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Black Peter
Aug. 24, 1980
Grand Center

Great version here,that builds nicely- Nice Garcia solo too.
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
March 21, 1973
Utica Memorial Auditorium

Keiths all over this one- Boogie woogie piano.
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He's Gone
April 6, 1978
Curtis Hixon Convention Center

Smooth version with dreamy intro from a great estimated.
2
Bird Song
May 21, 1982
Greek Theatre, U. Of California

Nice 82 Bird song- warm n easy..
3
Truckin'
Oct. 27, 1972
Veterans' Memorial Hall

Part of a great medley:Truckin>01>halfstep>Dew.
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Comments

Uncle John's Band
July 17, 1989
Alpine Valley Music Theatre

Summer 89 is good,Dead vintage..I love UJB but can do without the vocal flubs ,of which there are NONE in this version..its a tough song to sing cause the choruses change with the verses,hard to remember-anyways-this is a dynamic version from a great 2nd set.
El Paso
Dec. 2, 1971
Boston Music Hall

Strong reading- great Bobby vocals.Band sounds great together too..
Dark Star
Feb. 26, 1973
Pershing Municipal Auditorium

Nice contributions from KG during the early jam..i take my hat off to him joining the Dead and relearning all the tunes.
Black Peter
Dec. 3, 1981
Dane County Coliseum

Masterful outtro- surprising end-jam on this beauty.
Little Red Rooster
Dec. 14, 1980
Long Beach Arena

I dont know about best ever but its a damn fine reading of this tune..Plenty of Brent and guitar solos to match- great stuff.
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