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Black Peter
Composer: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter

Robert Hunter included notes for Black Peter in Box Of Rain: Lyrics 1965-1993;
I wrote this as a brisk piece like Kershaw's 'Louisiana Man.' Garcia took it seriously, though, dressing it in subtle changes and a mournful tempo. The bridge verse - 'See here how everything lead up to this day...' - was written after the restructuring of the piece and reflects the additional depth of possibility provided for the song by his treatment.
Black Peter was first performed by the Grateful Dead in December 1969. It was then a fairly regular part of the repertoire being absent in only 1975 and 1976. In total the song was performed nearly 350 times.


Grateful Dead

info Workingman's Dead, 1970
info History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear's Choice), 1973
info What A Long Strange Trip It's Been, 1977
info American Beauty / Workingman's Dead, 198?
info Dozin' At The Knick, 1996
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 8, 1997
info View From The Vault, 2000
info View From The Vault (DVD), 2000
info The Golden Road (1965-1973), 2001
info Steppin' Out with ....: England '72, July 2002
info Workingman's Dead, 2003 (exp CD extra version)
info Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack, 2004
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 34, 2005
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 36, 2005
info Trilogy, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 2: 1/18/70, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 7: 9/3 & 4/80, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Series - A Night At The Family Dog 2/4/70, 2005
info Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 2: October 1977, 2008
info Road Trips Download: Philadelphia, Nov 6, 1979, 2008
info Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 3: Fillmore East, 5/15/70, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 4: Penn State/Cornell, 1980, 2010
info Europe '72, The Complete Recordings, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 5/24/1972, 2011
info Dave's Picks Vol. 3: Chicago, 22/10/71, 2012
info Dave's Picks Vol. 6: 12/20/69 & 2/2/70, 2013
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2013, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol 7: Normal, 4/24/78, 2013
info Complete Studio Albums Collection, 2013
info Live Albums Collection, 2013
info Complete Live Rarities Collection, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol 10: Los Angeles, 12/12/69, 2014
info Spring 1990 (The Other One), 2014
info 30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
info July 1978 Complete, 2016
info Dave's Picks Vol 19: Honolulu, 1/23/70, 2016
info July 12 & 13, 1989, Washington, DC, , 2017
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2017
info Dave's Picks Vol 24: Berkeley, 8/25/72, 2017
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 27: Boise, 9/2/83, 2018
info Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Complete Recordings, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 30: Fillmore East, 2/1/70, 2019
info Giants Stadium 1987/1989/1991, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 33: Dekalb, 10/29/77, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 34: Miami 6/23/74, 2020
info Workingman's Dead (50th Anniv. Edition), 2020
info Workingmans Dead (50th Anniv. LP), 2020
info The Story Of The Grateful Dead, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 36: Hartford, 3/26&27/1987, 2020
info Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73, 2021
info Dave's Picks Vol 40 Deer Creek, 7/18&19/90, 2021
info Lyceum '72: The Complete Recordings, 2022
info Dave's Picks Volume 43: 11/2/69 & 12/26/69, 2022
info In and Out of the Garden: '81, '82, '83, 2022
info Dave's Picks Vol 45 Portland, 10/1 & 2/77, 2023
info Dave's Picks Vol 47 St. Louis, 12/9/79, 2023

The Dead

info Millwaukee, WI, July 1, 2003
info Dead '09: Hartford, CT, April 26, 2009
info Dead '09: Los Angeles, CA, May 9, 2009

Furthur

info Feb 15, 2010, Bethlehem, PA
info Feb 22, 2010, Newark, DE
info Mar 5, 2010, Denver, CO
info May 29, 2010, Angels Camp, CA
info June 29, 2010, Jim Thorpe, PA
info September 16, 2010, Eugene, OR
info November 9, 2010, Ames, IA
info November 17, 2010, Baltimore, MD
info March 11, 2011, New York, NY
info March 19, 2011, Upper Darby, PA
info April 1, 2011, Hampton, VA
info July 26, 2011, Canandaigua, NY
info Sept 24, 2011, Eugene, OR
info Nov 3, 2011, Manchester, NH
info Nov 16, 2011, Columbus, OH
info April 5, 2012, Boston, MA
info April 18, 2012, New York, NY
info July 10, 2012, Alpharetta, GA
info September 23, 2012, Morrison, CO
info January 16, 2013, Mill Valley, CA
info April 24, 2013, Port Chester, NY
info July 17, 2013, Boston, MA
info Sept 7, 2013, Arrington, VA
info Sept 24, 2013, Redmond, WA
info Oct 4, 2013, Los Angeles, CA

