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China Doll
Composer: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter

China Doll was first performed by the Grateful Dead in February 1973. The song was performed in total just over a hundred times. There were more than 10 performances in 1973, 1974, 1980 and 1984, most other years had just a handful of performances. China Doll was not performed in 1975, 1976, 1978, 1982 and 1995. The last Grateful Dead performance of the song was in October 1994.

Robert Hunter has said that the original title for China Doll was "The Suicide Song".



Grateful Dead

info Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel, 1974
info Wake Of The Flood / From The Mars Hotel, 1977?
info Reckoning, 1981
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 10, 1998
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 17, 2000
info View From The Vault III, 2002
info View From The Vault III (DVD), 2002
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 29, 2003
info Beyond Description, 2004
info Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack, 2004
info Wake Of The Flood, 2006 (bonus on exp. CD)
info Reckoning, 2006 (bonus on exp. CD)
info Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings, 2008
info Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 3: June 1974, Wall Of Sound, 2009
info Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 4: Cal Expo 1993, 2009
info Dave's Picks Vol 2, 2012
info Spring 1990 (box set), 2012
info Dave's Picks Vol 8, 2013
info Live Albums Collection, 2013
info Complete Studio Albums Collection, 2013
info Complete Studio Rarities Collection, 2013
info Complete Live Rarities Collection, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol 9, 2014
info 30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 17, 2016
info Dave's Picks Vol 21, 2017
info Grateful Dead Records Collection, 2017
info Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Complete Recordings, 2018
info Pacific Northwest '73–'74: Believe It If You Need It, 2018
info Grateful Dead Records Collection (Digital), 2018
info The Warfield, 10/9/80 & 10/10/80, Grateful Dead, 2019
info Giants Stadium 1987/1989/1991, 2019
info Saint Of Circumstance: Giants Stadium, 6/17/91, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 34: Miami 6/23/74, 2020
info The Story Of The Grateful Dead, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 38: Nassau Col, 9/8/73, 2021
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 In and Out of the Garden: '81, '82, '83, 2022
info Here Comes Sunshine 1973, 2023
info Wake Of The Flood: The Angel's Share, 2023

Other recordings

info Deadicated, Various Artists (Suzanne Vega), 1991
info Blood Makes Noise (CD single), Suzanne Vega, 1992
info Monday Prayer to Tunkashila, Pat Mallinger, 1995
info Dark Star - The Music of the Grateful Dead, David Murray, 1996
info Terrapin, Joe Gallant and Illuminati, 1999
info The Grass Is Dead, Crazy Fingers, 2000
info Gratefully Yours, Jim Hudak, 2001
info Gifts From The Dead, Gifts From The Dead, 2001
info Electronic Tribute To The Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 2002
info 11th, Purdymouth, 2003
info Fortune And Death, Radio Free Earth, 2005
info Dead Symphony No. 6, Lee Johnson/Russian National Orchestra, 2007
info The Woodhaven Digest, Vol. 2, For Jerz, 2008
info China Doll (single), Lore Constantine, 2010
info Portal, Atomic Skunk, 2010
info Beyond Further, Beyond Further, 2012
info TRI Sessions, Vol. 1, Fog, 2013
info Songs Of Their Own, Various Artists, 2015
info Better Left Unsung, Holly Bowling, 2016
info Dennis' Picks Volume One, Dump, 2016
info Garcia Songbook, Joe Craven, 2018
info Nervous From the Fall, Benmont Tench, 2019
info Dead Air, Various Artists (Early Music Access Project), 2019
info Alone Together, Vol 8, Holly Bowling, 2020

 
The Dead

info Mansfield, MA, June 22, 2003
info Camden, NJ, June 28, 2003
info Austin, TX, July 4, 2003
info Morrison, CO, July 10, 2003
info Columbus, OH, August 6, 2003
info Irvine, CA, September 18, 2003
info Morrison, CO, June 20, 2004
info Cleveland, OH, July 28, 2004
info Holmdel, NJ, August 11, 2004
info Dead '09: Denver, CO, May 7, 2009

Furthur

info Feb 10, 2010, Charlotte, NC
info July 5, 2010, Stroudsburg, PA
info November 19, 2010, Worcester, MA
info February 11, 2011, Broomfield, CO
info March 6, 2011, Boston, MA
info March 23, 2011, Upper Darby, PA
info Oct 4, 2011, Las Vegas, NV
info Nov 8, 2011, Charlottesville, VA
info April 12, 2012, New York, NY
info July 14, 2012, Brooklyn, NY
info September 30, 2012, Mountain View, CA
info Sept 24, 2013, Redmond, WA

Dead & Company

info Mountain View, CA, 3 Jun, 2017
info Boulder, CO, 10 Jun, 2017
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 20 Jun, 2017
info Chicago, IL, 30 Jun, 2017
info New York, NY, 14 Nov, 2017
info Hartford, CT, 22 Nov, 2017
info East Troy, WI, 22 Jun, 2018
info Riviera Maya, MX, 19 Jan, 2019
info George, WA, 7 Jun, 2019
info Bristow, VA, 26 Jun, 2019
info New York, NY, 10 Oct, 2019
info Los Angeles, CA, 27 Dec, 2019
info New York, NY, Aug 20, 2021
info St. Louis, MO, Sep 13, 2021
info Phoenix, AZ, Oct 25, 2021
info Los Angeles, CA, June 11, 2022
info Clarkston, MI, June 29, 2022
info Bristow, VA, July 8, 2022
info Burgettstown, PA, June 5, 2023
info Boston, MA, June 24, 2023

Phil Lesh & Friends

info Instant Live: June 23, 2006, Tampa, FL, 2006
info Instant Live: July 6, 2006, Mansfield, MA, 2006
info Instant Live: July 14, 2006, Columbus, OH, 2006
info April 12, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info October 17, 2014, Las Vegas, NV, 2014
info November 29, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014

Billy & The Kids

info 4/27/23, New Orleans, LA, Billy & The Kids, 2023

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