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Desolation Row
Composer: Bob Dylan

Desolation Row was first performed by the Grateful Dead in March 1986. It was played regularly in 1986 and 1987 but less commonly in subsequent years. It was performed for the last time in July 1995.

Desolation Row was performed by Bob Dylan with The Dead on August 3, 2003 but not included on the concert CD of that show.

The song was played by Furthur, Ratdog, Weir/Wasserman and by Phil Lesh groups in 2015 and 2019.



Grateful Dead

info Downhill from Here (video), 1997
info Postcards Of The Hanging, March 2002
info Dave's Picks Vol 36: Hartford, 3/26&27/1987, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 40 Deer Creek, 7/18&19/90, 2021

Furthur

info April 12, 2012, New York, NY

Weir / Wasserman

info Fall 1989, JGB / Weir & Wasserman, 2013

Ratdog

info Atlanta GA: October 12, 2003
info Hartford CT: October 22, 2003
info Columbia MO: November 17, 2003
info Boulder CO, March 16, 2004
info Frederick MD, April 11, 2005
info Washington DC, April 27, 2005
info Cleveland, OH, November 1, 2005
info Jim Thorpe, PA, November 10, 2005
info Phoenix, AZ, NM, December 4, 2005
info Poughkeepsie, NY, March 28, 2006
info Magna, UT, June 30, 2006
info Philadelphia, PA, July 11, 2006
info Ridgefield, CT, August 21, 2006
info Columbus OH, October 26, 2006
info Anaheim CA, February 13, 2007
info Greensburg PA, March 4, 2007
info Springfield MA, March 15, 2007
info Norfolk, VA, November 7, 2007
info Covington, KY, March 25, 2008
info Baltimore, MD, April 9, 2008
info Wilkes Barre, PA, November 11, 2008
info Hampton Beach, NH, July 24, 2009
info New York, NY, October 19, 2009
info Buffalo, NY, March 4, 2014

 
Bob Dylan

info Highway 61 Revisited, 1965
info Unplugged, 1995
info Message to Love, The Isle of Wight Festival 1970, Various Artists, 1996
info Live 1966: The Royal Albert Hall Concert: Bootleg Series, Vol. 4, 1998
info Bringing It All Back Home/Highway 61 Revisited/Blonde on Blonde, 2001
info Q: Bob Dylan, Vol 1: Freewheelin' Bob Dylan/Bringing It All Back Home/Highway 61 Revisited, 2002
info No Direction Home: The Soundtrack: Bootleg Series, Vol. 7, 2005
info Watchmen Soundtrack, Various Artists, 2009
info Beyond Here Lies Nothin': The Collection, Bob Dylan, 2011


Other recordings

info Les Sauterelles, Les Sauterelles, 1966
no info Marc Ellington, Marc Ellington, 1969
info Beautiful Queen Albert & Beautiful Homer, Robyn Hitchcock, 1997
info Classic Trax: Plays Bob Dylan, Rockridge Synthesizer Orchestra, 1997
info Dylan For Dollars, Various Artists (Juggernaut Jug Band), 2000
info The Columbia Recordings 1965-1967, Les Sauterelles, 2002
info Robyn Sings, Robyn Hitchcock, 2002
info Train Home, Chris Smither, 2003
info Bob Dylan: Project One, Bill Camplin, 2003
info Highway 61 Revisited Revisited, Various Artists (Songdog), 2005
info Silhouette, Richard Taylor, 2005
info Positively 12 Stiff Dylans!, Nob Dylan and His Nobsoletes, 2005
no info Watchmen Soundtrack, Various Artists (My Chemical Romance), 2009
info Chimes Of Freedom: The Songs Of Bob Dylan, Various Artists (My Chemical Romance), 2012

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