Dead & Company

info Charlotte, NC, 10 June, 2016
info Hartford, CT, 28 June, 2016
info Burgettstown, PA, 13 July, 2016
info Las Vegas, NV, 27 May, 2017
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 20 Jun, 2017
info Hartford, CT, 22 Nov, 2017
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 11 Jun, 2018
info George, WA, 29 Jun, 2018
info Boulder, CO, 13 July, 2018
info George, WA, 7 Jun, 2019
info Camden, NJ, 20 Jun, 2019
info Dallas, TX, 2 Jul, 2019
info Hampton, VA, 9 Nov, 2019
info Bristow, VA, Aug 18, 2021
info Clarkston, MI, Sep 10, 2021
info Charlotte, NC, Oct 11, 2021
info Phoenix, AZ, Oct 25, 2021
info Maryland Heights, MO, June 21, 2022
info Hartford, CT, July 5, 2022
info Charlotte, NC, May 30, 2023
info Boston, MA, June 24, 2023
info George, WA, July 7, 2023

Phil Lesh & Friends

info March 19, 2015, Port Chester, NY, 2015

Ratdog

info San Francisco CA, March 2, 2004
info Seattle WA, March 8, 2004
info Boulder CO, March 15, 2004
info Philadelphia PA, March 26, 2004
info Worcester MA, April 2, 2004
info Tulsa OK, September 15, 2004Ratdog, 2004
info Indianapolis IN, April 4, 2005
info Sayreville NJ, April 12, 2005
info Milwaukee, WI, October 25, 2005
info Atlanta, GA, November 15, 2005
info Santa Fe, NM, December 3, 2005
info Reno, NV, December 14, 2005
info Danbury, CT, March 20, 2006
info Syracuse, NY, March 30, 2006
info Oklahoma City, OK, July 4, 2006
info Hampton Beach, NH, August 24, 2006
info Albany NY, November 3, 2006
info St. Petersburg FL, November 17, 2006
info Portland OR, February 16, 2007
info Boston MA, March 13, 2007
info Boston MA, July 10, 2007
info Council Bluffs IA, July 20, 2007
info San Diego CA, July 27, 2007
info Bushkill PA, August 18, 2007
info University Park, PA, November 4, 2007
info Charleston, SC, April 11, 2008
info Boise, ID, June 23, 2008
info Bethel, NY, August 12, 2008
info Clarkston, MI, August 27, 2008
info Washington, DC, November 6, 2008
info Rochester, NY, July 12, 2009
info Boulder, CO, August 30, 2009
info Upper Darby, PA, October 17, 2009
info Montclair, NJ, February 20, 2014
info St. Louis, MO, March 10, 2014
info Asbury Park, NJ, June 8, 2014

 
Other recordings

info Fiddlehead Blues, Randy Sabien, 1989
info Deadbeats Acoustic, Deadbeats, 1996
info Stolen Roses, Various Artists (Patti Smith Band), 2000
info Live In Amsterdam, Billy Goodman, 2000
info Solo Acoustic, David Gans, 2001
info Built To Grass (Grass Is Dead, Vol. 2), Grass Is Dead (Crazy Fingers), 2001
info The Blues Tribute To The Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 2001
info Live At the Starlight 07, Mo Pair and the Ugi Mooks, 2007
info Fennario: Songs by Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter, Emory Joseph, 2008
info 30 Years, Jake's Leg, 2008
info Piano Expressions, Lore Constantine, 2008
info At Fine Arts Center, UMass, Amherst, MA 11/16/07, The American Beauty Project, 2009
info Hiding Under The Covers, Alison Scott, 2009
info Henry Kaiser Plays Dead, Henry Kaiser, 2009
info At Page Auditorium, Duke University, Durham, NC 10/15/10, The American Beauty Project, 2010
info Dead To The Core, Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers, 2010
info House Concert, Club Meg, Missoula, MT, September 4, 2010, David Gans, 2010
info It's a Hand-Me-Down, David Gans, 2015
info Songs Of Their Own, Various Artists, 2015
info Day Of The Dead, Various Artists (Anohni and yMusic), 2016
info Heap Zone, Matt Valentine, 2016
info Songs To Fill The Air, Various Artists (Matt Valentine), 2016
info Solo Mandolin: Performs Workingman's Dead, David Mansfield, 2017
info Dead Air, Various Artists (Scott Miller), 2019
info The Bodhisattva Blues, Reverend Freakchild, 2020
info QuaranTunes Series no. 007, Jeffrey Alexander, 2020
info Jeffrey Alexander And The Heavy Lidders, 2021

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