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Cumberland Blues
Composer: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter / Phil Lesh

Cumberland Blues was first performed by the Grateful Dead in November 1969. It was played very regularly during the following few years and then less regularly during the 1972 to 1974 period. After October 1974 the song was not performed again until August 1981. It then became an occasional part of the repertoire through to 1995. Cumberland Blues was last performed live by the Grateful Dead on July 9, 1995.

Robert Hunter commented on this song in Box Of Rain: Lyrics 1965-1993;

The best compliment I ever had on a lyric was from an old guy who'd worked at the Cumberland mine. He said, 'I wonder what the guy who wrote this song would've thought if he'd ever known something like the Grateful Dead was gonna do it.'


Grateful Dead

info Workingman's Dead, 1970
info Europe '72, 1972
info The Rock Revelation, Various Artists, 1975
info What A Long Strange Trip It's Been, 1977
info American Beauty / Workingman's Dead, 198?
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 8, 1997
info Downhill from Here (DVD), 1997
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 11, 1998
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 16, 2000
info Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead, 2000
info The Golden Road (1965-1973), 2001
info Workingman's Dead, 2003 exp CD has extra version
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 30, 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 35, 2005
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 36, 2005
info Trilogy, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 3: 10/26/71, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 5: 3/27/88, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 10, 7/21/72, 2006
info Three From The Vault, 2007
info Eternally Grateful, 2007
info Road Trips: Vol 1, No 3: Summer 1971 Bonus CD, 2008
info Road Trips: Vol 3, No 2: Austin, Nov 15, 1971, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 3, No 3: Fillmore East, 5/15/70, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 3, No 3: Fillmore East, 5/15/70 Bonus CD, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 4, No 2: April Fool's '88, 2011
info Europe '72, The Complete Recordings, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 4/8/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Copenhagen, 4/14/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Aarhus, 4/16/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 5/26/1972, 2011
info Dave's Picks Vol. 3: Chicago, IL, 22/10/71, 2012
info Winterland 30th May 1971, 2012
info Dave's Picks Vol. 6: 12/20/69 & 2/2/70, 2013
info Family Dog at the Great Highway, 4/18/70, 2013
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2013, 2013
info Complete Studio Albums Collection, 2013
info Live ALbums Collection, 2013
info Complete Live Rarities Collection, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol 10: Los Angeles, 12/12/69, 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol. 11: Wichita, KS, 11/17/72, 2014
info Spring 1990 (The Other One), 2014
info Dave's Picks 2014 Bonus CD, 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol 13: Winterland, SF, 2/24/74, 2015
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2015
info 30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 16: Springfield, 3/28/73, 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 19: Honolulu, 1/23/70, 2016
info Dave's Picks Vol 22: New York, 12/7/71, 2017
info Dave's Picks Vol 26: Albuquerque, 11/17/71, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 30: Fillmore East, 2/1/70, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 32: Philadelphia, 3/24/73, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 34: Miami 6/23/74, 2020
info Workingman's Dead (50th Anniv. Edition), 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 35: Philadelphia, 4/20/1984, 2020
info Workingmans Dead (50th Anniv. LP), 2020
info The Story Of The Grateful Dead, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 36: Hartford, 3/26&27/1987, 2020
info Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73, 2021
info From The Bay To The Pool: Live 1971-1978, 2022
info Wembley Empire Pool, 4/8/1972, 2022
info Lyceum '72: The Complete Recordings, 2022
info In and Out of the Garden: '81, '82, '83, 2022
info Dave's Picks Vol 44: Eugene, 6/23/90, 2022
info Dave's Picks Vol 48 Los Angeles, 11/20/71, 2023

Fare Thee Well shows 2015

info Fare Thee Well July 3, 4 & 5 2015 Complete Box, 2015
info The Best Of Fare Thee Well, 2015

