Grateful Dead Family Discography: U.S. Blues

U.S. Blues

Composer: Jerry Garcia / Robert Hunter

U.S. Blues, in its completed form, was first performed by the Grateful Dead in February 1974, though the earlier version, named Wave That Flag, was first performed in February 1973. The song was then played every year, with steadily decreasing frequency, through to the last performance in the penultimate Grateful Dead show in July 1995.

In an interview in 1976 Garcia was asked if working with Hunter was usually a case of Garcia writing the music and Hunter the words;

"More often than not. But also it's a little freer than that, too. I edit his work an awful lot, for example, a tune like U. S. Blues really will start of with three hundred possible verses. Then it's a matter of carving them down to ones that are singable."

Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead From The Mars Hotel, 1974
Single (U. S. Blues / Loose Lucy), 1974, Grateful Dead 03
Steal Your Face, 1976
For Dead Heads, Various Artists, 1976 (US)
For Dead Heads, Various Artists, 1976 (UK)
Wake Of The Flood / From The Mars Hotel, 1977?
The Grateful Dead Movie (video), 1981
Der Sampler 32, Various Artists, 1989
Delco Electronics Music System Sampler, Various Artists, 198?
One From The Vault, 1991
Dick's Picks, Vol. 6, 1996
Dick's Picks, Vol. 7, 1997
Dick's Picks, Vol. 12, 1998
So Many Roads (1965-1995), 1999
Dick's Picks, Vol. 24, 2002
The Very Best Of The Grateful Dead, 2003
Dick's Picks, Vol. 31, 2004
Dick's Picks, Vol. 32, 2004
Dick's Picks, Vol. 33, 2004
Beyond Description, 2004
Grateful Dead Movie Soundtrack, 2004
The Grateful Dead Movie (DVD), 2004
Truckin' Up To Buffalo, 2005
Truckin' Up To Buffalo (DVD), July 2005
Grateful Dead Download Vol. 4: 6/18/76, 2005
Grateful Dead Download Vol. 5: 3/27/88, 2005
Grateful Dead Download Vol. 7: 9/3 & 4/80, 2005
Road Trips: Vol 1, Number 4: Winterland 1978, 2008
Road Trips Download: Philadelphia, Nov 6, 1979, 2008
To Terrapin: Hartford '77, 2009
Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 3: June 1974, Wall Of Sound, 2009
Winterland June 1977: The Complete Recordings, 2009
Flashback With The Grateful Dead, 2011
Road Trips: Vol 4, No. 5: Boston Music Hall 6.9.76, 2011
Dave's Picks Vol. 2: Hartford, CT, 7/31/74, 2012
Dave's Picks Vol. 4: Williamsburg, VA, 9/24/76
May 1977 (box set), 2013
Complete Studio Albums Collection, 2013
Dave's Picks Vol. 9: Missoula, 5/14/74, 2014
Spring 1990 (The Other One), 2014
Dave's Picks Vol 13: Winterland, SF, 2/24/74, 2015
30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
Dave's Picks Vol 17, 2016
Capitol Theatre, 4/25/77, 2016
Dave's Picks Vol 18, 2016
July 1978 Complete, 2016
Dave's Picks Vol 20: Boulder, 12/9/81, 2016
May 1977: Get Shown the Light, 2017
Dave's Picks Vol 23: Eugene, 1/22/78, 2017
July 12 & 13, 1989, Washington, DC, 2017
Grateful Dead Records Collection, 2017
Pacific Northwest '73-'74: Complete Recordings, 2018
Portland Mem. Col. 5/19/74, 2018
Grateful Dead Records Collection (Digital), 2018
Dave's Picks Vol 29: San Bernardino, 2/26/77, 2019
Vol. 10: U.S. Blues / Loose Lucy, 2019
June 1976, 2020
Dave's Picks Vol 34: Miami 6/23/74, 2020
Dave's Picks Vol 39, Philadelphia, 4/26/83, 2021
Dave's Picks Vol 41: Baltimore, 5/26/77, 2022
Dave's Picks Bonus CD 2022, 2022
In and Out of the Garden: '81, '82, '83, 2022
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY 3/9/81, 2022
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
From The Mars Hotel: Angel's Share, 2024
From The Mars Hotel: Deluxe Edition, 2024

Fare Thee Well shows 2015

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

Other recordings

Deadicated, Various Artists, 1991
Long Live the Dead: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead, Billy and Terry Smith, 1996
Swingin' To The Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 1999
Dead Grass, Dead Grass, 2000
Dirty Ditties and Cover Tunes, Snipe Hunt, 2000
Long Strange Trip: Swingin' and Pickin' on the Grateful Dead, Various Artists, 2001
Buckdancer's Choice, Wake The Dead, 2002
Werewolves of Atlanta: Halloween 2004, Dark Star Orchestra, 2005
Live Butter, August 17, 2007, Petaluma, CA, Hot Buttered Rum, 2007
Live 2007, Mike Kornrich Band, 2008
Let The Music Live, Skeleton Key Band, 2010
On The Road: July 4, 2013, Austin, TX, String Cheese Incident, 2013
Berkingman's Dead, Jason Berk, 2016
Intermediary Stage, Frankenstein 3000, 2020
From The Archives 10/12/18, John Kadlecik, 2020
From The Archives 7/4/20, Splintered Sunlight, 2020
Live At Brooklyn Bowl, Night 1, Grateful Shred, 2020

