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FranklinTowers

Drummer

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El Paso
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

Wired version from an all-time great show.
2
Me and Bobby McGee
Dec. 18, 1973
Curtis Hixon Convention Hall

No love for this beautiful version at an epic show?
1
Mexicali Blues
Dec. 10, 1973
Charlotte Coliseum

Ramshackle in the best way
2
El Paso
Dec. 2, 1973
Music Hall

Last song from this all-time great show to be nominated...great version.
1
Sugar Magnolia
Nov. 25, 1973
Feyline Field

Shocked that I get to submit this a day after the 50th anniversary! Incredible version with a very melodic, well-structured solo and a great SSDD!
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Comments

Good Lovin'
April 11, 1972
Newcastle City Hall

Crazy that this is still wallowing in the single-digits! Not the shot-out-of-a-psychedelic-cannon intensity of 4/8, but it's very smooth and sophisticated...
Brown Eyed Women
April 11, 1972
Newcastle City Hall

Love the faster pace of this one!
China Cat Sunflower -> I Know You Rider
April 11, 1972
Newcastle City Hall

At one point during the transition, Jerry and Phil lock into this thing that sounds like a swarm of bees attacking you in the Martian desert...fantastic stuff.
Deal
April 2, 1973
Boston Garden

Maybe it's because the first "Deal" I heard was 4/8/72, but I love these early versions just as much as the later ones. Similar to "Sugaree," these concise early arrangements allow you to focus more on Hunter's lyrics...depends what you're in the mood for!
Sugar Magnolia
March 27, 1972
Academy of Music

Very fiery solo!
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