Grateful Dead Family Discography: New Minglewood Blues

New Minglewood Blues

Composer: Traditional / Noah Lewis / McGanahan Skjellyfetti / Bob Weir

The Grateful Dead performed and recorded two versions of this song. The first, released on their debut LP as New, New Minglewood Blues, was performed through to the end of the 1960's. The second, released on Shakedown Street as All New Minglewood Blues, was performed between 1976 and 1995. In total the Grateful Dead performed the song well over 400 times.

The original Minglewood Blues was a either a traditional song or a song written by Noah Lewis performed by Cannon's Jug Stompers circa 1928. Similar blues songs exist and it seems likely that the song was an arrangement of existing material.

Noah Lewis then wrote a different song, recorded as New Minglewood Blues, loosely based on the earlier Minglewood Blues. This song, which also incorporates material from earlier songs, was recorded by the Noah Lewis Jug Band circa 1930.

The first version played by the Grateful Dead was based on the 1930 Noah Lewis song New Minglewood Blues, hence the title used on the 1st Grateful Dead album New New Minglewood Blues. The later version played by the Grateful Dead was a reworking of their own earlier version and therefore also based on the 1930 New Minglewood Blues. The reworking of the song is reflected in the title used on Shakedown Street, All New Minglewood Blues.

The New Minglewood Blues title is used here to indicate the provenance of both versions of the song performed by the Grateful Dead and to adhere to common usage on set lists and tapes.

Minglewood (Mengle-Wood) was supposedly a mill town or lumber camp on the Mississippi north of Memphis where travelling musicians would perform. Other interpretations of the song concentrate though on sexual innuendo rather than geography.

The name McGanahan Skjellyfetti was a psuedonym used by the Grateful Dead for group compositions. The name derives originally from a character in Kenneth Patchen's "Memoirs Of A Shy Pornographer", although the name was possibly used by the Dead because one of the band members had a cat of that name.

Grateful Dead

The Grateful Dead, 1967
The Grateful Dead / Anthem Of The Sun, 1976?
What A Long Strange Trip It's Been, 1977
Shakedown Street, 1978
Dead Set, 1981
Dick's Picks, Vol. 5, 1996
Dick's Picks, Vol. 10, 1998
Dick's Picks, Vol. 13, 1999
Dick's Picks, Vol. 15, 1999
Dick's Picks, Vol. 18, 2000
View From The Vault, 2000
View From The Vault (DVD), 2000
Ladies and Gentlemen ... The Grateful Dead, 2000
Dick's Picks, Vol. 20, 2001
The Golden Road (1965-1973), 2001
Dick's Picks, Vol. 25, 2002
View From The Vault III, 2002
View From The Vault III (DVD), 2002
Go To Nassau, 2002
View From The Vault IV, 2003
View From The Vault IV (DVD), 2003
Dick's Picks, Vol. 29, 2003
Weir Here: The Best Of Bob Weir, Bob Weir, 2004
Dick's Picks, Vol. 33, 2004
Beyond Description, 2004
Dick's Picks, Vol. 34, 2005
Shakedown Street, 2006 (bonus on exp. CD)
Rocking The Cradle: Egypt 1978, 2008
To Terrapin: Hartford '77, 2009
Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings, 2009
Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 1: Oakland Dec 28, 1979 Bonus CD, 2009
Road Trips: Vol 3, Number 3: Fillmore East, 5/15/70, 2010
Road Trips: Vol 4, Number 2: April Fool's '88, 2011
Spring 1990 (box set), 2012
Dave's Picks Vol. 4: Williamsburg, VA, 9/24/76
May 1977 (box set), 2013
Complete Studio Albums Collection, 2013
Live Albums Collection, 2013
Complete Live Rarities Collection, 2013
Live At Hampton Coliseum, 2014
Spring 1990 (The Other One), 2014
Dave's Picks Vol 12: Hamilton, 11/4/77, 2014
Dave's Picks Vol 15: Nashville, 4/22/78, 2015
30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
Capitol Theatre, 4/25/77, 2016
Dave's Picks Vol 18, 2016
July 1978 Complete, 2016
Red Rocks: 7/8/78, 2016
The Grateful Dead (50th Anniv Deluxe CD), 2017
July 29, 1966, 2017
May 1977: Get Shown the Light, 2017
Cornell 5/8/77, 2017
Dave's Picks Vol 23: Eugene, 1/22/78, 2017
July 12 & 13, 1989, Washington, DC, 2017
Dave's Picks Vol 25: Binghampton, 11/6/77, 2018
Dave's Picks Vol 27: Boise, 9/2/83, 2018
Dave's Picks Vol 29: San Bernardino, 2/26/77, 2019
Dave's Picks Vol 33: Dekalb, 10/29/77, 2019
Dave's Picks Vol 39, Philadelphia, 4/26/83, 2021
Dave's Picks Vol 40 Deer Creek, 7/18&19/90, 2021
Dave's Picks Vol 41: Baltimore, 5/26/77, 2022
In and Out of the Garden: '81, '82, '83, 2022
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3/9/81, 2022
Dave's Picks Vol 45: Portland, 10/1 & 2/77, 2023
Boston 5/7/77, 2023
Dave's Picks Vol 47: St. Louis, 12/9/79, 2023
Dave's Picks Vol 49: Frost Amph, 4/27&28/85, 2024

