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When I Paint My Masterpiece
Composer: Bob Dylan

When I Paint My Masterpiece was first performed by the Grateful Dead in June 1987. The song was then performed between 12 and 20 times each year until its last performance in the last Grateful Dead show in July 1995. In total Masterpiece was played just under 150 times by the Grateful Dead.

When I Paint My Masterpiece was performed a few times by the Garcia/Sauders band in the early 1970's. It was a regular part of the Jerry Garcia Band repertoire through the 1980's.



Grateful Dead

info Dozin' At The Knick, 1996
info Ticket to New Year's (video), 1996
info Postcards Of The Hanging, March 2002
info View From The Vault III, 2002
info View From The Vault III (DVD), 2002
info View From The Vault IV, 2003
info View From The Vault IV (DVD), 2003
info Truckin' Up To Buffalo, 2005
info Truckin' Up To Buffalo (DVD), July 2005
info Road Trips: Vol 2, Number 4: Cal Expo 1993, 2009
info Road Trips: Vol 4, Number 2: April Fool's '88, 2011
info Spring 1990 (The Other One), 2014
info Wake Up To Find Out: Nassau Coliseum, 3/29/90, 2014
info 30 Trips Around The Sun Box Set, 2015
info Giants Stadium 1987/1989/1991, 2019
info Saint Of Circumstance: Giants Stadium, 6/17/91, 2019
info Dave's Picks Vol 40 Deer Creek, 7/18&19/90, 2021

Jerry Garcia

info Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, NYC, 10/31/87, 2004
info Pure Jerry: Lunt-Fontanne, The Best Of The Rest, 2004
info Garcia Plays Dylan, 2005
info Pure Jerry: Marin Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Feb 28, 1986, 2009
info Garcia Live: Volume 14: Jan 27, 1986, Garcia / Kahn, 2020

The Dead

info Dead '09: Uniondale, NY, April 24, 2009

Furthur

info Feb 6, 2010, Orlando, FL
info Feb 23, 2010, New York, NY
info July 4, 2010, Oxford, ME
info November 9, 2010, Ames, IA
info April 2, 2011, Charleston, SC
info July 23, 2011, Philadelphia, PA
info July 14, 2012, Brooklyn, NY
info Sept 25, 2013, Eugene, OR

Dead & Company

info DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, MI, 07 July, 2016
info The Gorge Amphitheatre, George, WA, 23 July, 2016
info Salt Lake City, UT, 7 Jun, 2017
info Charlotte, NC, 28 Nov, 2017
info Hartford, CT, 13 Jun, 2018
info Saratoga Springs, NY, 18 Jun, 2019
info Uniondale, NY, 6 Nov, 2019
info Mansfield, MA, Sep 3, 2021
info Mountain View, CA, June 14, 2022
info George, WA, July 7, 2023

Weir / Wasserman

info Fall 1989, JGB / Weir & Wasserman, 2013

Ratdog

info Live Oak FL: October 11, 2003
info Philadelphia PA: October 16, 2003
info Wilkes-Barre PA: October 21, 2003
info Toronto ON: October 29, 2003
info Lawrence KS: November 18, 2003
info New Orleans LA: November 22, 2003
info Los Angeles CA, March 1, 2004
info Burlington VT, March 23, 2004
info Worcester MA, April 2, 2004
info St. Louis MO, September 16, 2004
info Anaheim CA, February 4, 2005
info Chicago IL, April 2005, 1
info Verona NY, April 7, 2005
info Ridgefield CT, April 25, 2005
info Johnson City NY, May 1, 2005
info Covington, KY, June 8, 2005
info Terra Alta, WV, August 5, 2005
info South Burlington, VT, August 24, 2005
info Erie, PA, October 28, 2005
info Atlanta, GA, November 16, 2005
info Santa Fe, NM, December 3, 2005
info San Diego, CA, December 9, 2005
info North Charleston, SC, March 16, 2006
info Philadelphia, PA, March 24, 2006
info Magna, UT, June 30, 2006
info Mansfield, MA, July 15, 2006
info Atlantic City, NJ, August 18, 2006
info Buffalo NY, October 27, 2006
info York PA, November 7, 2006
info Jacksonville FL, November 14, 2006
info Ventura CA, February 10, 2007
info Peekskill NY, March 6, 2007
info Norfolk VA, March 20, 2007
info Atlanta GA, July 7, 2007
info Lowell MA, August 12, 2007
info Hampton Beach NH, October 26, 2007
info Raleigh, NC, November 11, 2007
info Cleveland, OH, March 26, 2008
info Baltimore, MD, April 8, 2008
info Boise, ID, June 23, 2008
info Saratoga Springs, NY, August 19, 2008
info Munhall, PA, November 1, 2008
info Richmond, VA, November 3, 2008
info Bridgeport, CT, November 9, 2008
info Boca Raton, FL, November 22, 2008
info Jim Thorpe, PA, July 15, 2009
info Jacksonville, OR, August 21, 2009
info Boise, ID, August 27, 2009
info Upper Darby, PA, October 16, 2009
info Negril, Jamaica, January 24, 2010
info Negril, Jamaica, January 31, 2010
info Upper Darby, PA, February 15, 2014
info Westbury, NY, February 22, 2014
info Chicago, IL, March 7, 2014
info Asbury Park, NJ, June 8, 2014

