Grateful Dead Family Discography: Deep River Blues

Deep River Blues

Composer: Traditional

Deep River Blues was performed by the Weir/Robinson/Greene Trio. Also played by Jerry Garcia and others jamming on the Festival Express train in 1970.

The Delmore Brothers version of this song is called I've Got The Big River Blues. Some later versions are called Big River Blues. The majority of recordings use the Deep River Blues title.

Weir/Robinson/Greene Trio

May 25, 2012, Summercamp Festival, Chillicothe, IL, 2012
May 27, 2012, Bella Music Fest, Geneva, MN, 2012
May 29, 2012, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Ashville,NC, 2012
June 3, 2012, Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Bellvue, CO, 2012

Other recordings

no info Single (Blue Railroad Train / I've Got The Big River Blues), Delmore Brothers, 1934
Doc Watson, Doc Watson, 1964
The Sound Of Folk Music Vol. 2, Various Artists (Doc_Watson), 1964
Doc Watson On Stage, Doc Watson & Merle Watson, 1971
no info Brown's Ferry Blues, Delmore Brothers, 1971
no info The Best Of, John Hammond, 1971
no info Past Times Behind, Daryl Hall & John Oates, 1976
no info On the road, McLain Family Band, 1976
Tellulive, Various Artists (Doc & Merle Watson), 1980
no info Really Smokin', Daryl Hall & John Oates, 1985
no info Acoustic Blues, Paul James, 1989
Threadgill's Supper Session, Various Artists/Threadgill's Troubadours, 1991
Are You from Dixie?: Great Country Brother Teams of the 1930s, Various Artists (Delmore Brothers), 1991
The Festival Tapes / Tellulive, Various Artists (Doc & Merle Watson), 1992
no info Rodeo Waltz, Sweethearts Of The Rodeo, 1993
no info Sounds Like Home, Warrior River Boys, 1993
no info Dubbabuddah, Ekoostik Hookah, 1994
no info The Early Years, Daryl Hall & John Oates, 1994
The Vanguard Years, Doc Watson, 1995
The Vanguard Years Sampler, Doc Watson, 1995
Doc Watson and David Grisman In Concert (video), Doc Watson and David Grisman, 1995
25 Years of Strictly Country, Various Artists (Mike Dowling), 1996
no info My Dixie Home, David Davis & the Warrior River Boys, 1997
Generations of Bluegrass, Vol. 3: Legendary Pickers, Various Artists (Doc Watson), 1999
no info Pure Classics, Daryl Hall & John Oates, 2000
no info Old Style, Bristol Brothers, 2000
no info American Pop: An Audio History, Various Artists (Delmore Brothers), 2000
Legacy, Doc Watson and David Holt, 2002
Blue Country Heart, Jorma Kaukonen, 2002
Patchworks, Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton, 2002
no info Indigo Sky, Tom Webber/Barb Webber/Greg Lindsay, 2002
Trouble in Mind: Doc Watson Country Blues Collection, Doc Watson, 2003
no info Out of the Blue, Richard Wiegel, 2003
DocFest: A Tribute to Doc Watson and His Musical Partners Merle Watson and Jack Lawrence, Various Artists (Jim Hurst & Missy Raines), 2003
Classic Cuts: 1933-41, The Delmore Brothers, 2004
no info Sittin' Here Pickin' The Blues, Doc & Merle Watson, 2004
no info A Blue Thing, Tom Rigney, 2004
no info Down the Road, Allen Singer, 2005
no info One-Horse Town, Jim Henry, 2005
no info Live. Vol. 2, Grateful Dudes, 2005
no info Live at the Roscoe, Martin Stephenson, 2006
no info Follow Me, Bearfoot, 2006
no info Live in Nashville, Hurst, Stafford & Sutton, 2006
Old Town School of Folk Music Songbook, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Janet Bean), 2006
no info Hawaii/Rockin' the Blues, Acie Cargill, 2007
no info Live at the Thomas Family Winery, Hot Club of Derbytown, 2007
no info Rufus, Buddy Greene, 2008
no info Judy, Henry & Jack, Judy, Henry & Jack, 2008
no info Live At 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Doc Watson, 2009
2003-08-08 The Bottom Line, New York City, NY, Jorma Kaukonen, 2010
no info Perfect storm, Dan Crary & Thunderation, 2011
Make It Your Sound, Make It Your Scene: Vanguard Records & The 1960s Musical Revolution, Various Artists (Doc Watson), 2012
Live In Watsonville, Doc & Dawg, 2014
Accomplice One, Tommy Emmanuel, 2017
Doc & Dawg: Live at Acoustic Stage, Doc Watson & David Grisman, 2018