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Mama Tried
Feb. 2, 1970
Fox Theatre

There's a certain emphatic vibrancy to all the songs in this concert
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Sugar Magnolia
Nov. 11, 1971
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium

Hangin' way tough in the lead pack
1
Tennessee Jed
Nov. 11, 1971
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium

Youthful bounce and well-juggled closing jam
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Bertha
Nov. 11, 1971
Atlanta Municipal Auditorium

A good hit
1
Mountain Jam
Sept. 3, 1967
Dance Hall

Maybe the earliest, it’s quoted for a few rounds and is notable in how Jerry weaves it into the charging Alligator Jam
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Comments

Dark Star
July 31, 1971
Yale Bowl, Yale University

Goes down smooth like an afternoon cocktail... with a jigger of rainbow juice.
Jack Straw
Jan. 11, 1979
Nassau Coliseum

^ Here's a Jerry still soloing consolation video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuR_lDvi9no
Playin' In The Band
June 19, 1976
Capitol Theatre

Another piece that’s been absorbed deep into the grey matter (surely rainbow-tinged by now) over the years and then brought to new life with a video. Thanks, everyone.
The Other One
Oct. 12, 1968
Avalon Ballroom

AKA the good shit.
Black Throated Wind
April 24, 1972
Rheinhalle

Jer's run-up the scale near the end is just exactly perfect.
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