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Samson And Delilah

Composer: Traditional / Blind Willie Johnson / Rev. Gary Davis

Grateful Dead

info Terrapin Station, Grateful Dead, 1977
info Dead Set, Grateful Dead, 1981
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 3, Grateful Dead, 1995
info The Arista Years, Grateful Dead, 1996
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 9, Grateful Dead, 1997
info Terrapin Station (Limited Edition), Grateful Dead, 1997
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 15, Grateful Dead, 1999
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 17, Grateful Dead, 2000
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 18, Grateful Dead, 2000
info View From The Vault, Grateful Dead, 2000
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 20, Grateful Dead, 2001
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 21, Grateful Dead, 2001
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 27, Grateful Dead, 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 29, Grateful Dead, 2003
info The Closing of Winterland, Grateful Dead, 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 33, Grateful Dead, 2004
info Beyond Description, Grateful Dead, 2004
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 34, Grateful Dead, 2005
info Live at the Cow Palace: New Year's Eve 1976, Grateful Dead, 2006

Live performances on official download releases
info Grateful Dead Download Series Vol. 4: 6/18/76, Grateful Dead, 2005

Live performances on video/DVD
info View From The Vault, Grateful Dead, 2000
info The Closing of Winterland, 2003

The Dead

info Mansfield, MA - June 22, The Dead, 2003
info Vernon, NY - June 29, The Dead, 2003
info Morrison, CO - July 6, The Dead, 2003
info Somerset,WI - August 3, The Dead, 2003
info Wantagh, NY - August 10, The Dead, 2003
info George, WA - September 21, The Dead, 2003
info Morrison, CO - June 20, 2004, The Dead, 2004
info Sacramento, CA - June 27, 2004, The Dead, 2004
info Camden, NJ - August 8, 2004, The Dead, 2004
info Bristow, VA - August 15, 2004, The Dead, 2004

Ratdog

info Poughkeepsie NY: October 26, 2003, Ratdog, 2003
info Albany NY, March 21, 2004, Ratdog, 2004
info Las Vegas NV, February 6, 2005, Ratdog, 2005
info Johnson City NY, May 1, 2005, Ratdog, 2005
info Charlottesville, VA, August 7, 2005, Ratdog, 2005
info Orlando, FL, November 20, 2005, Ratdog, 2005
info Long Beach, CA, December 11, 2005, Ratdog, 2005
info Majesty of the Seas, Carribean Sea, February 5, 2006, Ratdog, 2006
info Morrison, CO, July 2, 2006, Ratdog, 2006
info St. Paul MN, October 22, 2006
info Las Vegas NV, February 11, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
info Vancouver BC, February 18, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
info Greensburg PA, March 4, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
info San Francisco CA, April 22, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
info Lowell MA, August 12, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
info Darien Center NY, August 19, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
info Lebanon, NH, October 28, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
info University Park, PA, November 4, 2007, Ratdog, 2007
info Raleigh, NC, November 11, 2007, Ratdog, 2007

Others

no info Single, Blind Willie Johnson, 192?
no info Blind Willie Johnson - His Story Told, Annotated and Documented, Blind Willie Johnson, 1957
no info Gospel, Blues and Street Songs Rev. Gary Davis, 195?
no info Hootenany at Carnegie Hall, Various Artists (Rev. Gary Davis), 1960
no info Peter Paul and Mary, Peter Paul and Mary, 1962
no info Freedom Highway, The Staple Singers, 1965
info Dave Van Ronk, Folksinger, Dave Van Ronk, 1967
no info Pure Religion, Rev. Gary Davis, 196?
info Van Ronk, Dave Van Ronk, 1972
info The Washington Squares, The Washington Squares, 1987
info Hesitation Blues, Dave Van Ronk, 1988
info Inside Dave Van Ronk (comp), Dave Van Ronk, 1989
no info Sweeter As The Years Go By, Blind Willie Johnson, 1990
no info Rev. Gary Davis At Newport, 1991?
no info Travelin' Shoes, Golden Gate Quartet, 1992
no info Remember Me, Tim & Mollie O'Brien, 1992
no info Complete Recordings Of Blind Willie Johnson, 1993
info The Gospel Sound, Various Artists (Blind Willie Johnson), 1994
info Folk Song America, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Rev. Gary Davis), 1994
info The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 1995
info Dark Star - The Music of the Grateful Dead, David Murray, 1996
info Riverside Folklore Series, Vol. 2: Singing the American Roots, Various Artists (Rev Gary Davis), 1996
info Pickin' On The Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 1997
info From Greenwich Village: The Complete Washington Squares, The Washington Squares, 1997
info Terrapin, Joe Gallant and Illuminati, 1999
info Two Rivers, Ben Murray & Siobhan Quinn, 1999
no info The Riverside Folklore Series Volume 2: Singing the American Roots, Various Artists (Rev. Gary Davis), 19??
no info Harlem Street Singer, Rev Gary Davis, 19??
info There Is No Eye: Music For Photographs, Various Artists (Rev Gary Davis), 2001
info Long Strange Trip: Swingin' and Pickin' on the Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 2001
info The Roots Of The Grateful Dead & Jerry Garcia, Various Artists (Leadbelly), 2001
info Vanguard: Roots of Folk, Various Artists (Rev. Gary Davis), 2002
info The 1000th Show, Dark Star Orchestra, 2005

Notes

Originally recorded in the 1920s by Blind Willie Johnson and others as 'If I Had My Way I'd Tear The Building Down' or slight variation on that.

Recorded in the early sixties by Peter Paul and Mary and others as 'If I Had My Way'

Credited to Rev. Gary Davis on Dead Set but as Traditional arr Weir on other Dead recordings

Full name on Rev Gary Davis LP is Samson and Delilah (If I Had My Way)