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Me & My Uncle
Composer: John Phillips

John Phillips always claimed that he couldn't remember writing Me & My Uncle. The story behind the song is summarised in the liner notes of the Phillips 66 album.
John often used to tell the story behind "Me And My Uncle." Years ago he began receiving publishing royalties from a song on a Judy Collins record with which he was unfamiliar. It was titled "Me And My Uncle." He called Judy to let her know of the mistake because he hadn't written any such song. She laughed and told him that about a year before, in Arizona after one of her concerts, they had a 'Tequila' night back at the hotel with Stephen Stills, Neil Young and a few others. They were running a blank cassette and John proceeded to write "Me And My Uncle" on the spot. The next day, John woke up to the tequila sunrise with no recollection of the songwriting incident. Judy kept the cassette from that evening and then, without informing John, recorded the song for her own record. Over the years the song was recorded by several people, and eventually became a standard of the Grateful Dead. John used to joke that, little by little, with each royalty check, the memory of writing the song would come back to him.
Me & My Uncle was a regular, and often commonly played, part of the Grateful Dead repertoire throughout their existence. It was performed more than 600 times. It was out of favor though during 1968 and 1976.


Grateful Dead

info Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses), 1971
info What A Long Strange Trip It's Been, 1977
info Dead Ahead (Video), 1981
info Hundred Year Hall, 1995
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 4, 1996
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 5, 1996
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 7, 1997
info Downhill from Here (Video), 1997
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 11, 1998
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 12, 1998
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 15, 1999
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 19, 2000
info Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead, 2000
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 21, 2001
info The Golden Road (1965-1973), 2001
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 23, 2001
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 25, 2002
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 26, 2002
info View From The Vault IV, 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 28, 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 29, 2003
info The Closing of Winterland, 2003
info The Closing of Winterland (DVD), 2003
info Rockin' The Rhein, 2004
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 32, 2004
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 35, 2005
info Grateful Dead Downloads Vol. 1: 4/30/77, 2005
info Grateful Dead Downloads Vol. 3: 10/26/71, 2005
info Grateful Dead Downloads Vol. 5: 3/27/88, 2005
info Grateful Dead Downloads - A Night At The Family Dog 2/4/70, 2005
info Grateful Dead Downloads Vol. 10 - 7/21/72, 2006
info Eternally Grateful, 2007
info Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings, 2008
info Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 3: Summer 1971, 2008
info Road Trips Download: Philadelphia, Nov 6, 1979, 2008
info Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 2: Austin, Nov 15, 1971, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 2: Austin, Nov 15, 1971 Bonus CD, 2010
info Formerly The Warlocks, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 3, No 4: Penn State/Cornell, 1980, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 4, No 1: Big Rock Pow Wow 69, 2010
info Road Trips: Vol 4, Number 3: Denver 1973, 2011
info Europe '72, The Complete Recordings, 2011
info Europe '72, Vol. 2, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 4/7/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 4/8/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Copenhagen, 4/14/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Aarhus, 4/16/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Copenhagen, 4/17/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Dusseldorf, 4/24/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Frankfurt, 4/26/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Hamburg, 4/29/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Paris, 5/3/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Amsterdam, 5/10/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Rotterdam, 5/11/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Lille, 5/13/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Luxembourg, 5/16/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Munich, 5/18/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 5/23/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 5/24/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 5/25/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 5/26/1972, 2011
info Dave's Picks Vol. 2: Hartford, CT, 7/31/74, 2012
info Dave's Picks Vol. 3: Chicago, 22/10/71, 2012
info Winterland 30th May 1971, 2012
info Dave's Picks Vol. 5: Pauley Pavilion, 17/11/73, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol. 6: 12/20/69 & 2/2/70, 2013
info May 1977 (box set), 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol 7: Normal, 4/24/78, 2013
info Sunshine Daydream, Veneta, 8/27/72, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol. 8: Atlanta, GA 11/30/80, 2013
info Family Dog at the Great Highway, 4/18/70, 2013
info Live Albums Collection, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol. 9: Missoula, 5/14/74, 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol 10: Los Angeles, 12/12/69, 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol. 11, 2014
info Spring 1990 (The Other One), 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol 12, 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol 14, 2015
info 30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 16, 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 17, 2016
info July 1978 Complete, 2016
info Dave's Picks Vol 19, 2016
info Dave's Picks Vol 21, 2017
info Dave's Picks Vol 22: New York, 12/7/71, 2017
info Dave's Picks Vol 25: Binghampton, 11/6/77, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 26: Albuquerque, 11/17/71, 2018
info Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Complete Recordings, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 30: Fillmore East, 2/1/70, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 32: Philadelphia, 3/24/73, 2019
info Workingman's Dead (50th Anniv. Edition), 2020
info American Beauty 50th Anniv. Deluxe Ed, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 38: Nassau Col, 9/8/73, 2021
info Dave's Picks Vol 39, Philadelphia, 4/26/83, 2021
info Olympia Theatre, Paris, 5/3/1972, 2021
info Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses) 50th Anniv. Ed., 2021
info Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12/10/71, 2021
info Listen to the River: St. Louis '71 '72 '73, 2021
no info Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO 12-10-71 5 LP edition, 2021
info Dave's Picks Vol 42: Winterland, 2/23/74, 2022
info Wembley Empire Pool, 4/8/1972, 2022
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 44: Eugene, 6/23/90, 2022
info Wembley Empire Pool, 4/7/1972, 2022
info Dave's Picks Vol 46 Hollywood Palladium, 9/9/72, 2023
info Here Comes Sunshine 1973, 2023
info Dave's Picks Vol 48 Los Angeles, 11/20/71, 2023

