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Tennessee Jed
Composer: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter

Tennessee Jed was first performed by the Grateful Dead in October 1971. It was then played during every year, except 1975, through to 1995. In total the Grateful Dead performed the song well over 400 times.

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

Tennessee Jed originated in Barcelona, Spain. Topped up on vino tinto, I composed it aloud to the sound of a jaw harp twanged between echoing building faces by someone strolling half a block ahead of me in the late summer twilight.


Grateful Dead

info Europe '72, 1972
info What A Long Strange Trip It's Been, 1977
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 6, 1996
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 7, 1997
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 9, 1997
info Terrapin Station (Limited Edition), 1997
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 10, 1998
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 11, 1998
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 17, 2000
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 19, 2000
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 20, 2001
info View From The Vault II, 2001
info View From The Vault II (DVD), 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. 28, 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 29, 2003
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 30, 2003
info Rockin' The Rhein, 2004
info Dick's Picks, Vol. 33, 2004
info Grateful Dead Download Vol. 3: 10/26/71, 2005
info Grateful Dead Download Volume 9 - 4/2 & 3/89, 2006
info Grateful Dead Download Volume 10 - 7/21/72, 2006
info Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings, 2008
info Road Trips Download: Philadelphia, Nov 6, 1979, 2008
info To Terrapin: Hartford '77, 2009
info Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings, 2009
info Europe '72, The Complete Recordings, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 4/7/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: London, 4/8/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Newcastle, 4/11/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Copenhagen, 4/14/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Aarhus, 4/16/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Dusseldorf, 4/24/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Frankfurt, 4/26/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Paris, 5/3/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Bickershaw Festival, 5/7/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Amsterdam, 5/10/1972, 2011
info Europe '72: Rotterdam, 5/11/1972, 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, 5/25/1972, 2011
info Dave's Picks Vol. 3: Chicago, 22/10/71, 2012
info Spring 1990 (box set), 2012
info Dave's Picks Vol. 4: Williamsburg, VA, 9/24/76
info Dave's Picks Vol. 5: Pauley Pavilion, 17/11/73, 2013
info May 1977 (box set), 2013
info Live Albums Collection, 2013
info Dave's Picks Vol. 9: Missoula, 5/14/74, 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol. 11: Wichita, KS, 11/17/72, 2014
info Spring 1990 (The Other One), 2014
info Dave's Picks Vol 15: Nashville, 4/22/78, 2015
info 30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
info Dave's Picks Vol 17, 2016
info July 1978 Complete, 2016
info Dave's Picks Vol 22: New York, 12/7/71, 2017
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2017
info May 1977: Get Shown the Light, 2017
info Dave's Picks Vol 23: Eugene, 1/22/78, 2017
info July 12 & 13, 1989, Washington, DC, 2017
info Dave's Picks Vol 25: Binghampton, 11/6/77, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 26: Albuquerque, 11/17/71, 2018
info Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2018
info Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Complete Recordings, 2018
info Portland Mem. Col. 5/19/74, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 28: Passaic, 6/17/76, 2018
info Dave's Picks Vol 29: San Bernardino, 2/26/77, 2019
info Giants Stadium 1987/1989/1991, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 32: Philadelphia, 3/24/73, 2019
info June 1976, 2020
info The Story Of The Grateful Dead, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 36: Hartford, 3/26&27/1987, 2020
info Buffalo 5/9/77, 2020
info Dave's Picks Vol 37: Williamsburg, 4/15/1978, 2021
info Dave's Picks Vol 38: Nassau Col, 9/8/73, 2021
info Olympia Theatre, Paris, 5/3/1972, 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 Wembley Empire Pool, 4/8/1972, 2022
info Lyceum '72: The Complete Recordings, 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 45 Portland, 10/1 & 2/77, 2023
info Boston 5/7/77, 2023
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