The Dead

Mansfield, MA, June 22, 2003
Millwaukee, WI, July 1, 2003
Somerset,WI, August 3, 2003
Wantagh, NY, August 9, 2003
Morrison, CO, June 18, 2004
Mountain View, CA, June 26, 2004
St.Louis, MO, July 23, 2004
Holmdel, NJ, August 11, 2004
Dead '09: Albany, NY, April 17, 2009

Furthur

Dec 11, 2009, Wallingford, CT
Feb 10, 2010, Charlotte, NC
Feb 19, 2010, Amherst, MA
Mar 2, 2010, Chicago, IL
June 30, 2010, Lowell, MA
November 13, 2010, Chicago, IL
February 13, 2011, Broomfield, CO
March 17, 2011, Fairfax, VA
March 26, 2011, New York, NY
July 22, 2011, Bridgeport, CT
Sept 23, 2011, Eugene, OR
Oct 4, 2011, Las Vegas, NV
Nov 15, 2011, Albany, NY
April 14, 2012, New York, NY
July 6, 2012, Canandaigua, NY
October 4, 2012, Las Vegas, NV
April 25, 2013, Port Chester, NY
Oct 1, 2013, Las Vegas, NV

Dead & Company

Noblesville, IN, 17 June, 2016
Clarkston, MI, 07 July, 2016
Chula Vista, CA, 27 July, 2016
Noblesville, IN, 12 Jun, 2019
Phoenix, AZ, 28 May, 2017
Bristow, VA, 22 Jun, 2017
Philadelphia, PA, 16 Nov, 2017
Austin, TX, 2 Dec, 2017
Saratoga Springs, NY, 11 Jun, 2018
Mountain View, CA, 3 July, 2018
Dallas, TX, 2 Jul, 2019
Mansfield, MA, Sep 3, 2021
Los Angeles, CA, Oct 30, 2021
Clarkston, MI, June 29, 2022