Fare Thee Well shows 2015

info Fare Thee Well July 3, 4 & 5 2015 Complete Box, 2015

The Dead

info Holmdel, NJ: June 25, 2003
info Vernon, NY: June 29, 2003
info Wantagh, NY: August 10, 2003
info Morrison, CO - June 20, 2004
info Saratoga Springs, NY: Aug 1, 2004
info Dead '09: Wilkes-Barre, PA, April 22, 2009
info Dead '09: Denver, CO, May 7, 2009

Furthur

info Feb 10, 2010, Charlotte, NC
info September 20, 2010, Santa Barbara, CA
info November 14, 2010, Cincinnati, OH
info February 11, 2011, Broomfield, CO
info March 22, 2011, Upper Darby, PA
info July 29, 2011, Simpsonville, SC
info Sept 30, 2011, Morrison, CO
info January 18, 2013, Mill Valley, CA
info April 25, 2013, Port Chester, NY

Dead & Company

info Cincinnati, OH, 16 June, 2016
info Portland, OR, 22 July, 2016
info Mountain View, CA, 30 July, 2016
info Mountain View, CA, 3 Jun, 2017
info Boston, MA, 17 Jun, 2017
info Chicago, IL, 30 Jun, 2017
info New York, NY, 14 Nov, 2017
info Columbus, OH, 25 Nov, 2017
info Riviera Maya, MX, 15 Feb, 2018
info New York, NY, 15 Jun, 2018
info Eugene, OR, 30 Jun, 2018
info George, WA, 8 Jun, 2019
info Boulder, CO, 5 Jul, 2019
info Los Angeles, CA, 27 Dec, 2019
info Cancún, MX, 19 Jan, 2020
info Saratoga Springs, NY, Aug 27, 2021
info Noblesville, IN, Sep 15, 2021
info Englewood, CO, Oct 22, 2021
info Bethel, NY, July 1, 2022
info Cincinnati, OH, June 13, 2023
info Boulder, CO, July 1, 2023

Ratdog

info Philadelphia PA: October 16, 2003
info Poughkeepsie NY: October 26, 2003
info Chicago IL: November 3, 2003
info DeKalb IL: November 14, 2003
info San Francisco, CA: Feb 9, 2004, The Dead, 2004
info Las Vegas NV, Feb 25, 2004
info Rochester NY, March 19, 2004
info Syracuse NY, March 20, 2004
info Burlington VT, March 23, 2004
info Jim Thorpe PA, March 27, 2004
info Worcester MA, April 2, 2004
info Tulsa OK, Sept 15, 2004
info Madison WI, March 29, 2005
info Cleveland OH, April 5, 2005
info Boston MA, April 23, 2005
info Johnson City NY, May 1, 2005
info Covington, KY, June 8, 2005
info Erie, PA, October 28, 2005
info Frederick, MD, November 8, 2005
info Atlanta, GA, November 16, 2005
info San Francisco, CA, Dec 13, 2005
info Philadelphia, PA, March 24, 2006
info Hampton Beach, NH, March 31, 2006
info Oklahoma City, OK, July 4, 2006
info Ridgefield, CT, August 22, 2006
info Columbus OH, October 26, 2006
info Utica NY, November 4, 2006
info St. Petersburg FL, November 17, 2006
info Portland OR, February 16, 2007
info Greensburg PA, March 4, 2007
info Boston MA, March 13, 2007
info Masontown WV, July 13, 2007
info Morrison CO, July 24, 2007
info Bridgeport CT, August 11, 2007
info Camden NJ, August 17, 2007
info Wantagh NY, August 21, 2007
info University Park, PA, November 4, 2007
info Orlando FL, November 16, 2007
info St. Paul, MN, March 21, 2008
info Upper Darby, PA, March 30, 2008
info Boise, ID, June 23, 2008
info San Jose, CA, July 9, 2008
info Washington, DC, November 6, 2008
info Greensboro, NC, November 16, 2008
info Boca Raton, FL, November 22, 2008
info Atlanta, GA, July 18, 2009
info Hampton Beach, NH, July 24, 2009
info Eugene, OR, August 22, 2009
info Santa Margarita, CA, September 6, 2009
info New York, NY, October 23, 2009
info Washington DC, February 18, 2014
info Detroit, MI, March 5, 2014
info St. Louis, MO, March 10, 2014
info Hunter Mountain, NY, June 6, 2014