Other recordings

info Release 1, The Schwag, 1998
info Tribute To Jerry Garcia, John McEuen and Phil Salazar, 1999
info Built To Grass, Grass Is Dead, 2001
info Brescia, Italy: June 30, 2004, Little Feat, 2004
info Ocean City, NJ: August 2, 2004, Little Feat, 2004
info Omaha, NE: August 31, 2004, Little Feat, 2004
info Jim Thorpe, PA: April 21, 2005, Little Feat, 2005
info Peekskill, NY: October 22, 2005, Little Feat, 2005
info Jerry Jams, Jerry Cares, Various Artists, 2005
info Blue Light Cheap Hotel, Wake The Dead, 2007
info Fennario: Songs by Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter, Emory Joseph, 2008
info Live Butter, October 11, 2008, Boulder, CO, Hot Buttered Rum, 2008
info Live Butter, Dec 30, 2008, Denver, CO, Hot Buttered Rum, 2008
info Live Butter, Jan 4, 2010, Jam Cruise, Hot Buttered Rum, 2010
info On The Road: June 11, 2011, Manchester, TN, String Cheese Incident, 2011
info Run For The Roses: Celebrating the music of Jerry Garcia, Robert Hunter and the Jerry Garcia Band, Various Artists, 2012
info Streamline, Cary Morin, 2013
info Love For Levon (CD), Various Artists, 2013
info Love For Levon (DVD), Various Artists, 2013
info The Promised Land, Sagol 59 & Ami Yares, 2015
info Dear Jerry (CD), Various Artists (Eric Church w/ Bill Kreutzmann), 2016
info Dear Jerry (DVD), Various Artists (Eric Church w/ Bill Kreutzmann), 2016
info Play the Dead Live, Alex Bleeker & the Freaks, 2017
info 61 Days In Church, Eric Church, 2017
info Live At Brooklyn Bowl, Night 3, Grateful Shred, 2020
info A Grateful Dead NYE 19-20, Being Grateful, 2020
info Everywhere: The Dead Sessions, Lureto, 2021
info Live at Belly Up, 12/30/21, Grateful Shred, 2022

 
The Dead

info Morrison, CO, July 10, 2003
info Tampa, FL, July 30, 2003
info Salt Lake City, UT, June 29, 2004
info Cleveland, OH, July 28, 2004
info Wantagh, NY, August 14, 2004
info Dead '09: Wilkes-Barre, PA, April 22, 2009
info Dead '09: Chicago, IL, May 5, 2009

Furthur

info Feb 14, 2010, Ithaca, NY
info Feb 26, 2010, Uncasville, CT
info June 30, 2010, Lowell, MA
info July 9, 2010, Masontown, WV
info July 29, 2010, New York, NY
info December 30, 2010, San Francisco, CA
info February 13, 2011, Broomfield, CO
info March 15, 2011, New York, NY
info March 27, 2011, New York, NY
info June 4, 2011, Mountain View, CA
info July 24, 2011, Holmdel, NJ
info Oct 2, 2011, Morrison, CO
info Nov 10, 2011, New York, NY
info Dec 29, 2011, San Francisco, CA
info July 7, 2012, Philadelphia, PA
info September 23, 2012, Morrison, CO
info April 19, 2013, Port Chester, NY
info Sept 6, 2013, Arrington, VA
info Sept 28, 2013, Berkeley, CA