Ratdog

Live At Roseland, Ratdog, 2001
Raleigh NC: October 14, 2003
Milwaukee WI: November 1, 2003
Columbus OH: November 8, 2003
St. Louis MO: November 15, 2003
Portland OR, March 5, 2004
Park City UT, March 13, 2004
Burlington VT, March 23, 2004
Worcester MA, April 2, 2004
Tulsa OK, September 15, 2004
Phoenix AZ, February 5, 2005
Milwaukee WI, March 31, 2005
Sayreville NJ, April 12, 2005
Hampton Beach NH, April 22, 2005
Washington DC, April 27, 2005
Columbus, OH, June 8, 2005
Charlottesville, VA, August 7, 2005
Chicago, IL, October 27, 2005
Greensburg, PA, November 4, 2005
Asheville, NC, November 14, 2005
Denver, CO, December 2, 2005
San Francisco, CA, December 13, 2005
Danbury, CT, March 21, 2006
Hampton Beach, NH, August 24, 2006
Chicago IL, October 20, 2006
Stroudsburg PA, November 6, 2006
Boca Raton FL, November 18, 2006
Las Vegas NV, February 11, 2007
Greensburg PA, March 4, 2007
Baltimore MD, March 19, 2007
Boston MA, July 10, 2007
Morrison CO, July 24, 2007
Bridgeport CT, August 11, 2007
Holmdel NJ, August 22, 2007
Westbury, NY, October 30, 2007
Jacksonville, FL, November 14, 2007
Royal Oak, MI, March 28, 2008
New York, NY, April 3, 2008
Boise, ID, June 23, 2008
Jacksonville, OR, July 6, 2008
Hiram, ME, August 10, 2008
Clarkston, MI, August 27, 2008
Morrison, CO, August 30, 2008
Bridgeport, CT, November 9, 2008
Negril, Jamaica, January 29, 2009
Jim Thorpe, PA, July 14, 2009
Missoula, MT, August 26, 2009
New York, NY, October 23, 2009
Negril, Jamaica, January 31, 2010
Washington DC, February 17, 2014
Burlington, VT, February 28, 2014
St. Louis, MO, March 10, 2014
Hyannis, MA, June 7, 2014

Phil Lesh & Friends

April 20, 2014, Las Vegas, NV, 2014
May 29, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
November 7, 2015, Port Chester, NY, 2015

Scaring The Children

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

Billy & The Kids

8/15/15, The Peach Music Festival, Scranton, PA, Billy & The Kids, 2015

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Where I Come From, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, 2009

Kingfish

Kingfish In Concert, King Biscuit Hour Presents Kingfish, Kingfish, 1996
Live, Kingfish, 2000
From the Front Row: Live, Kingfish, 2003 (DVD Audio)

Dark Star Orchestra

DSO Live: Dec 27, 2003, Chicago, IL, 2004
DSO Live: Jan 24, 2004, Cincinnati, OH, 2004
DSO Live: Jan 29, 2004, Charlotte, NC, 2004
DSO Live: Feb 5, 2004, Jacksonville, FL, 2004
DSO Live: Feb 6, 2004, Pompano Beach, FL, 2004
DSO Live: Feb 13, 2004, Austin, TX, 2004
DSO Live: Mar 6, 2004, Chicago, IL, 2004
DSO Live: Mar 10, 2004, Pittston, PA, 2004
DSO Live: Mar 20, 2004, State College, PA, 2004

Other recordings

New Minglewood Blues

no info Single (New Minglewood Blues / Bad Luck's My Buddy), Noah Lewis Jug Band, 1930
Garden Of Joy, Jim Kweskin & The Jug Band, 1967
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (Sept 1929-Nov 1930), Various Artists (Noah Lewis Jug Band), 1990
no info Harmonica Blues 1929-1940, Various Artists (Noah Lewis Jug Band), 1998
no info Matt Besey, Matt Besey, 1999
Chasin' Gus' Ghost, John Sebastian And The J-Band, 1999
no info Classic Blues, Vol. 3, Various Artists (Noah Lewis Jug Band), 2000
The Roots Of The Grateful Dead & Jerry Garcia, Various Artists (Noah Lewis Jug Band), 2001
Gus Cannon and His Jug Stompers / Sleepy John Estes With Yank Rachel and Noah Lewis, 2002
no info Gimme Dat Harp Boy: Roots of the Captain, Various Artists (Noah Lewis Jug Band), 2002
Monsoon Moods, Migrantes, 2003
Garden Of Joy / Jim Kweskin's America, Jim Kweskin, 2005
Memphis Shakedown: More Jug Band Classics, Various Artists (Noah Lewis Jug Band), 2005
Down Home Saturday Night, Various Artists (John Sebastian & The J-Band), 2007
Mick's Picks, Volume 3: Substage, Karlsruhe June 16, 2004, Jefferson Starship, 2008
Ithaca 30 Years Later, Dark Star Orchestra, 2008
Psychedelic Schlemiels 2, Various Artists (Cellophane Cloud), 2008
Jug Band Extravaganza, Jug Band Extravaganza, 2010
Deadset At Nectars, Revibe, 2018
Chip's Picks Vol 2, High Time, 2020

