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Deep Elem Blues

Composer: Traditional

Grateful Dead

info Reckoning, Grateful Dead, 1981
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 8, Grateful Dead, 1997
info Beyond Description, Grateful Dead, 2004
info Reckoning, Grateful Dead, 2006 (bonus on exp. CD)
info The Tomorrow Show: Tom Snyder's Electric Kool-Aid Talk Show (DVD), 2006

Jerry Garcia

info Almost Acoustic, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, 1988
info Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, NYC, 10/31/87, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band/Jerry Garcia Band, 2004
info The Best Of Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia, 2006

Ratdog

info Raleigh NC: October 14, 2003, Ratdog, 2003
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info Chicago IL, April 2005, 1, Ratdog, 2005
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info Milwaukee WI, October 21, 2006
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info San Diego CA, February 9, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
info Rochester NY, March 3, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
info Baltimore MD, March 19, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
info Lincoln RI, July 11, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
info Reading, PA, November 6, 2007, Ratdog, 2007

The Dead

info Morrison, CO - July 8, The Dead, 2003
info Portland, OR - July 2, 2004, The Dead, 2004
info Indianapolis, IN - July 25, 2004, The Dead, 2004

Phil Lesh & Friends

info Phil Lesh & Friends: June 20, 2006, Nashville, TN, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006
info Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: June 27, 2006, Asheville, NC, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006
info Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: July 6, 2006, Mansfield, MA, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006
info Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: July 16, 2006, Chicago, IL, Phil Lesh & Friends, 2006

Others

no info Lone Star Cowboys, 1933
no info Prairie Ramblers, 1935
no info Rambling Tommy Scott and Curly Seckler, 1941
no info Tuff, Ace Cannon, 1962
no info Bluegrass, Red Allen, Frank Wakefield and the Kentuckians, 1964
no info Progressive Bluegrass, Vol. 3, Roger Sprung, 1965
no info Country Comeback, Johnny Cash, 1970
no info Ole Tyme Country Music, Jerry Lee Lewis, 1971
no info Bucktime!, Kenny Baker and Josh Graves, 1974
no info Blackland Farm Boy, Bill Neely, 1974
info Whiskey Before Breakfast, Arkansas Sheiks, 1975
info Songs, Ballads and Fiddle Tunes, Jay Ungar and Lynn Hardy, 1975
no info Mountain Man, Gary Hill, 1975
info Pistol Packin' Mama, The Good Old Boys, 1976
no info Plains, Georgia Rock, Uncle John Patterson, 1977
no info Folk Music in America, Vol.12, Songs of Local History and Events, Lone Star Cowboys, 1978
info Still Cooney After All These Years, Michael Cooney, 1979
no info Rockabilly Jamboree, Various Artists (Jerry Lee Lewis), 1981
no info The Sun Years, Jerry Lee Lewis, 1982
no info No One to Bring Home Tonight, Brad Leftwich and Linda Higginbotham, 1984
no info Rare and Rockin': Original Sun Recordings, Jerry Lee Lewis, 1987
no info Are You From Dixie? Great Country Brother Teams of the 1930's, Various Artists (Lone Star Cowboys), 1988
no info Classic, Jerry Lee Lewis, 1989
no info Texas Sand; Anthology of Western Swing, Various Artists (Prairie Ramblers), 198?
no info Threadgill's Supper Session, Threadgill's Troubadours, 1991
info Are You from Dixie?: Great Country Brother Teams of the 1930s, Various Artists (Lone Star Cowboys) , 1991
info Frank Wakefield & Good Old Boys, Frank Wakefield & Good Old Boys, 1992
no info White Country Blues, 1928-36 A Lighter Shade Of Blue, Various Artists (Prairie Ramblers), 1993
no info Music in the Air, Woodrow Boone and Roger Howell, 1993
info Dead Ringers, Dead Ringers, 1994
no info The Complete Decca Trios Plus (1936-1947), Les Paul, 1997
no info Live, Asylum Street Spankers, 1997
no info Blues Hat, Charles Daniels, 1997
info Behind the Barn Vol. 2, The Krüger Brothers, 1997
no info Early Radio 1941, Rambling Tommy Scott and Curly Seckler, 19??
no info Songs of Local History and Events, Vol. 12 (Library of Congress), Various Artists (Lone Star Cowboys), 19??
no info Ballads and Songs, Various Artists (Lone Star Cowboys), 19??
no info The Smithsonian Collection Of Classic Country Music, Various Artists (Shelton Brothers), 19??

info Singer of Old Songs (comp), Michael Cooney, 19??
info Take Cover, Andrew Freeman, 2001
info The Roots Of The Grateful Dead & Jerry Garcia, Various Artists (Prairie Ramblers), 2001
info Run Mountain: North American Songs & Ballads, Kieron Means, 2002

Notes

Played by Garcia and Nelson at the College of San Mateo in San Mateo on November 10th 1962 and by Jerry and Sarah Garcia at the Tangent in Palo Alto in May 1963. Possibly played at Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions rehearsals in Palo Alto sometime in 1964 but no tape circulates.

Garcia introduces this at the Garcia/Nelson set on 11/10/62 by saying that Deep Elem Street is a street in Dallas (as far as he knows) ... that's notorious 'if you want cocaine'.

Sometimes occurs as Deep Ellum Blues or as Deep Elm Blues. Deep Elem Blues is similar in some ways to Deep River Blues, another traditional song. It is also possibly related to Coal Tipple Blues and Georgia Black Bottom.