Dead & Company

info Manchester, TN, 12 June, 2016
info Boulder, CO, 02 July, 2016
info Portland, OR, 22 July, 2016
info Wheatland, CA, 29 July, 2016
info Mountain View, CA, 3 Jun, 2017
info Atlanta, GA, 13 Jun, 2017
info New York, NY, 24 Jun, 2017
info Chicago, IL, 1 Jul, 2017
info New York, NY, 14 Nov, 2017
info Washington, DC, 21 Nov, 2017
info Riviera Maya, MX, 17 Feb, 2018
info Mansfield, MA, 30 May, 2018
info Raleigh, NC, 9 Jun, 2018
info Darien Center, NY, 19 Jun, 2018
info George, WA, 29 Jun, 2018
info Chula Vista, CA, 6 July, 2018
info Arrington, VA, 26 Aug, 2018
info Mountain View, CA, 1 Jun, 2019
info Noblesville, IN, 12 Jun, 2019
info Camden, NJ, 20 Jun, 2019
info Atlanta, GA, 29 Jun, 2019
info New York, NY, 10 Oct, 2019
info Hampton, VA, 9 Nov, 2019
info San Francisco, CA, 31 Dec, 2019
info Raleigh, NC, Aug 16, 2021
info Cincinnati, OH, Sep 11, 2021
info Charlotte, NC, Oct 11, 2021
info Morrison, CO, Oct 19, 2021
info Los Angeles, CA, Oct 30, 2021
info Mountain View, CA, June 14, 2022
info Chicago, IL, June 25, 2022
info New York, NY, July 15, 2022
info Riviera Cancún, Mexico, Jan 14, 2023
info Atlanta, GA, May 28, 2023
info Boston, MA, June 24, 2023
info George, WA, July 7, 2023

Ratdog

info Live At Roseland, Ratdog, 2001
info Boston MA: October 18, 2003
info Poughkeepsie NY: October 26, 2003
info Chicago IL: November 4, 2003
info DeKalb IL: November 14, 2003
info Memphis TN: November 21, 2003
info Anaheim CA, February 23, 2004
info Portland OR, March 5, 2004
info Boulder CO, March 15, 2004
info Philadelphia PA, March 26, 2004
info Madison WI, March 29, 2005
info Providence RI, April 20, 2005
info St. Louis, MO, June 10, 2005
info South Burlington, VT, August 24, 2005
info Greensburg, PA, November 4, 2005
info Atlanta, GA, November 15, 2005
info Tucson, AZ, December 6, 2005
info Washington, DC, March 27, 2006
info Morrison, CO, July 2, 2006
info Philadelphia, PA, July 11, 2006
info Hampton Beach, NH, August 24, 2006
info Geneva NY, October 30, 2006
info Uncasville CT, November 9, 2006
info Anaheim CA, February 13, 2007
info New York NY, March 9, 2007
info Jim Thorpe PA, March 17, 2007
info Athens GA, March 22, 2007
info Masontown WV, July 13, 2007
info Detroit Lakes MN, July 21, 2007
info Bushkill PA, August 18, 2007
info Lebanon, NH, October 28, 2007
info St. Petersburg, FL, November 13, 2007
info Syracuse, NY, WI, March 29, 2008
info New York, NY, April 4, 2008
info San Diego, CA, July 2, 2008
info Hartford, CT, August 20, 2008
info Richmond, VA, November 3, 2008
info Orlando, FL, November 19, 2008
info Negril, Jamaica, January 31, 2009
info Jim Thorpe, PA, July 14, 2009
info Missoula, MT, August 26, 2009
info New York, NY, October 20, 2009
info Westbury, NY, February 21, 2014
info Knoxville, TN, March 14, 2014
info Minneapolis, MN, June 13, 2014

The Big Swell

info Rising Up To Paradise: 12/31/2018, Kauai, HI, The Big Swell, 2018

Weir/Robinson/Greene Trio

info May 29, 2012, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Ashville,NC, 2012
info June 3, 2012, Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Bellvue, CO, 2012

Phil Lesh & Friends

info Live From Bonnaroo, Various Artists, 2002
info Instant Live June 20, 2006, Nashville, TN, 2006
info Instant Live: June 28, 2006, Raleigh, NC, 2006
info Instant Live: July 18, 2006, Louisville, KY, 2006
info Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert: Vol 3, Various Artists, 2010
info April 4, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info November 1, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info November 15, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info November 6, 2015, Port Chester, NY, 2015
info May 26, 2017, Port Chester, NY, 2017

Billy & The Kids

info 3/27/15, The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, Billy & The Kids, 2015

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