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C. C. Rider
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Some crisp, bluesy guitar from Jerry and hot vocals from Bob.
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U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Jerry is all over the place with the lyrics, but Brent is playing his butt off.
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Althea
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Jerry starts it off by flubbing the lyrics, but it's well played after that.
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Sugar Magnolia
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

The jam before SSDD, Jerry is in the lead, and slowly but surely, Brent takes over and the spotlight is on him.
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Dire Wolf
Oct. 2, 1981
Rainbow Theatre

Love the woman during tuning - St. Stephen! St. Stephen! St. Stephen!
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Comments

Sitting on Top of the World
March 25, 1972
Academy of Music

If you ever wondered what Bob is doing during SOTW, give this a listen.
Sitting on Top of the World
Oct. 21, 1971
Auditorium Theatre

It's hard to call this the best version ever, when the vocals are horribly, horribly wrong all over the place, but this is a song where Jerry never did bother to learn all the words and execute them live. That being said, Jerry's guitar work and Keith's piano playing are top notch.
Sugaree
May 28, 1977
Hartford Civic Center

25 years ago, my friend came over. He handed me a tape and all he said was "Sugaree.". Yes, my friend, Sugaree indeed!
Big River
Dec. 19, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

If you were to tell me this is the best version of Big River, I couldn't make a convincing argument against it.
Goodnight Irene
Dec. 31, 1983
Civic Auditorium

It's not a Weavers song. It's an American folk standard first recorded by Lead Belly in 1933.
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