The Dead

info Holmdel, NJ: June 24, 2003
info Austin, TX: July 4, 2003
info Ft Lauderdale, FL: July 29, 2003
info Columbus, OH: August 6, 2003
info Morrison, CO: June 18, 2004
info San Diego, CA: June 23, 2004
info Sacramento, CA: June 27, 2004
info George, WA: July 3, 2004
info Indianapolis, IN: July 25, 2004
info Holmdel, NJ: August 10, 2004
info Bristow, VA: August 15, 2004
info Dead '09: Albany, NY, April 17, 2009
info Dead '09: Hartford, CT, April 26, 2009
info Dead '09: Philadelphia, PA, May 2, 2009
info Dead '09: Denver, CO, May 7, 2009

Furthur

info Dec 13, 2009, Asbury Park, NJ
info Feb 8, 2010, Atlanta, GA
info Feb 20, 2010, Utica, NY
info Feb 27, 2010, Atlantic City, NJ
info Mar 6, 2010, Denver, CO
info May 29, 2010, Angels Camp, CA
info June 25, 2010, Rochester, NY
info July 4, 2010, Oxford, ME
info July 9, 2010, Masontown, WV
info September 16, 2010, Eugene, OR
info September 25, 2010, Morrison, CO
info November 11, 2010, St. Louis, MO
info November 21, 2010, New York, NY
info December 31, 2010, San Francisco, CA
info March 10, 2011, New York, NY
info March 17, 2011, Fairfax, VA
info April 2, 2011, Charleston, SC
info June 3, 2011, Mountain View, CA
info July 16, 2011, Bethel, NY
info July 24, 2011, Holmdel, NJ
info Sept 23, 2011, Eugene, OR
info Oct 5, 2011, Los Angeles, CA
info Nov 8, 2011, Charlottesville, VA
info Nov 16, 2011, Columbus, OH
info Nov 21, 2011, Indianapolis, IN
info April 10, 2012, New York, NY
info July 8, 2012, Columbia, MD
info July 17, 2012, Chicago, IL
info September 23, 2012, Morrison, CO
info October 2, 2012, San Diego, CA
info December 29, 2012, San Francisco, CA
info January 18, 2013, Mill Valley, CA
info February 24, 2013, Broomfield, CO
info April 15, 2013, Port Chester, NY
info April 27, 2013, Atlantic CIty, NJ
info July 14, 2013, Cooperstown, NY
info Sept 7, 2013, Arrington, VA
info Sept 24, 2013, Redmond, WA
info Sept 29, 2013, Berkeley, CA
info Oct 6, 2013, Los Angeles, CA

Dead & Company

info Noblesville, IN, 17 June, 2016
info Hartford, CT, 28 June, 2016
info Clarkston, MI, 07 July, 2016
info George, WA, 23 July, 2016
info Los Angeles, CA, 31 May, 2017
info Burgettstown, PA, 15 Jun, 2017
info Camden, NJ, 25 Jun, 2017
info New York, NY, 12 Nov, 2017
info Columbus, OH, 25 Nov, 2017
info Camden, NJ, 2 Jun, 2018
info Hartford, CT, 13 Jun, 2018
info George, WA, 29 Jun, 2018
info Los Angeles, CA, 7 July, 2018
info Riviera Maya, MX, 19 Jan, 2019
info George, WA, 7 Jun, 2019
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 18 Jun, 2019
info Bristow, VA, 26 Jun, 2019
info Uniondale, NY, 5 Nov, 2019
info San Francisco, CA, 30 Dec, 2019
info Bristow, VA, Aug 18, 2021
info Saratoga Springs, NY, Aug 27, 2021
info Cincinnati, OH, Sep 11, 2021
info Dallas, TX, Oct 14, 2021
info Englewood, CO, Oct 23, 2021
info Chula Vista, CA, Oct 27, 2021
info Mountain View, CA, June 13, 2022
info Chicago, IL, June 24, 2022
info Foxborough, MA, July 2, 2022
info Philadelphia, PA, July 10, 2022
info Riviera Cancún, Mexico, Jan 14, 2023
info Phoenix, AZ, May 23, 2023
info Bristow, VA, June 3, 2023
info Chicago, IL, June 10, 2023
info Philadelphia, PA, June 15, 2023
info New York, NY, June 22, 2023
info Boulder, CO, July 1, 2023
info George, WA, July 7, 2023
info San Francisco, CA, July 16, 2023

