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It Must Have Been The Roses
Composer: Robert Hunter

It Must Have Been The Roses was first performed by the Grateful Dead in February 1974. The song was played fairly regularly through the 1970's then less often but it was played at least once every year through to 1995. In total the Grateful Dead performed the song over 150 times.


Robert Hunter

info Tales Of The Great Rum Runners, 1974
info Single (Rum Runners / It Must Have Been The Roses), 1974
info Sampler For Deadheads (#1 of 3), 1975
info Promontory Rider: A Retrospective Collection, 1982
info Live '85, 1985
info Relix Sampler (Europe), Various Artists, 1993

Robert Hunter concert recordings

info Morrison, CO, June 18, 2004
info Sacramento, CA, June 27, 2004
info George, WA, July 3, 2004
info Camden, NJ, August 8, 2004

Jerry Garcia

info Reflections, Jerry Garcia, 1976
info All Good Things: Studio Sessions, 2004
info Might As Well: A Round Records Retrospective, Jerry Garcia, 2023

Other recordings

info Might as Well...The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead, 2000
info Dead Grass, Dead Grass, 2000
info The Blues Tribute To The Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 2001
info The Tussler, Motorpsycho, 2003 (extended CD only)
info Jerry Jams, Jerry Cares, Various Artists, 2005
info Fennario: Songs by Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter, Emory Joseph, 2008
info Acoustic Sessions, Vol. 1, Real Eyes, 2009
info Persuasions Of The Dead, The Persuasions & Friends, 2011
info Songs Of Their Own, Various Artists, 2015
info Cut The Dead Some Slack, Stephen Inglis, 2018

 
Grateful Dead

info Steal Your Face, 1976
info Reckoning, 1981
info The Grateful Dead Movie, 1981
info One From The Vault, 1991
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 17, 2000
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 31, 2004
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 32, 2004
info The Grateful Dead Movie (extended DVD), 2004
info Beyond Description, 2004
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 34, 2005
info Reckoning, 2006 (bonus on exp. CD)
info Road Trips: Vol 4, No. 5: Boston Music Hall 6.9.76, 2011
info Dave's Picks Vol. 2: Hartford, CT, 7/31/74, 2012
info Spring 1990 (box set), 2012
info Dave's Picks Vol 7: Normal, 4/24/78, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol. 8: Atlanta, GA 11/30/80, 2013
info Live Albums Collection, 2013
info Complete Live Rarities Collection, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol. 9: Missoula, 5/14/74, 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol 12: Hamilton, 11/4/77, 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol 13: Winterland, SF, 2/24/74, 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 15: Nashville, 4/22/78, 2015
info 30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 17, 2016
info July 1978 Complete, 2016
info Red Rocks: 7/8/78, 2016
info Grateful Dead Records Collection, 2017
info Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Complete Recordings, 2018
info Portland Mem. Col. 5/19/74, 2018
info Grateful Dead Records Collection (Digital), 2018
info The Warfield, 10/9/80 & 10/10/80, Grateful Dead, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 33: Dekalb, 10/29/77, 2020
info June 1976, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 35: Philadelphia, 4/20/1984, 2020
info The Story Of The Grateful Dead, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 39, Philadelphia, 4/26/83, 2021
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2022, 2022
info In and Out of the Garden: '81, '82, '83, 2022
info Dave's Picks Vol 45 Portland, 10/1 & 2/77, 2023

The Dead

info Virginia Beach, VA, June 17, 2003
info Holmdel, NJ, June 24, 2003
info Morrison, CO, July 6, 2003
info Wantagh, NY, August 10, 2003
info George, WA, September 21, 2003
info Oakland, CA, December 31, 2003

Furthur

info Feb 6, 2010, Orlando, FL
info Feb 18, 2010, Manchester, NH
info Mar 2, 2010, Chicago, IL
info July 9, 2010, Masontown, WV
info February 11, 2011, Broomfield, CO
info March 22, 2011, Upper Darby, PA
info March 27, 2011, New York, NY
info Nov 19, 2011, Madison, WI
info April 6, 2012, Boston, MA
info February 22, 2013, Broomfield, CO
info Oct 4, 2013, Los Angeles, CA

Dead & Company

info George, WA, 7 Jun, 2019
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 18 Jun, 2019
info Charlotte, NC, Oct 11, 2021
info Bethel, NY, July 1, 2022
info Noblesville, IN, June 27, 2023

Ratdog

info New York, NY, October 24, 2009

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