The Dead

Columbia, MD, June 18, 2003
Indianapolis, IN, August 5, 2003
Wantagh, NY, August 10, 2003
Morrison, CO, June 18, 2004
Boston, MA, July 30, 2004
Holmdel, NJ, August 10, 2004
Atlanta, GA, August 19, 2004
Dead '09: E. Rutherford, NJ, April 28, 2009
Dead '09: Mountain View, CA, May 14, 2009

Furthur

Dec 13, 2009, Asbury Park, NJ
Feb 6, 2010, Orlando, FL
Feb 26, 2010, Uncasville, CT
July 4, 2010, Oxford, ME
November 17, 2010, Baltimore, MD
March 29, 2011, Binghamton, NY
July 16, 2011, Bethel, NY
July 31, 2011, Alpharetta, GA
Sept 28, 2011, West Valley City, UT
Nov 11, 2011, Syracuse, NY
April 21, 2012, Live Oak
July 18, 2012, Rochester Hills, MI
September 21, 2012, Morrison, CO
April 15, 2013, Port Chester, NY
Sept 29, 2013, Berkeley, CA

Dead & Company

Cincinnati, OH, 16 June, 2016
Hartford, CT, 28 June, 2016
Boulder, CO, 03 July, 2016
Boston, MA, 15 July, 2016
Irvine, CA, 26 July, 2016
Mountain View, CA, 30 July, 2016
Los Angeles, CA, 1 Jun, 2017
Salt Lake City, UT, 7 Jun, 2017
Bristow, VA, 22 Jun, 2017
Chicago, IL, 30 Jun, 2017
New York, NY, 14 Nov, 2017
Hartford, CT, 22 Nov, 2017
Atlanta, GA, 29 Nov, 2017
Riviera Maya, MX, 18 Feb, 2018
Orlando, FL, 27 Feb, 2018
Cincinnati, OH, 4 Jun, 2018
New York, NY, 15 Jun, 2018
George, WA, 29 Jun, 2018
Chula Vista, CA, 6 July, 2018
Boulder, CO, 13 July, 2018
Arrington, VA, 26 Aug, 2018
Riviera Maya, MX, 20 Jan, 2019
Hollywood, CA, 4 Jun, 2019
Saratoga Springs, NY, 18 Jun, 2019
Bristow, VA, 26 Jun, 2019
Boulder, CO, 5 Jul, 2019
Uniondale, NY, 5 Nov, 2019
Los Angeles, CA, 27 Dec, 2019
Canc�n, MX, 19 Jan, 2020
New York, NY, Aug 20, 2021
Mansfield, MA, Sep 3, 2021
St. Louis, MO, Sep 13, 2021
The Woodlands, TX, Oct 15, 2021
Phoenix, AZ, Oct 25, 2021
Los Angeles, CA, Oct 30, 2021
Mountain View, CA, June 14, 2022
Maryland Heights, MO, June 21, 2022
Clarkston, MI, June 29, 2022
Burgettstown, PA, July 12, 2022
Riviera Canc�n, Mexico, Jan 17, 2023
Phoenix, AZ, May 23, 2023
Charlotte, NC, May 30, 2023
Chicago, IL, June 9, 2023
New York, NY, June 21, 2023
Boulder, CO, July 2, 2023
San Francisco, CA, July 14, 2023

Ratdog

Philadelphia PA: October 16, 2003
Indianapolis IN: November 10, 2003
Lawrence KS: November 18, 2003
San Diego CA, February 27, 2004
Verona NY, April 8, 2005
Hampton Beach NH, April 22, 2005
Washington DC, April 27, 2005
Terra Alta, WV, August 5, 2005
Cleveland, OH, November 1, 2005
Jim Thorpe, PA, November 11, 2005
Orlando, FL, November 20, 2005
Oklahoma City, OK, July 4, 2006
Mariaville, NY, August 19, 2006
Columbus OH, October 26, 2006
Stroudsburg PA, November 6, 2006
Boca Raton FL, November 18, 2006
Seattle WA, February 17, 2007
Baltimore MD, March 19, 2007
Greensboro NC, March 24, 2007
Detroit Lakes MN, July 21, 2007
Burlington, VT, November 2, 2007
Quincy, CA, July 5, 2008
Holmdel, NJ, August 15, 2008
Washington, DC, November 5, 2008
Upper Darby, PA, November 15, 2008
Missoula, MT, August 26, 2009
New York, NY, October 24, 2009
Westbury, NY, February 21, 2014
Milwaukee, WI, March 8, 2014
Grand Rapids, MI, June 10, 2014

Weir/Robinson/Greene Trio

May 29, 2012, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, Ashville,NC, 2012
June 4, 2012, Chautauqua Auditorium, Boulder, CO, 2012

Phil Lesh & Friends

Instant Live: June 22, 2006, Boca Raton, FL, 2006
Instant Live: July 7, 2006, Wantagh, NY, 2006
November 14, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
March 17, 2017, Port Chester, NY, 2017

Bill Kreutzmann

Kreutzmann, Burbridge, Murawski Trio: April 20, 2008, Chicago, 2008
7/12/21, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO, Billy & The Kids, 2021

Other Dead related

Move Me Brightly performance/documentary, 2013