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Saint Stephen
Composer: Jerry Garcia / Phil Lesh / Robert Hunter

Robert Hunter discussed Saint Stephen in an interview with Jeff Tamrkin;
I had been working on this a long time before I gave it to the Grateful Dead, before I took off for New Mexico, which is where I originally sent them the lyrics from. I don't know what to say about this song, except that it was very important to me. It seemed to be saying oodles. It's still one of my favorites. I didn't know who the real St Stephen was until I wrote it.
Saint Stephen was first performed by the Grateful Dead in May 1968. It was then played regularly through to late Summer 1971. Following a near five year absence the song returned to the live repertoire in June 1976 and was played regularly through that year and 1977. There were then a handful of appearances in 1978, one in 1979 and three in 1983.

Grateful Dead recordings

info Aoxomoxoa, 1969
info Live/Dead, 1969
info Skeletons From The Closet, 1974
info What A Long Strange Trip It's Been, 1977
info The Grateful Dead Movie (video), 1981
info Two From The Vault, 1992
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 2, 1995
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 8, 1997
info Fillmore East 2.11.69, 1997
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 10, 1998
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 16, 2000
info Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead, 2000
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 20, 2001
info The Golden Road (1965-1973), 2001
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 26, 2002
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 29, 2003
info The Closing of Winterland, 2003
info The Closing of Winterland (DVD), 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 33, 2004
info The Grateful Dead Movie (extended DVD), 2004
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 34, 2005
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 35, 2005
info Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings, 2005
info Fillmore West 1969: Compilation, 2005
info Trilogy, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 1: 4/30/77, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 4: 6/18/76, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download: A Night At The Family Dog 2/4/70, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol 12: 4/17/69, 2006

The Dead

info Hartford, CT, June 21, 2003
info Camden, NJ, June 28, 2003
info Morrison, CO, July 6, 2003
info Joliet, IL, August 2, 2003
info Wantagh, NY, August 10, 2003
info Oakland, CA, December 31, 2004
info Phoenix, AZ, June 22, 2004
info Boise, ID, July 1, 2004
info Boston, MA, July 30, 2004
info Saratoga Springs, NY, August 1, 2004
info Holmdel, NJ, August 11, 2004
info Charlotte, NC, August 18, 2004
info Dead ’09: Charlottesville, VA, April 15, 2009
info Dead ’09: New York, NY, April 25, 2009
info Dead ’09: Philadelphia, PA, May 2, 2009
info Dead ’09: Mountain View, CA, May 10, 2009

The Other Ones

info The Strange Remain, The Other Ones, 1999

Ratdog

info Hampton Beach NJ: October 17, 2003
info Toronto ON: October 29, 2003
info Detroit MI: November 6, 2003
info Columbia MO: November 17, 2003
info Los Angeles CA, March 1, 2004
info Albany NY, March 21, 2004
info Milwaukee WI, March 31, 2005
info Sayreville NJ, April 12, 2005
info Philadelphia, PA, April 30, 2005
info Baltimore, MD, August 10, 2005
info Buffalo, NY, October 29, 2005
info Jim Thorpe, PA, November 11, 2005
info Denver, CO, December 2, 2005
info Danbury, CT, March 21, 2006
info Magna, UT, June 30, 2006
info Canandaigua, NY, July 10, 2006
info Baltimore, MD, August 25, 2006
info Cleveland OH, October 24, 2006
info Stroudsburg PA, November 6, 2006
info Boca Raton FL, November 18, 2006
info Anaheim CA, February 13, 2007
info Peekskill NY, March 6, 2007
info Springfield MA, March 15, 2007
info Asheville NC, March 23, 2007
info Columbus OH, July 17, 2007
info Bridgeport CT, August 11, 2007
info Westbury, NY, October 31, 2007
info Raleigh, NC, November 11, 2007
info Royal Oak, MI, March 28, 2008
info Charleston, SC, April 11, 2008
info Las Vegas, NV, July 3, 2008
info Hershey, PA, August 25, 2008
info Upper Darby, PA, November 14, 2008

Phil Lesh & Friends

info Love Will See You Through, Highlights Volume One, Phil Lesh and Friends, 1999
info There and Back Again (Special bonus disc release), Phil Lesh & Friends, 2002
info Phil Lesh and Friends Live at the Warfield DVD, 2006
info Phil Lesh & Friends: June 22, 2006, Boca Raton, FL, 2006
info Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: June 30, 2006, Camden, NJ, 2006
info Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: July 6, 2006, Mansfield, MA, 2006
info Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: July 9, 2006, Bethel, NY, 2006
info Phil Lesh & Friends: Instant Live: July 16, 2006, Chicago, IL, 2006

 
Other recordings

info Juggling Suns, Solar Circus, 1989
info Live At Roseland Ballroom, Gov't Mule, 1996
info Dead Delites, Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1998
info Great Sky River, Jazz Is Dead, 2001
info Gifts From The Dead, Gifts From The Dead, 2001
info Thunder And Lightnin', Dark Star Orchestra, 2003
info Jeb Holmes Band, Jeb Holmes Band, 2004
info The 1000th Show, Dark Star Orchestra, 2005
info Blue Light Cheap Hotel, Wake The Dead, 2007
info Dead Symphony No. 6, Lee Johnson/Russian National Orchestra, 2007

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