Ripple was only performed about 40 times by the Grateful Dead. The first performance was in August 1970. The song was performed in acoustic sets in 1970 and 1980, a handful of electric sets in 1971 and as an encore once in 1988.
Grateful Dead recordings
American Beauty, 1970 Truckin' / Ripple, 1971, Warner Brothers 7464 What A Long Strange Trip It's Been, 1977 Goodies, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 197? Reckoning, 1981 Dead Ahead (video), 1981 The Grateful Dead Movie (video), 1981 Mask Soundtrack, Various Artists, 1985 American Beauty / Workingman's Dead, 198? A Walk On The Moon (Soundtrack), Various Artists, 1999 Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead, 2000 The Golden Road (1965-1973), 2001 American Beauty, 2003 expanded CD has extra version The Very Best Of The Grateful Dead, 2003 Taken (TV soundtrack), Various Artists, 2003 Beyond Description, 2004 American Beauty (Dualdisc), 2004 The Grateful Dead Movie (remastered and extended DVD), 2004 Trilogy, 2005 Reckoning, Grateful Dead, 2006 (bonus on exp. CD) Eternally Grateful, Grateful Dead, 2007
Jerry Garcia
Almost Acoustic, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, 1988 Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, NYC, 10/31/87, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band/Jerry Garcia Band, 2004 Pure Jerry Sampler: Vols. 1 to 6, Jerry Garcia, 2005 The Very Best Of Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia, 2006 Pure Jerry: Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Feb 28, 1986, Jerry Garcia & John Kahn, 2009
Robert Hunter
Box Of Rain, Robert Hunter, 1990 Morrison, CO: June 20, 2004 Sacramento, CA: June 27, 2004 Salt Lake City, UT: June 29, 2004 Boise, ID: July 1 , 2004 Portland, OR: July 2, 2004 George, WA: July 3, 2004 Camden, NJ: August 7, 2004 Holmdel, NJ: August 11, 2004
The Dead
Saratoga Springs, NY: June 20, 2003 Camden, NJ: June 28, 2003 Austin, TX: July 4, 2003 Morrison, CO: July 11, 2003 Wantagh, NY: August 9, 2003 Morrison, CO: June 15, 2004 Mountain View, CA: June 26, 2004 St.Louis, MO: July 23, 2004 Boston, MA: July 30, 2004 Darien Lakes, NY: August 6, 2004 Holmdel, NJ: August 11, 2004 Wantagh, NY: August 14, 2004 Dead ’09: Washington, DC, April 14, 2009 Dead ’09: Hartford, CT, April 26, 2009 Dead ’09: Denver, CO, May 7, 2009
Ratdog
Anaheim CA, February 23, 2004 Portland OR, March 5, 2004 Bozeman MT, March 10, 2004 Boulder CO, March 15, 2004 Albany NY, March 21, 2004 Philadelphia PA, March 26, 2004 Worcester MA, April 2, 2004 Sausalito CA, September 4, 2004 Phoenix AZ, February 5, 2005 Ridgefield CT, April 25, 2005 Charlottesville, VA, August 7, 2005 South Burlington, VT, August 24, 2005 Gilford, NH, September 2, 2005 Milwaukee, WI, October 25, 2005 Baltimore, MD, November 2, 2005 Atlanta, GA, November 15, 2005 Denver, CO, December 2, 2005 Reno, NV, December 14, 2005 Seattle, WA, December 17, 2005 Philadelphia, PA, March 24, 2006 Providence, RI, April 3, 2006 Santa Rosa, CA, June 9, 2006 Milwaukee, WI, July 6, 2006 Philadelphia, PA, July 11, 2006 Mansfield, MA, July 15, 2006 Mariaville, NY, August 19, 2006 Baltimore, MD, August 26, 2006 Buffalo NY, October 27, 2006 St. Petersburg FL, November 17, 2006 San Diego CA, February 9, 2007 Rochester NY, March 3, 2007 Concord NH, March 12, 2007 Jim Thorpe PA, March 16, 2007 Athens GA, March 22, 2007 Milwaukee WI, July 5, 2007 Charlottesville VA, July 14, 2007 Council Bluffs IA, July 20, 2007 Bridgeport CT, August 11, 2007 Camden NJ, August 17, 2007 Holmdel NJ, August 22, 2007 Hampton Beach NH, October 26, 2007 Reading, PA, November 6, 2007 St. Petersburg, FL, November 13, 2007 Milwaukee, WI, March 22, 2008 Charleston, SC, April 11, 2008 Hunter, NY, June 1, 2008 Murphys, CA, June 27, 2008 Jacksonville, OR, July 6, 2008 Clarkston, MI, August 27, 2008 Greensboro, NC, November 16, 2008 Negril, Jamaica, January 29, 2009
Listen to versions of Ripple
Other recordings
Morning Sky, Chris Hillman, 1982 Deadicated, Various Artists, 1991 Live In Japan, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 1994 We Were All Babies, Laurie McClain, 1995 Long Live the Dead: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead, Billy and Terry Smith, 1996 Relix Bay Record Shop : Tribute To Jerry Garcia, Various Artists, 1997 Pickin' On The Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 1997 Relix's Best Of The New New Riders Of The Purple Sage, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 1997 What If I Told You, Andru Branch, 1998 Dead Delites, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1998 Rev, Perry Farrell, 1999 Stolen Roses, Various Artists, 2000 Might as Well...The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead, The Persuasions, 2000 Solid Sender, Sex Mob, 2000 One Endless Night, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, 2000 Dead Grass, Dead Grass, 2000 Times Like These, Rick Danko, 2000 Long Strange Trip: Swingin' and Pickin' on the Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 2001 Gratefully Yours, Jim Hudak, 2001 The Blues Tribute To The Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 2001 Gifts From The Dead, Gifts From The Dead, 2001 Electronic Tribute To The Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 2002 Rick Danko: A Memorial Edition, Rick Danko, 2002 Buckdancer's Choice, Wake The Dead, 2002 Ukulele Summit 5, Various Artists, 2002 Country Outlaws: Renegade Country Music, Various Artists, 2003 Grateful Guitar, David Cullen, 2003 Jerry Jams, Jerry Cares, Various Artists, 2005 Shawangunk, Rolf Sturm, 2005 Deadgrass, Deadgrass, 2005 God, Loves & Angels, Kristen Vigard, 2006 Essential Guide to American Roots, Various Artists, 2006 MTO, Vol. 1, Steven Bernstein's Millenial Territory, 2006 For Rex : The Black Tie Dye Ball, The Zen Tricksters and Special Guests, 2006 Midnight Tea, Andy Hill, Renee Safier & Brian Michael Tracy, 2007 Live At Bearsville Theater, Dar Williams (DVD), 2007 Live New Year's Eve 2006, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 2007 Piano Expressions, Lore Constantine, 2008
Truckin' / Ripple, 1971, Warner Brothers 7464
