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Here Comes Sunshine
Composer: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter

Here Comes Sunshine was first performed by the Grateful Dead in February 1973. It was played about 30 times through to February 1974 and then dropped from the repertoire. The song returned to the repertoire in December 1992, at the instigation of Vince Welnick, and was then played a few times each year until 1995.

Robert Hunter comments on this song in Box Of Rain: Lyrics 1965 - 1993;

Remembering the great Vanport, Washington flood of 1949, living in other people's homes, a family abandoned by father; second grade.


Grateful Dead

info Wake Of The Flood, 1973
info Single (Let Me Sing Your Blues Away / Here Comes Sunshine), 1973
info Wake Of The Flood / From The Mars Hotel, 1977?
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 1, 1993
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 14, 1999
info Beyond Description, 2004
info Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings, 2008
info Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 4: Cal Expo 1993, 2009
info Road Trips: Vol 4, Number 3: Denver 1973, 2011
info Dave's Picks Vol. 5: Pauley Pavilion, 17/11/73, 2013
info Complete Studio Albums Collection, 2013
info 30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
info 30 Trips Around The Sun: The Definitive Live Story: 1965-1995, 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 16, 2015
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 Dave's Picks Vol 32: Philadelphia, 3/24/73, 2019
info The Story Of The Grateful Dead, 2020
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2021, 2021
info Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73, 2021
info Dave's Picks Vol 42: Winterland, 2/23/74, 2022
info Here Comes Sunshine 1973, 2023
info RFK St., Washington, 6/10/73, Grateful Dead, 2023
info Wake Of The Flood: 50th Anniv Deluxe Edition, 2023

Other recordings

info Laughing Water, Jazz Is Dead, 1999
info Might as Well...The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead, The Persuasions, 2000
info The Grass Is Dead, Crazy Fingers, 2000
info Dead Symphony No. 6, Lee Johnson/Russian National Orchestra, 2007
info Persuasions Of The Dead, The Persuasions & Friends, 2011
info 08/09/13, Omaha, NE, Yonder Mountain String Band, 2013
info 10/16/13, Oxford, MS, Yonder Mountain String Band, 2013
info 10/18/13, Ozark, AR, Yonder Mountain String Band, 2013
info 10/25/13, Chicago, IL, Yonder Mountain String Band, 2013
info 12/30/13, Boulder, CO, Yonder Mountain String Band, 2013
info 04/12/14, Missoula, MT, Yonder Mountain String Band, 2014
info Day Of The Dead, Various Artists (Real Estate), 2016
info Dead Air, Various Artists (Minor Poet), 2019
info Chip's Picks Vol 1, High Time, 2019

 
The Dead

info Saratoga Springs, NY, June 20, 2003
info Morrison, CO, July 10, 2003
info Morrison, CO, June 18, 2004
info Mountain View, CA, June 26, 2004
info Cleveland, OH, July 28, 2004
info Holmdel, NJ, August 10, 2004
info Dead '09: Worcester, MA April 19, 2009

Furthur

info Dec 30, 2009, San Francisco, CA
info Feb 10, 2010, Charlotte, NC
info Feb 22, 2010, Newark, DE
info June 25, 2010, Rochester, NY
info July 10, 2010, Philadelphia, PA
info September 17, 2010, Eugene, OR
info November 11, 2010, St. Louis, MO
info March 6, 2011, Boston, MA
info March 23, 2011, Upper Darby, PA
info April 5, 2011, Orlando, FL
info July 24, 2011, Holmdel, NJ
info Sept 28, 2011, West Valley City, UT
info Nov 15, 2011, Albany, NY
info April 9, 2012, New York, NY
info April 18, 2012, New York, NY
info July 11, 2012, Cary, NC
info July 17, 2012, Chicago, IL
info December 31, 2012, San Francisco, CA
info April 20, 2013, Port Chester, NY
info July 11, 2013, Brooklyn, NY
info Sept 19, 2013, Morrison, CO
info Sept 29, 2013, Berkeley, CA
info Oct 2, 2013, Las Vegas, NV

Dead & Company

info Saratoga Springs, NY, 21 June, 2016
info Portland, OR, 22 July, 2016
info Mountain View, CA, 3 Jun, 2017
info Atlanta, GA, 13 Jun, 2017
info New York, NY, 24 Jun, 2017
info Boston, MA, 19 Nov, 2017
info Dallas, TX, 1 Dec, 2017
info Atlanta, GA, 8 Jun, 2018
info Darien Center, NY, 19 Jun, 2018
info Eugene, OR, 30 Jun, 2018
info Albuquerque, NM, 11 July, 2018
info Riviera Maya, MX, 17 Jan, 2019
info George, WA, 7 Jun, 2019
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 18 Jun, 2019
info Bristow, VA, 26 Jun, 2019
info Uniondale, NY, 5 Nov, 2019
info Bristow, VA, Aug 18, 2021
info Hershey, PA, Aug 28, 2021
info Cincinnati, OH, Sep 11, 2021
info The Woodlands, TX, Oct 15, 2021
info Englewood, CO, Oct 23, 2021
info Mountain View, CA, June 14, 2022
info Cincinnati, OH, June 22, 2022
info Clarkston, MI, June 29, 2022
info Philadelphia, PA, July 10, 2022
info Phoenix, AZ, May 23, 2023
info Bristow, VA, June 3, 2023
info Cincinnati, OH, June 13, 2023
info Boston, MA, June 24, 2023
info George, WA, July 8, 2023

Ratdog

info Sausalito CA, September 4, 2004
info Anaheim CA, February 4, 2005
info Frederick MD, April 11, 2005
info Northampton, MA, April 19, 2005
info Philadelphia, PA, April 30, 2005
info Columbus, OH, June 8, 2005
info Terra Alta, WV, August 5, 2005
info South Burlington, VT, August 24, 2005
info Milwaukee, WI, October 25, 2005
info Frederick, MD, November 8, 2005
info Atlanta, GA, November 16, 2005
info Phoenix, AZ, NM, December 4, 2005
info Danbury, CT, March 21, 2006
info Syracuse, NY, March 30, 2006
info Magna, UT, June 30, 2006
info Hampton Beach, NH, August 24, 2006
info Chicago IL, October 20, 2006
info Albany NY, November 3, 2006
info Las Vegas NV, February 11, 2007
info Concord NH, March 12, 2007
info Lincoln RI, July 11, 2007
info Darien Center NY, August 19, 2007
info Lebanon, NH, October 28, 2007
info Raleigh, NC, November 11, 2007
info Royal Oak, MI, March 28, 2008
info Baltimore, MD, April 8, 2008
info Boise, ID, June 23, 2008
info Jacksonville, OR, July 6, 2008
info Bethel, NY, August 12, 2008
info Hershey, PA, August 25, 2008
info Washington, DC, November 6, 2008
info Greensboro, NC, November 16, 2008
info Jim Thorpe, PA, July 15, 2009
info Denver, CO, August 31, 2009
info New York, NY, October 22, 2009
info Burlington, VT, February 28, 2014

Phil Lesh & Friends

info Instant Live: July 16, 2006, Chicago, IL
info April 3, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info April 11, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info May 29, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info March 16, 2015, Port Chester, NY, 2015
info October 30, 2015, Port Chester, NY, 2015
info September 14, 2016, Brooklyn, NY, 2016
info May 27, 2017, Port Chester, NY, 2017

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