Minglewood Blues

no info Single (Minglewood Blues / Madison Street Rag), Cannon's Jug Band, 1928 (Victor)
no info Single (Minglewood Blues / Viola Lee Blues), Cannon's Jug Band, 1928 (Bluebird)
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3: Songs, Various Artists (Cannon' Jug Stompers), 1952
Lonesome Road, Doc & Merle Watson, 1977
no info Single (Minglewood Blues / My Creole Belle), Doc & Merle Watson, 1977
The Complete Works: 1927-1930, Cannon's Jug Stompers, 1989
Complete Recorded Works Vol 1 1927-1928, Gus Cannon, 1990
no info The Blues: A Smithsonian Collection of Classic Blues Singers, Various Artists (Cannon's Jug Stompers), 1993
no info The Greatest in Country Blues (1929-1956), Vol. 1, Various Artists (Cannon's Jug Stompers), 1993
Legendary 1928-30 Recordings, Gus Cannon and His Jug Stompers, 1994
no info Call Down the Thunder, Guy Davis, 1996
no info Anthology of American Folk Music, Vol. 1-3, Various Artists (Cannon's Jug Stompers), 1997
no info Twango Bango Deluxe, David Lindley & Wally Ingram, 1998
The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute, Various Artists (John Sebastian and The J-Band w/ Geoff Muldaur), 1998
Ruckus Juice & Chitlins, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Cannon's Jug Stompers), 1998
no info The Greatest in Country Blues, Various Artists (Cannon's Jug Stompers), 1999
Cannon's Jug Stompers: The Complete Works In Chronological Order 1927-1930, Cannon's Jug Stompers, 19??
no info As Good As It Gets: Country Blues, Various Artists (Cannon's Jug Stompers), 2000
The Best of Cannon's Jug Stompers, Cannon's Jug Stompers, 2001
no info The Folkscene Collection, Vol. 3, Various Artists (David Lindley & Wally Ingram), 2001
Gus Cannon and His Jug Stompers / Sleepy John Estes With Yank Rachel and Noah Lewis, 2002
Lonesome Road / Look Away!, Doc & Merle Watson, 2002
Bonnaroo, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Old Crow Medicine Show), 2003
no info Garden of Joy/Jim Kweskin's America, Jim Kweskin, 2005
Memphis Jug Band with Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers, Memphis Jug Band / Gus Cannon's Jug Stompers, 2005
no info More Bay Area Blues, Vol. 2, Various Artists (Lisa Kindred and Chris Goddard), 2005
no info Big Iron World, Old Crow Medicine Show, 2006
no info The History of Rhythm & Blues: Part One, 1925-1942, Various Artists (Cannon's Jug Stompers), 2008
The Roots of the Grateful Dead, Various Artists (Cannon's Jug Stompers), 2008
The Roots Of Bob Dylan, Various Artists (Cannon's Jug Stompers), 2009
The Promised Land, Sagol 59 & Ami Yares, 2015
From The Archives 7/3/20, Splintered Sunlight, 2020
Live At Brooklyn Bowl, Night 1, Grateful Shred, 2020