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1
Hell in a Bucket
Sept. 6, 1983
Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Punchy and ready!
7
New Minglewood Blues
May 11, 1978
Springfield Civic Center Arena

Bobby's the hypeman for lightning rod Minglewood jamming in Springfield Mass.
2
The Race Is On
Oct. 29, 1980
Radio City Music Hall

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1cFy6NzS1k Heady acoustic Race is On, speedy as secretariat and so killin'! Barrelhouse Brent and gold Cali harmonies
1
Beat it on Down The Line
May 6, 1978
Patrick Gymnasium - University of Vermont

Speedy Beat it on this "five-six-seventy-eight" gig! Awesome!
4
Big River
May 1, 1981
Hampton Coliseum

Seguing from me and my uncle, crowd goes nuts. Smooth Rhodes playing and hot jer. Great version

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Jack Straw
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

16?!?!?!? Hahahah. MAJOR jack!!!!!!! Everyone gettin' in the groove, and phil bombs!!
Big River
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

KG once again burning down the house, and Jerry of course
Around and Around
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

For a song whose number 1 has 23 votes, it might not be major, but this around and around is absolutely sensational!!! kicks off a monster hour-long sequence in Miami, and everyone is going nuts and having a blast on this!!
Mississippi Halfstep Uptown Toodeloo
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Stunning as always version of mississippi. Coming out of technical issues, getting everything exactly right and they launch into a set 1 whose highlights are in the quieter moments.
U.S. Blues (Wave That Flag)
June 23, 1974
Jai-Alai Fronton

Simply must be a contender for the best one of these, right? Truckin' down the avenue like a kid on too much cotton candy and soda and yet with a street-corner hustle as well