Phil Lesh & Friends

info April 10, 2014, Port Chester, NY, 2014
info February 28, 2016, Las Vegas, NV, 2016

Weir/Robinson/Greene Trio

info May 25, 2012, Summercamp Festival, Chillicothe, IL, 2012

Scaring The Children

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

 
Bob Dylan

info Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, Bob Dylan, 1971
info Bob Dylan 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration, Various Artists, 1993
info Rock of Ages (2001 Deluxe Edition), The Band, 2001
no info Greatest Hits, Vol. 1-3, Bob Dylan, 2003
info Another Self Portrait (1969-1971), Bob Dylan, 2013

Other recordings

info Cahoots, The Band, 1971
no info Anthology, The Band, 1978
info To Kingdom Come, The Band, 1989
info Songs Of Dylan: As Performed By Fifteen Great Artists, Various Artists (The Band), 1989
info Songs Of Bob Dylan (Start label), Various Artists (The Band), 1989
no info The Band Gift Set, The Band, 1989
no info The Capitol Years, 1968-1977, The Band, 1990
info Don't Think Twice It's All Right, Barbara Dickson, 1992
no info Oh Boy! O'Boy!, Tim O'Brien and The O'Boys, 1993
info Across the Great Divide, The Band, 1994
info Dead Ringers, Dead Ringers, 1994
info Portraits, Emmylou Harris, 1996
no info Selections from Portraits, Emmylou Harris, 1996
no info SwarbAid, Dave Swarbrick With Fairport Convention, 1999
no info Greatest Hits, The Band, 2000
info Duluth Does Dylan, Various Artists (Ballyhoo), 2000
info Gather at the River, Various Artists (Tim O'Brien/Del McCoury), 2001
info Hard Rain, Vol. One: A Tribute To Bob Dylan, Various Artists (The Band), 2002
no info The Very Best Album Ever, The Band, 2002
no info One Step Away, John Montgomery, 2002
info May Your Song Always Be Sung: The Songs Of Bob Dylan, Vol. 3, Various Artists (Julian Dawson), 2003
info Like Judas Of Old, Zimmermen, 2003
info Dylan Country, Various Artists (Emmylou Harris ), 2004
info A Musical History, The Band, 2005
no info Dislocation Blues, Chris Whitley & Jeff Lang, 2006
no info Covers, The Porch Rockers, 2006
info Endless Highway: The Music of The Band, Various Artists (Josh Turner), 2007
no info Fall Changes, Chris Bergson Band, 2007
info On The Road: July 28, 2007, North Plains, OR, String Cheese Incident, 2007
no info Absolutely Bluegrass, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Tim O'Brien and Del McCoury), 2007
info 15 Years Of Rhythm, Various Artists (Jeff Lang and Chris Whitley), 2007
no info Who Needs Love?, The High 48's, 2008
info Knockin' On Bob's Door, The Persuasions, 2010
info Younger Than That Now, Various Artists (Blonde On Bob), 2011
info Love For Levon (CD), Various Artists, 2013
info Love For Levon (DVD), Various Artists, 2013
info Truckers, Kickers, Cowboy Angels: Vol. 4: 1971, Various Artists (Band), 2015
info From The Archives 6/11/16, John Kadlecik, 2020
info Live at the Kraken, Grass, 2019

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