Phil Lesh

info June 18, 2006: Bonnaroo Music Festival, 2006
info June 25, 2006, Atlanta, GA, 2006
info July 1, 2006, Holmdel, NJ, 2006
info July 9, 2006, Bethel, NY, 2006
info April 2, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info April 9, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info April 20, 2014, Las Vegas, NV, 2014
info May 30, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info October 18, 2014, Las Vegas, NV, 2014
info November 1, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info November 15, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info November 21, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info December 31, 2014: Port Chester, NY, PhilRAD, 2014
info February 27, 2016, Las Vegas, NV, 2016
info March 18, 2016, Port Chester, NY, 2016
info October 28, 2016, Port Chester, NY, 2016
info May 26, 2017, Port Chester, NY, 2017

Billy & The Kids

info 3/27/15, The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, Billy & The Kids, 2015
info 8/15/15, The Peach Music Festival, Scranton, PA, Billy & The Kids, 2015

Other Dead related

info Move Me Brightly performance/documentary, 2013

 
Other recordings

info Step Up To Big Pay, Cache Valley Drifters, 1979
info Dead Ringers, Dead Ringers, 1994
info Deadbeats Acoustic, Deadbeats, 1996
info Pickin' On The Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 1997
info Dead Delites, Vol. 3, Various Artists, 1998
info Release 1, The Schwag, 1998
info Swingin' To The Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 1999
info Stolen Roses, Various Artists, 2000
info Live At Twenty North, Jake's Leg, 2001
info Long Strange Trip: Swingin' and Pickin' on the Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 2001
info The Electric Roses Tour, Elegy, 2001?
info Jerry Jams, Jerry Cares, Various Artists, 2005
info Deadgrass, Deadgrass, 2005
info I Don't Miss Trains, The Orchard Boys, 2006
info Live Butter, Sept 8, 2006, Petaluma, CA, Hot Buttered Rum, 2006
info Live In The Northeast, Hot Buttered Rum, 2007
info Live Butter, Feb 23, 2007, Wintergrass, WA, Hot Buttered Rum, 2007
info Live Butter, June 16, 2007, Portland, OR, Hot Buttered Rum, 2007
info Live Butter, July 22, 2007, Berkeley, CA, Hot Buttered Rum, 2007
info Live Butter, June 10, 2008, Albuquerque, Hot Buttered Rum, 2008
info Live Butter, June 14, 2008, San Diego, CA, Hot Buttered Rum, 2008
info Live Butter, October 11, 2008, Boulder, CO, Hot Buttered Rum, 2008
info At Fine Arts Center, UMass, Amherst, MA 11/16/07, The American Beauty Project, 2009
info Live Butter, March 21, 2009, Seattle, WA, Hot Buttered Rum, 2009
info At Page Auditorium, Duke University, Durham, NC 10/15/10, The American Beauty Project, 2010
info The Wheel: A Musical Celebration of Jerry Garcia, Various Artists, 2011
info Afterthoughts, Lonesome Strings And Mari Nakamura, 2012
info Live at Tribal Connection, Blue Moon Soup, 2013
info Songs Of Their Own, Various Artists, 2015
info 7/2/15, Chicago, IL, Infamous Stringdusters & Keller Williams, 2015
info 8/8/15, Grand Targhee, WY, Infamous Stringdusters & Keller Williams, 2015
info Day Of The Dead, Various Artists (Charles Bradley and Menahan Street Band), 2016
info Solo Mandolin: Performs Workingman's Dead, David Mansfield, 2017
The Travelin' McCourys, The Travelin' McCourys, 2018
info Dead Air, Various Artists (Gold Connections), 2019
info From The Archives 7/4/20, Splintered Sunlight, 2020
info Live At Brooklyn Bowl, Night 1, Grateful Shred, 2020
info The Relix Sessions, Keller Williams, 2021
info Shred 420, Grateful Shred, 2021
info Live at Belly Up, 12/30/21, Grateful Shred, 2022

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