Phil Lesh & Friends

info November 1, 2015, Port Chester, NY, 2015

Weir/Robinson/Greene Trio

info June 4, 2012, Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, CO, 2012

Scaring The Children

info 1/5/11, Teatro Carlo Felice, Jam Cruise 9, US, Scaring The Children, 2011

Billy & The Kids

info 9/10/15, Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, VA, Billy & The Kids, 2015
info 9/18/15, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, Billy & The Kids, 2015
info 9/18/15, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, Billy & The Kids, 2015
info 7/13/21, Morrison, CO, Billy & The Kids, 2021

Other Dead related

info A Buck Dancer's Choice, Various Artists, 2013

 
New Riders of the Purple Sage

info Dawn of the New Riders of the Purple Sage, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 2020

Other recordings

info The Judy Collins Concert, Judy Collins, 1964
no info The Twiliters In Concert, The Twiliters, 1966
info Dino Valente, Dino Valente, 1968
info Rockbusters: The Blockbusting Label Presents, Various Artists (Dino Valente), 1968
no info Wilhelm, Mike Wilhelm, 1976
info Still Got That Look in His Eye, Rory McNamara, 1984
info Mike Wilhelm, Mike Wilhelm, 1985
info Do They Come From You (EP), Chris Bailey, 1993
no info Gone West, John Greene, 1994
info The Wildlife Concert, John Denver, 1995
info Dangerous Heroes, Michael Longcor, 1996
info Desperados Waiting For The Train, Texas Lone Star, 1997
info Live In Tokyo, Mike Wilhelm, 1997
info Cowboy's Conscience, Craig Chambers, 1998
no info Live at the Sydney Opera House, John Denver, 1999
info Halfway Home, Sno Rogers, 1999
info Love Is A Verb, Bob Cook, 2000
no info Characters, Various Artists (Mike Wilhelm), 2000
no info New Rose Story: 1980-2000, Various Artists (Mike Wilhelm), 2000
info Phillips 66, John Phillips, 2001
info Cowboy Girl, Katy Moffatt, 2001
no info Junko Partner, Mike Wilhelm, 2002
info The Harbor Lights Concert, John Denver, 2002
no info Acoustically Native, Mark Holt/Kimberlee Holt Tully, 2003
no info Rick Bedrosian, Rick Bedrosian, 2003
no info Judy Collins 3 & 4, Judy Collins, 2004
no info Judy Collins 3 / Judy Collins Concert, Judy Collins, 2004
no info DM Blues, Chris Bailey, 2004
no info Play New Rose For Me, Various Artists (Chris Bailey), 2004
info Live at Berkner Hall, Great Caesar's Ghost with G.E. Smith, 2005
no info At Least, John Greene, 2006
info Red Fox Tavern, Eureka, CA, March 11, 2008, Steve Kimock & Friends, 2008
info Great American Music Hall, SF, CA, March 14, 2008, Steve Kimock & Friends, 2008
info Forestville Club, Forestville, CA, March 15, 2008, Steve Kimock & Friends, 2008
info Schlachthof, Lahr, Germany, August 22, 2009, Steve Kimock & Friends, 2009
info Better Off Dead, Great Caesar's Ghost, 2009
info Live at Pineapple Willy's, Ben Prestage, 2009
info Tales From the Mothership: Roswell UFO Festival July 3, 2009, Jefferson Starship, 2012
info The Promised Land, Sagol 59 & Ami Yares, 2015
info The Promised Land (LP), Sagol 59 & Ami Yares, 2016
info Day Of The Dead, Various Artists (The Lone Bellow & Friends), 2016
info Phantom Ships With Phantom Sails, Live Dead'69, 2019
info From The Archives 10/12/18, John Kadlecik, 2020
info From The Archives 7/4/20, Splintered Sunlight, 2020
info The Independent 12/21/19, Grateful Shred, 2020
info Shred 420, Grateful Shred, 2021

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