyman 69 Crazy Crazy Crazy* 65 Me and Bobby McGee 65 Shakedown Street 63 Our Lady of the Well 63 Willin’ 62 Waltzing Across Texas* 62 In My Life 61 In Another World 61 High Guy* 58 Quarter to Five (for Tina Loney)* 58 Help! 57 High Time 54 Mason’s Children 53 They Love Each Other 53 Ready for the Times to Get Better 53 Thunder Road 53 Loser 53 Dawn’s Early Light* 52 It Must Have Been the Roses 51 Therapy Blues* 50 Ramble On Rose 50 Keep Your Day Job 50 A Goddamn Thing 49 Honeydew* 48 Sugaree 48 Turn! Turn! Turn! 48 For Everyman 47 Sugar Magnolia 47 Crazy Fingers 46 A Life of Illusion 46 Headin’ Home Already* 46 Ripple 46 Gulf Coast Highway 46 Happy Together 46 Do You Believe in Magic? 45 Standing on the Moon 45 What’s So Funny About Peace, Love, and Understanding? 44 All the * songs were written by me, except: Like a Dog and Shut Up and Listen – DG and Robert Hunter The Minstrel and Leave Me – DG and Stephen Donnelly Shove in the Right Direction – DG and Lorin Rowan The Town That Still Believes in Magic – DG and Scott Guberman Therapy Blues – DG and Joe Rut Livestream 4-5pm PT daily: youtube twitter facebook streamstock.tv Tip jar, CDs, signed books, t-shirts, and mugs: perfectible.net
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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1854

Week of April 1, 2024

Part 1 36:04
Grateful Dead 7/27/74 Civic Center, Roanoke VA
BERTHA
MEXICALI BLUES
ROW JIMMY
JACK STRAW
MISSISSIPPI HALFSTEP->
IT MUST HAVE BEEN THE ROSES

Part 2 19:50
Grateful Dead from the Mars Hotel (Grateful Dead)
UNBROKEN CHAIN
Dead & Company 6/25/23 Fenway Park, Boston (nugs.net)
THEY LOVE EACH OTHER

Rhino has announced the 50th anniversary Deluxe Edition of the 1974 studio album From the Mars Hotel, with bonus material including live music from 5/12/74 and two of Jerry Garcia’s amazing home demos. (The track I have in this week’s show is from the earlier remaster.)

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from our Deadhead friends at Northbound Coffee Roasters. Northbound Coffee Roasters is family owned and has been delivering freshly roasted Certified Organic coffees directly to homes since 2011. More information is available at northboundcoffee.com

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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1853

Week of March 25, 2024

Part 1 33:48
Grateful Dead 2/17/82 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco
SPACE->
THE WHEEL->
NOT FADE AWAY->
WHARF RAT

Part 2 22:03
Grateful Dead 2/17/82 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco
SUGAR MAGNOLIA
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SATISFACTION
The Pindar Family with Joseph Spence, from The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead (Shanachie)
I BID YOU GOOD NIGHT

Henry Kaiser and I produced The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead for Shanachie Records in 1995. R. Crumb did the cover! It’s available on CD from my online store, and Shanachie has recently reissued it on vinyl!

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

Our Deadhead friends at Northbound Coffee Roasters. Northbound Coffee Roasters is family owned and has been delivering freshly roasted Certified Organic coffees directly to homes since 2011. More information is available at northboundcoffee.com

Grateful Dead Fabulous, offering officially licensed women’s apparel unlike anything you’ve seen before. Women owned and designed in sunny Southern California – Lots more information at gratefuldeadfabulous.com

SKULL & ROSES, exploring unique interpretations of GRATEFUL DEAD music at California’s legendary Ventura County Fairgrounds April 19-21, 2024. Deadheads new and old from across the universe will rejoice and “flashback” with performances by Dark Star Orchestra, Golden Gate Wingmen, Melvin Seals & JGB and more. Tickets are on sale now at skullandroses.com



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Grateful Dead Hour no. 1852

Week of March 18, 2024

Part 1 36:31
Grateful Dead 2/17/82 Warfield Theatre, San Francisco
ESTIMATED PROPHET->
EYES OF THE WORLD->
DRUMS

Part 2 19:25
Leftover Salmon, Grass Roots (Compass Records)
BLACK PETER
Dead & Company 6/18/23 Saratoga Springs, NY (nugs.net)
THROWING STONES

Support for the Grateful Dead Hour comes this week from:

Our Deadhead friends at Northbound Coffee Roasters. Northbound Coffee Roasters is family owned and has been delivering freshly roasted Certified Organic coffees directly to homes since 2011. More information is available at northboundcoffee.com

Grateful Dead Fabulous, offering officially licensed women’s apparel unlike anything you’ve seen before. Women owned and designed in sunny Southern California – Lots more information at gratefuldeadfabulous.com


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